Council Considers Relief For Longliners
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is seeking input on the Large Vessel Prohibited Area in waters surrounding American Samoa, which local longliners are hoping would be modified in order to bring relief to their declining catches. The Council will hold a public hearing on the Large Vessel Prohibited Area or LVPA on May 3 at 4 pm at the...
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US canned tuna brands have been slashing their retail prices significantly over the last three months, in a reaction to the lower raw material process for skipjack in Bangkok. Scanning a range of various US retailers and their online offered prices, atuna.com has observed a strong downward trend in canned tuna consumer prices across the largest single...
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Hayduk to Spend $7m on Tuna Fishing Division
Pesquera Hayduk will spend about $7 million on its tuna fishing division, as the Peruvian company has gained fishing licenses operative for a period of 12 years. The company is planning to adapt part of its fleet and a processing plant to improve the tuna's segment competitiveness. The investment in tuna fishing licenses for two vessels totals...
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Indian Ocean Coastal States Opt for Sustainable Tuna Management
 Delegates from 18 Indian Ocean coastal states participated in a three-day workshop to move towards ensuring effective management of the shared tuna stocks. The goal of the workshop - organized by WWF's Smart Fishing Initiative and WWF Pakistan in Colombo - was to create a better understanding among Indian Ocean developing coastal states of sustainable tuna...
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Missing Data Hampers Pacific Tuna Assessment
 A recent meeting of over 20 stock assessment scientists from the Asia-Pacific region heard that the scientific assessment of tunas in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) continues to be hampered by some fishing states not making data available to scientists... Read More |
Thai Union Launches New TV Ad for Domestic Tuna Brand
Thai Union Frozen Products has revealed a new TV advertising campaign for its domestic tuna brand, "Sealect Tuna". The Thai giant, which owns the tuna brands John West and Petit Navire in Europe and Chicken of the Sea in the US, is also pushing its brand in its home market, through its subsidiary T-Holding Company. The campaign was created by advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather....
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