(atuna.com) Shipments from six tuna manufacturers have been detained at U.S. ports within the last five months, according to the FDA. One major canned tuna exporter is being affected. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found tuna products from processors in Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Panama did not meet U.S. food and safety regulations.

(TheFishSite News Desk) Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala is hoping the government of Papua New Guinea will allow Philippine fishing vessels to catch tuna in its waters.

(seafood.com) Supply of sashimi tunas in Japan in 2011 was estimated to have aggregated 277,000 tons, further falling below the 292,000 tons in 2010 when the supply came under 300,000 tons, according to an expert panel on tuna supply and demand.

(atuna) Retailers are beginning to adopt FAD-free tuna fishing methods and if more follow suit, the switch could change the tuna sector forever.

(Post Courier) PNG’s tuna export is the leading commodity in the fisheries sector with a whooping 32,335 metric tons exported in 2010, according to the National Fisheries Authority (NFA).

(La Tribune) The volume of tuna catches in Algeria have significantly declined from 2010 to 2011, in the range of 34.77%. This was highlighted in the report of the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, which was presented last Thursday during an evaluation meeting of the fishery sector.

(IntraFish) Thailand’s canned tuna producers are developing strategies that will allow to them to rely less on tuna in order to cope with rising production costs due to high skipjack and fuel prices.

(The Suisan Keizai) In the Mid-West Pacific Ocean, where 60% of the world’s skipjack tuna stocks are harvested it is now clear that use of small and mid-size long-liners has increased dramatically in recent years. Small and mid-size long-liners (50-150tons) equipped with super-refrigerated storage capacity, targeting albacore, are increasingly prevalent.

(IntraFish) What is the stock status of key tuna species? That is one of many questions up for discussion when the largest tuna management agency in the world holds its meeting March 26-30 in Guam.

(fis.com) Declining fish catches are leading many mechanised boat operators to venture into the tuna-fishing business. Rising fuel costs are also making gill and trawl net fishing unviable, and so mechanised boats from Visakhapatnam, one of India's main fishing centres, are eyeing tuna's potential.

(TheFishSite News Desk) GLOBAL - A study shows that the impact of fishing for tuna and similar species during the last 50 years has lessened the abundance of all these populations by an average of 60 per cent. Experts add that the majority of tuna fish have been exploited to the limits of sustainability.

(fis.com) The National Association of Canned Fish and Shellfish (ANFACO-CECOPESCA) states that the canning industry in the European Union (EU) needs to import 60,000 tonnes of tuna, not the 30,000 tonnes required by the sector.

(vasep.com.vn) From the middle of 2009 up to now, the U.S. has surpassed EU to become the largest export market for Vietnam tuna. According to General Department of Viet Nam Customs, export value of Vietnam tuna to the U.S. last year reached US$171.37 million, representing a 31.8 percent increase against 2010. The U.S. was the only market remaining two digit growth in importing Vietnam tuna in 2011.

(IntraFish) Tuna exports have declined up to 70 percent over the past two weeks, reports the Jakarta Post.

(IntraFish) The spiraling cost of fuel and the purse seine fishing ban in two major pockets of the Pacific Ocean have cut down frozen tuna landings at the General Santos fish port complex last year, according to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in The Philippines.