China-Malta bluefin tuna processing vessel begins new production season

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Workers prepare to send bluefin tuna products to ultra-low storage room at an onshore processing factory at Marsaxlokk, southeast of Malta, Oct. 10, 2026. Ocean Star of Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (Hainan), a vessel owned by China-Malta joint venture specializing in bluefin tuna processing and trade, began its new production season in late September. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Workers prepare to weigh bluefin tuna on Ocean Star, an ultra-low temperature processing and transportation vessel, on the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta, Oct. 9, 2026. Ocean Star of Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (Hainan), a vessel owned by China-Malta joint venture specializing in bluefin tuna processing and trade, began its new production season in late September. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Workers prepare to transport bluefin tuna products off Ocean Star, an ultra-low temperature processing and transportation vessel, at the Port of Valletta in Malta, Oct. 11, 2026. Ocean Star of Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (Hainan), a vessel owned by China-Malta joint venture specializing in bluefin tuna processing and trade, began its new production season in late September. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Workers harvest bluefin tuna at a fishing farm on the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta, Oct. 9, 2026. Ocean Star of Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (Hainan), a vessel owned by China-Malta joint venture specializing in bluefin tuna processing and trade, began its new production season in late September. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Workers pose for a photo while working in the refrigerated room on Ocean Star, an ultra-low temperature processing and transportation vessel, on the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta, Oct. 9, 2026. Ocean Star of Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (Hainan), a vessel owned by China-Malta joint venture specializing in bluefin tuna processing and trade, began its new production season in late September. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)
Workers prepare to weigh bluefin tuna on Ocean Star, an ultra-low temperature processing and transportation vessel, on the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta, Oct. 9, 2026. Ocean Star of Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (Hainan), a vessel owned by China-Malta joint venture specializing in bluefin tuna processing and trade, began its new production season in late September. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Workers prepare to weigh bluefin tuna on Ocean Star, an ultra-low temperature processing and transportation vessel, on the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta, Oct. 9, 2026. Ocean Star of Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (Hainan), a vessel owned by China-Malta joint venture specializing in bluefin tuna processing and trade, began its new production season in late September. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
Ocean Star, an ultra-low temperature processing and transportation vessel, is seen docking at Valletta Port in Malta, Oct. 11, 2026. Ocean Star of Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (Hainan), a vessel owned by China-Malta joint venture specializing in bluefin tuna processing and trade, began its new production season in late September. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
A worker equipped with scuba gear harvests bluefin tuna at a fishing farm on the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta, Oct. 9, 2026. Ocean Star of Mediterranean Bluefin Industry Development (Hainan), a vessel owned by China-Malta joint venture specializing in bluefin tuna processing and trade, began its new production season in late September. (Xinhua/Li Jing)