(IntraFish) More effort is needed to reduce bigeye catches in the western and central Pacific tuna fishery to ensure long-term sustainability, according to a Secretariat of the Pacific Community report.

(IntraFish) Dongwon's earnings are expected to rebound in the second quarter due to high tuna prices and catch expansion.

(fis.com) The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) Board of Directors has adopted a conservation measure to start addressing overfishing by the large-scale tropical tuna purse seiners.

(thefishsite) Fifteen countries and territories are meeting in Noumea this week to discuss how climate change will affect Pacific fisheries and how they can ensure fishing and aquaculture will continue contributing to their food security, livelihoods and community development.

(TheFishSite) EU - New international measures to further reduce illegal catches of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean agreed at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) will be incorporated into EU law after the approval of a report in the European Parliament. In a March 2011 ruling, the Court of the EU partially annulled the EU Regulation banning the fishing of bluefin tuna.

(atuna.com) The export value of Thai tuna products to the Middle East and North Africa increased by 17% from 2010/2011, despite a 9% drop in export quantity, according to Chanintr Chalisarapong, chairman of Thai Tuna Processors’ Group.

(OPRT) The trend of sashimi tuna market in eastern Asia was reported by Professor Lou Xiabo, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology at the OPRT seminar for its members on May 16. He analyzed the trend using various statistics and information.

(VIVAnews) Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs stated that Indonesia is considered the largest tuna exporter in ASEAN.

(SeafoodSource) U.S. Sens. John McCain and John Kerry on Thursday took to the Senate floor to pick apart the Farm Bill, including the effort to transfer regulation of catfish from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

(atuna.com) Unlike the progress of the European market, recent trends show U.S. volumes of canned tuna keep shrinking. It is not only the common size of the tuna cans that is shrinking from 6oz to 5oz, but it also the amount of consumers buying them.

(fis.com) The limited opening of Pacific Ocean tuna fishing could bring 90,000 tonnes of fish for local companies, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said this week.

(fis.com) The country has been trying to up its tuna exports in 2012 to make up for a drop last year. The world's largest tuna exporter is also facing rocketing prices of raw materials due to declining global catches resulting from tighter international restrictions and conservation measures, according to Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut.

(European Voice) The Parliament will also seek to tackle illegal fishing of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean with a vote on tightening rules on enforcing quotas and monitoring landings.

(TheFishSite) Tuna supply is expected to increase somewhat but demand is hurt by high prices, according to the FAO Global Food Outlook.

(seafood.com) Thai food exports in the second and third quarters of 2012 are projected to decline owing to the slowing global economy and higher Thai production costs, according to the National Food Institute (NFI).