Skipjack tuna prices in Thailand continue to fall, production increases

An Asian source said that prices in the Philippines also fell to $1,450/ton, while Bangkok had difficulty in trading at this price. Fishing in the Western Pacific was strong, and catch levels were significantly higher, especially in the waters of Papua New Guinea and Kiribati. The 45-day FAD (fish aggregating device) fishing ban in the Western and Central Pacific has basically ended; the first 72-day ban of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission in the Eastern Pacific began on July 29, and the current fishing progress is much slower than at the beginning of the month; fishing in the Indian ...