In Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, leading conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines (WWF-Philippines) and private corporation Century Canning Corporation (CCC), the country’s top tuna canning firm, have partnered in a project designed to make sustainable fishing a viable means of livelihood for small fisherfolk.
The export arm of tuna canning giant Century Pacific Group is all set for a P120-million expansion, following the approval of its registration with the Board of Investments (BoI).
Tuna industry players in Southern Mindanao are hoping for a richer catch in the year of the water dragon despite the declining worldwide tuna harvest due to changes in the climate.
Local tuna production dropped by 20 percent in the first nine months of the year from year-ago level due largely to the high seas fishing ban imposed by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), according to the tuna industry. The Tuna Canners Association of the Philippines expressed fear that the declining production might [...]
Contrary to the claim of a tourism industry official, the labor row at Philippine Airlines may have caused PAL flight cancellations and delays but has not affected the local tuna industry at all, industry players said Thursday.
The Department of Agriculture has agreed to lower the tuna export fee from the current three percent of the gross value of the shipment amount to just 0.2 percent, a fishing industry official said Tuesday.
