The 2009 Sardine run started off in the colder waters south of Africa where the Sardines formed the first of what has now become hundreds of massive swirling Sardine shoals, making massive bait balls of millions of Sardines.
July to August is the peak season for getting down to the coast and getting a chance [...]
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1. Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) is also known as:
Big Eye, Big Eye Tuna, Big Eye Tunny, Big-Eye Tuna, Big-Eye Tunny, Bigeye, Bigeye Tuna, Bigeye Tuna Fish, Bigeye Tunny, Bigeye-Tuna, Bigeyed Tuna, Coffrey
2. The name of Bigeye Tuna in different language:
Netherlands: Grootoogtonijn, Spain: Patudo, Italy: Tonno obeso, Denmark: Storøjet tun, Germany: Grossaugenthun, Portugal: Atum patudo, [...]
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Overall rise in tuna prices due to worries over upcoming tuna fishing restrictions and bans. Likely that prices will rise globally over the remainder of the year.
Bankok tuna prices
Skipjack tuna $1250 per m/t
Yellowfin tuna $1550 per m/t 10kg+
Spain
Skipkjack tuna €900 per m/t
Yellowfin tuna €1300 per m/t 10kg+
Manta, Ecuador
Skipjack tuna $1100 per m/t
Yellowfin tuna $1400 [...]
The European Tuna Conference start Monday 27 April at the Sheraton Hotel in Brussels.
Have fun if your going and let us know how it was!
Key topics:
Raw material supply and state of the tuna stocks
Drivers affecting tuna price volatility
Sustainability and how do deal with environmental issues
Future cost concerns to the industry
Innovations [...]
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Skipjack Prices
Bangkok - Skipjack $1050 m/ton. This is a 5% fall on February prices. Reports say that market fell below $1050 for Skipjack in the Maldives to packaging plants in Thailand. These low prices were an isolated sale but did cause a ripple in the market.
Yellowfin Prices
Bangkok - Yellowfin prices $1500 per m/ton for 10kgs [...]
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My Sailing and Fishing ancestors would be turning in their graves! Women in the sport of fishing.
O well, lets get with the times and acknowldge a fisherwoman who is making media waves and catching fish. Shes a bit better know Stateside then worldwide at the moment, but with pictures like these, you know shes going [...]
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Globetrotter Charles Rangeley-Wilson returns to the BBC with this in-depth look at the role that fish have to play in the culture of the Japanese people. Have a look at the video trailer inside.
BBC 4 - March 23 - 9pm - “This travelogue through Japan explores the nation’s unique obsession with fish, one that infects every aspect of Japanese life.“
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A year after the announcement of a three year programme of funding of £400k per annum, Scotland’s network of fisheries trusts has launched a comprehensive set of management plans for the country’s valuable freshwater fisheries.
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Tuna price reports from around the world. Prices are relatively stable but Skipjack prices rose from lows of $800 in December.
From the markets:
Bangkok
Skipjack $1280 per ton
Yellowfin +10kg $1550 per ton
Spain
Yellowfin +10kg $1700 per ton
GMO fish will be cheaper than natural caught fish, commercial interests will undoubtably override concerns over the risk to natural fish. The wisdom of this will only be know in many years time.
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