Latest Fishing News
4-10 January 2022
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Skipjack Prices in Bangkok Reach Three-Year High
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Ecuadorian Tuna Fisherman, Global Pioneers in Fishing with Biodegradeable FADs
Fisheries around the world use FADs as a tool to attract schools of fish , however, these are generally made with synthetic materials that constitute a high environmental impact for the oceans.
In Ecuador, tuna fishermen are the first in the world to make these utensils with 100% organic materials, with a vegetable fiber that is grown in the country, and that since this month of January the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (CIAT) gives way to the firstresistance tests and levels of capture of the same, which are being used throughout the regional coast.
Fish Aggregating Devices ( DAPs or FADs), also known as FADs, are natural or artificial floating objects that fishermen use to attract fish and facilitate their capture. Continue reading here (Source: Expreso).
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Thai Union Adds Cold Storage
Thai Union Manufacturing (TUM) has teamed up with JWD InfoLogistics subsidiary Pacific Cold Storage Co to launch a joint venture called Pacific
TUM Cold Storage (PACT).
The 50:50 joint venture has registered capital of 160 million baht and plans to construct a new cold storage warehouse in Samut Sakhon province. The site can accommodate more raw materials and products produced by TUM.
Thiraphong Chansiri, chief executive of Thai Union Group, said the new joint venture would create a needed space to store raw materials for Thai Union while fuelling its business expansion. Continue reading here (Source: Bangkok Post).
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FDA Proposes Stricter Limits on Histamine in Fish
Histamine and other spoilage compounds can form when certain fish species, such as tuna and mahi-mahi, are not chilled promptly after death and maintained in a chilled state, or otherwise treated or processed to prevent microbial activity. Histamine cannot reliably be removed by washing, freezing, or heating. As discussed in a recent recall of frozen tuna steak, histamine can produce an allergic reaction called scombroid fish poisoning with symptoms, including a tingling or burning sensation in the mouth, facial swelling, rash, hives and itchy skin, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, that can appear within minutes to several hours after eating affected fish. Continue reading here (Source: Lexology).
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2021 Was Challenging for Samoa, Says PM
Samoa's first female Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, has described 2021 as a challenging year for the country but says it is more reason for the country to come together.
"As in any crisis, it becomes all the more necessary to move forward together as a nation, and as strong, resilient people to reinforce the confidence to cooperate and collaborate towards a future we want," she said.
In her first New Year's address as prime minister, Fiame said, "we have accepted the uncertainties that remain but we are willing to usher in a new dawn to revisit our priorities and to listen attentively to emerging demands for a better quality of life for us all". Continue reading here (Source: Radio New Zealand).
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Sales Prices Down At New Year's Tuna Auction at Tokyo Market
Top sales prices were down at this year’s first bluefin tuna auction at Tokyo’s Toyosu wholesale market amid growing concerns over a surge in coronavirus cases in Japan.
The most popular item in the New Year’s auction, which began at 5:10 a.m. was a 211-kilogram bluefin tuna caught off Oma, Aomori Prefecture, which sold for ¥16.88 million, down some 20% from the level at last year’s first auction. The price of the top bluefin tuna at a New Year’s auction fell below ¥20 million for the first time in six years.
Average prices at this year’s auction were relatively low partly because the number of tuna put up for sale totaled some 230, nearly double the previous year’s level, and participants felt hesitant to bid up amid the COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading here (Source: Japan Times).
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Current MGO Price Indications
*Prices are indications only.
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USD2.75/gallon | USD727/KL |
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USD2.62/gallon | USD693/KL |
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USD2.52/gallon | USD652/KL |
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USD2.33/gallon | USD615/KL |
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USD2.70/gallon | USD713/KL |
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USD2.66/gallon | USD704/KL |
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USD2.40/gallon | USD634/KL |
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USD3.98/gallon | USD1051/KL |
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USD2.70/gallon | USD714/KL |
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Pago Pago, American Samoa |
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USD2.87/gallon | USD759/KL |
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USD2.61/gallon | USD690/KL |
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USD2.61/gallon | USD690/KL |
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USD2.65/gallon | USD700/KL |
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USD2.87/gallon | USD759/KL |
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