Dongwon to Merge Food Unites in Global Expansion Drive

Dongwon Group announced Monday that its holding company, Dongwon Industries, will acquire full ownership of its food affiliate, Dongwon F&B, and merge it with three other domestic and international food subsidiaries into a single division, a move aimed at unifying operations and boosting its global push.

At a board meeting held the same day, Dongwon Industries and Dongwon F&B endorsed a planned stock swap agreement under which Dongwon Industries will issue new common shares to Dongwon F&B shareholders at a ratio of 1:0.915. Continue reading here (Source: The Korea Herald).

Reports Indicate Trump Planning to Gut NOAA, Transfer Fisheries Functions to US Fish and Wildlife Service

The Trump administration is planning to make severe cuts to NOAA Fisheries, transferring most fisheries services to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS), according to internal documents obtained by CNN.

“This is ludicrous! Whether you live on a coast or in the heartland, these proposed cuts to NOAA will impact you,” Oceana Vice President for the United States Beth Lowell said in a statement. “Eliminating funding and staffing won’t just cause chaos and confusion within NOAA – it would undermine people and businesses across the country.” Continue reading here (Source: SeafoodSource).

Europeche Urges Indian Ocean Tuna Commission to Strengthen Monitoring, Control and Surveillance

As the 29th session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) opens in La Réunion from April 13, 2025, the Europêche Tuna Group (ETG) calls on contracting parties to adopt concrete measures to ensure effective and sustainable management of tropical tuna stocks.

With yellowfin and skipjack tuna currently in healthy condition and bigeye tuna showing signs of recovery under quota and catch allocation management, it is the time for the IOTC to take bold steps to protect the gains achieved — especially by aligning all fleets under the same rigorous standards. Continue reading here (Source: Baird Maritime).

Fujitsu Develops AI Device That Can Cut Tuna Inspection Times By 80%

Replacing the age-old human evaluator, Fujitsu Ltd. has launched an ultrasonic inspection device that uses artificial intelligence to determine the fat content of frozen albacore tuna.

The new technology aims to bring consistency and speed to a process that has traditionally relied on sampling and human inspection. 



The fat content, or marbling, of tuna plays a critical role in determining its market value. Continue reading here (Source: The Asahi Shumbun).

Cook Islands Joins Pacific Nations to Enhance Tuna Fisheries Surveillance

Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) continues to play a vital role in ensuring the sustainability of our tuna fisheries, which was the basis of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) hosted MCS working group, held in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 24 March to 4 April.

Cook Islands was represented by Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) observer programme manager, Bermy Ariihee, and policy officer Epeli Maisema, along with Cook Islands Police Maritime Surveillance Division Senior Sergeant Tuariki Henry, captain of patrol boat Te Kukupa II. Continue reading here (Source: Cook Islands News).

The Path to Sustainable Tuna Fisheries

Even if there are plenty of fish in the sea, tuna reigns supreme. Supporting millions of jobs and a multi-billion dollar market, we eat it in everything from delicate makizushi rolls to tuna fish sandwiches. Besides its outsized role in our lives, tuna is literally a behemoth, with some species rivaling the weight of a small car. 

Unfortunately, overfishing has increased since the 1970s and nearly 38 percent of global fishery stocks are unsustainably harvested, according to a 2024 United Nations report. Tuna is no exception. Certain stocks, or populations, of yellowfin, albacore and bluefin tuna declined steeply over the past decades. Several species were even listed as threatened on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List, which tracks species’ conservation status. Continue reading here (Source: Triple Pundit).

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