NGO appeals against EU, France objections to Indian Ocean FAD measure
French NGO BLOOM said the EU's and France's objections sought to make the resolution approved in February 'ineffective'
WWF reiterates call for 30% cut in Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna catch
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission is meeting in Mauritius on May 8-12, and faces calls to get in line with its own scientific committee's analysis
US seafood distributor to open $10m tuna plant in Indonesia
Lotus Seafoods, a San Diego, US-based importer and distributor of frozen seafood, is investing $10 million in a tuna plant in Indonesia which uses proprietary antioxidant treatment to preserve raw tuna's 'natural red and pink' colors
Yellowfin tuna prices for EU stay firm
Yellowfin tuna prices for delivery to Europe for canning in early April moderately ticked up, driven by slower catches. However, the price increase is less marked than for skipjack
Indian Ocean FAD restrictions heat up clash between pole-and-line advocate Burton, purse seiner sector
Simmering tensions between John Burton, the founder of UK pole-and-line tuna importer World Wise, and the purse seine sector boil over after a loaded IOTC meeting in Kenya
ISSF reports 85% of global tuna catch sourced from healthy stocks
Of the total commercial tuna catch worldwide, 85% is sourced from stocks at healthy levels; in addition, 11% came from overfished stocks and 4% from stocks at an intermediate level of abundance
MSC reassessment starts for PNA purse seine fishery
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement purse seine skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye fishery will now be assessed against the new MSC standard, including freeschool and FAD
Yellowfin tuna prices in Spain remain steady in March
Prices for yellowfin tuna in Spain for delivery in March remained at a level of around €2,800-2,850 per metric ton, according to industry sources
New testimony suggests US tuna price-fixing began earlier than previously thought
The testimony comes from depositions taken in recent weeks of former Bumble Bee Foods executives Walter Cameron and Ken Worsham and Stephen Hodge, formerly of StarKist & Co
Europeche warns IOTC’s FAD ruling threatens existence of seiner fleets, canneries
A likely price rise of tuna caught in the Indian Ocean next year will not compensate for massive losses that will hit the fleet operating with dFADs and canneries relying on this supply