The Seafood Expo Global, the world’s largest seafood trade event, is ending today in Barcelona. From May 6 to 8, thousands of attendees visiting the halls, which featured products and services...
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Is A South Korea & Solomon Islands Tuna Partnership In The Pipeline?
Fisheries officials of South Korea and Solomon Islands met in Seoul last week to discuss ways to strengthen fisheries ties between both nations. The Bina Harbor Tuna Processing Plant project...
Grupo Consorcio Names Experienced Food Expert As New CEO
Spanish canning company Grupo Consorcio appointed Jesús Gómez as its new CEO on its 75th anniversary. Gómez, an agricultural engineer, has extensive experience in the food and retail sectors....
How Trustworthy Are Sustainable Labels On Canned Tuna In Australia?
Are canned tuna sold in Australia as sustainable as they claim in their packaging? Aussie researchers who are analyzing greenwashing in the tuna sector recently conducted a study. They...
Seafood Futures Forum Underlines Expansion Of MSC Tuna Worldwide
Consumer awareness of the MSC sustainable blue logo has grown over the years. Last year, 50 percent of surveyed consumers worldwide said they recognized the blue tick on their tuna and seafood...
Trust Is Key For Consumers To Buy Sustainable Tuna
On the first day of the ongoing Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) discussed how to change consumer behavior...
US Cell-Based Tuna Producer Sees Growth Prospects In UK Market
US cell-based seafood producer BlueNalu is all set to hit the market, with California to become its "first port of entry for its cultivated bluefin". It recently announced a partnership with...
Ocean Outcomes Pledges USD 3 Million For Tuna Fleet Transparency
US-based NGO Ocean Outcomes pledged USD 3 million “to catalyze transparency and responsible fishing practices across high-risk, distant water tuna fleets in Northeast Asia.” The announcement...
EU Processors Recovered Imports Of Frozen Whole Round Tuna In 2024
European tuna processors purchased approximately 40 percent more frozen whole-round tuna in 2024 year on year. This could be attributed to a large increase in supply from fleets in South...
Dongwon F&B’s Tuna Belly In Soy Sauce Hits Korean Stores
Dongwon F&B announced on April 29 that it has launched a new product, ‘Dongwon Tuna Belly Deep Soy Sauce Flavor'. The product, as the name suggests, is made from tuna belly, but the...
Study On Responsible Recruitment Practices For Tuna Processing Sector Launched At SEG2025
On the first day of the Seafood Expo Global, the Seafood Ethics Action (SEA) Alliance and a consortium of seafood groups presented their findings of a study about implementing responsible...
Seafood Expo Global Opens Its Doors
The Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global has begun today in Barcelona with thousands of industry suppliers and buyers worldwide present. Numerous tuna companies are participating in...
Sales Of MSC Labelled Tuna Growing Exponentially
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) published its annual Tuna Yearbook on May 2, World Tuna Day. It revealed that the volume of tuna sold with the MSC label grew by 24 percent in 2024/25. The...
TMC Submits Application For Deep-Sea Mining License In Tuna-Rich Pacific Zone
Last week, Canadian-based deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) submitted applications for two exploration licenses and one commercial recovery permit under the Deep Seabed Hard...
Thousands Celebrate Pingtung Bluefin Festival
The Pingtung Bluefin Tuna Cultural Festival began last Saturday in Donggang Township in Taiwan. It was inaugurated by officials in Pingtung County. One of them said that bluefin is an...
Coastal Nations Celebrated World Tuna Day
On World Tuna Day, NGOs and governments came together to raise awareness and celebrate one of the world’s most sought-after fish economically. Culinary programs, cultural events, competitions,...
Is There Still Room To Grow For Tuna Industry?
Tuna stocks in most oceans are at a healthy levels but has the tuna industry reached peak catches? Antonios Tzikas, COO of Greece based family run processor Konva, stated that the growth...
Trace Your Source At Moment Of Buying
The number one risk is the one outside our control, said Cynthia Asaf, COO of Pacifical, at the European Tuna Conference. She talked about supply chain risk management and the need for...
Carrefour Working On Traceability On Canned Tuna
Transparency and supply chain risk management were two major topics that several speakers highlighted during Session II at the European Tuna Conference. Agathe Grossman, Director CSR at...
Jealsa Executive Discussed Path Ahead For EU Tuna Loining Operations
Juan Luis Alonso Escuris, Vice President (VP), Jealsa, discussed ‘The Future Route For Europe’s Tuna Processing Industry’ at the ongoing European Tuna Conference in Barcelona. He delved into...
