Brazilian brand Gomes da Costa, owned by Spanish company Nauterra, is running a retail promotion for its entire range of tuna products from September 21 to November 19. The promotion encompasses 100 percent of the brand’s tuna line, including chunks, salads, and pâtés. The brand wants to encourage trial of different items in the portfolio, stimulate stock turnover, and increase the average value of the shopper’s basket, reported Brazilian news sites.

Consumers must spend at least BRL 20 (USD 3.98) on Gomes da Costa tuna products and can be a part of the promotion, which offers prizes worth up to BRL 700 (USD 140) and a chance to win a car. A Nauterra spokesperson said the initiative comes at the perfect time to boost the category’s revenue in the second half of the year. “By focusing on the tuna category and offering an additional advantage for the pâté line, the brand creates a direct incentive at the point of sale, benefiting both consumers and retail partners.” Last October, the brand came up with a campaign promoting its tuna and pasta combo, promoting it on social media.

French authorities are investigating the death of an African sailor after an accident aboard the French-flagged ‘Gueriden’, a purse seiner operated by the French tuna company Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO), while fishing in the Gulf of Guinea.

On September 13, the deceased reportedly fell into the refrigeration tank during the fishing operation. Though he was immediately rescued, he died of a sudden illness soon after, said the vessel owner, according to news site Le Télégramme. The French marine accident investigation office (BEAmer) announced on its website that it has already begun investigating the accident. The 82-meter ‘Gueriden’ is one of the four CFTO vessels operating in the Gulf of Guinea, with the remainder of the fleet fishing in the Indian Ocean.

Mexico’s National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (Conapesca) announced purse seiners that paused operations during the first phase of the IATTC veda will resume operations from October 9, following the end of the fishing closure on October 8.

After Ecuador, Mexico has the EPO’s second-largest tuna fleet with 61 vessels, but only 16 opted for the veda that began August 6. Those vessels can resume fishing on October 9 in the EPO. The remaining vessels are expected to participate in the second closure, running from November 9 through January 11, 2027. Forty-four of Ecuador’s 107 purse seiners opted to pause fishing during the ongoing veda. Of those, 35 are Class 6 vessels, with fishhold capacity exceeding 363 M/T, raising the risk of a supply crunch for Ecuadorian processors. The country’s canneries have already been grappling with declining skipjack supplies for months.