Hugh Halfrod Walton was a pioneer in the Pacific tuna industry and has spearheaded several critical initiatives. His passing on October 28 in Nelson, New Zealand, has indeed left a hole in the...
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Thai Union’s Roadmap To Ambitious Growth
Thai Union Group has presented its Strategy 2030 to boost its turnover by a 79.5 percent increase within six years. On Monday, it revealed that the strategy is “pivotal to the Company’s vision...
Mercury “Contaminated Tuna” Claims Will Impact Brands & Retailers
NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch recently alleged that canned tuna from several EU brands and retailers were “contaminated” with high levels of mercury. This sharp criticism at brands such as Petit...
Greenpeace Executive Wants Tuna Companies To Show More Transparency
Shark finning is among the common IUU fishing activities carried out by several Asian tuna longliners in the WCPO. Mohammad Arifsyah, Senior Regional Oceans Campaign Strategist for...
Balanced Demand and Supply Maintain Bangkok Skipjack Price
Fair supply and lukewarm demand are keeping the trade of frozen whole-round skipjack in Bangkok going. The news is that the deals made varied widely in price for processors of different sizes....
Cyprus Hosts 24th ICCAT Special Meeting Starting Today
ICCAT kicked off its annual Commission Meeting today at Limassol, Cyprus, which will last until November 18. Adoption of harvest strategy (HS) for the western skipjack stock is scheduled and...
Thai Canners’ Trade With Smaller Markets Increased Sharply In Q3 2024
Thai canned tuna exports in the third quarter of 2024 did well with both major players and smaller markets. Thai processors increased trade with Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the smaller buyer’s...
EU Fisheries Councils Point Out “Alarming” Impact Of Deep Sea Mining On Tuna
A group of European fisheries advisory councils have come together to assert their opposition to deep sea mining. They pointed out the severe impacts that this activity would have on the...
Migrant Workers Denied Rights Due To Govt Apathy Says Greenpeace Executive
The systemic abuse of Indonesian fishers on board tuna longliners made international headlines when an Environmental Justice Foundation investigation came out in 2021. The plight of these...
Confluence Of Factors Pushed Massive Expansion In Q3 Thai Canned Tuna Exports
Thai canned tuna trade had a strong performance from January to September, propelled by a large hike in exports in the third quarter. The falling prices of raw material and ocean freight, and...
Century Pacific Says Canned Tuna Exports Drove Profits In First Nine Months
Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) declared that its consolidated sales for the first nine months of this year amounted to PHP 56.9 billion (USD 974.26 million), a 13 percent rise compared to...
Atunlo’s Value Drastically Reduced By Bankruptcy Administrator
The value of Atunlo has been drastically reduced by the bankruptcy administrator ADV which reported that the Spanish loins firm is worth EUR 33 million, a significant 68 percent drop. The...
Costas Kadis Steps Into Role Of EU Commissioner For Oceans And Fisheries
Cypriot Costas Kadis was officially appointed the new EU Commissioner for Oceans and Fisheries earlier this week. 57-year-old Kadis, a conservation biologist, will work towards promoting a...
EU Lends A Helping Hand To Support Bina Harbor Project
A recent meeting held between the EU and Solomon Islands representatives concluded that the European bloc would support the Bina Harbor Tuna Processing Plant project. EU’s newly designated...
Indian Govt To Develop “Tuna Cluster” In Andaman And Nicobar Islands
The Indian government has established a "tuna cluster" in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands located in the tuna-rich Indian Ocean. The latest move is intended to increase the island’s economic...
Thai Union’s USD 110 Mln In Earnings Boosted By Strong Canned Tuna & Pet Food Sales
Net profit of the Thai Union Group reached THB 3.77 billion (USD 110.03 million) in the first nine months of this year, a substantial jump of 19.5 percent year on year. It was propelled by...
The Big Impact Of Plunged Maldivian Pole-And-Line Tuna Exports
Following continued low catches, the Maldivian exports of pole-and-line fresh, chilled, or frozen skipjack collapsed in the third quarter resulting in less than half of shipment volumes sent...
French Fishmongers Bash “Pseudo-Journalistic” Claims Of Tuna
A French organization is the latest to speak out against an “anti-tuna campaign” that is doing the rounds on social media and news sites. The Organisation of Fishmongers and Scalers of France...
Sustainability Formed Core Of Costas Kadis Hearing At European Parliament
The European Fisheries Committee questioned Costas Kadis, the new Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, in a confirmation hearing yesterday. The focus of his speech was based on the...
Australian NGO Says MSC Tuna Not Sustainable Enough
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has published its first GoodFish canned tuna sustainability guide. SAFCOL No Net Tuna canned tuna line, which uses pole-and-line caught fish,...
