Total tuna catches in the WCPFC convention area dropped in 2025, pulled down by lower skipjack hauls. Overall landings were 15 percent down from the extraordinary year of 2024 when vessels...
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Generale Conserve Records Profitable 2025
Italian tuna and seafood company Generale Conserve recorded higher sales in 2025, with more than half of its turnover generated from its premium Asdomar brand, indicating that interest in...
Rio Mare Promoting Premium Italian Quality Across London
Rio Mare aims to conquer the UK market with a large-scale campaign in London to entice consumers with its premium tuna products. The campaign ‘Italy’s Favourite Tuna’ started in July with TV...
US Retailer Recalls Fresh Yellowfin Steaks
Wegmans Food Markets recalled yellowfin products on July 28 because they contained a too-high level of histamine due to improper cooling. It concerned the products: Yellowfin steaks, 1-pound...
WCPO Seiners’ Fishing Efforts Shift During July
The tuna purse seiners operating in the WCPO have shifted their fishing locations in July and have moved away from the central region of the ocean. In the first half of July, the vessels...
Ecuador FTA With Canada Gives Tuna Sector Competitive Advantage
The Ecuadorian National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP) has welcomed news of the Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement, which allows Ecuadorian canned tuna duties to be reduced from 7 percent to zero...
US Judge Orders Over USD 150 Million Payout In Price-Fixing Case
A US federal judge ordered the settlement funds of USD 152.2 million to be distributed to end consumers who purchased canned tuna from the US Big brands – StarKist, Bumble Bee, and Chicken of...
Umios Corporation Splits Fisheries Entity TAFCO
Japan’s Umios Corporation (formerly Maruha Nichiro) will take over the bluefin aquaculture and processed-food operations of its subsidiary Taiyo A&F Co. (TAFCO) through a company split,...
Court To Probe Sinking Of Venezuelan Tuna Seiner
The Venezuelan Maritime Court is set to begin proceedings over a 2024 collision between two tuna seiners that left a marine biologist dead and resulted in the sinking of one of the vessels....
CFTO & SAPMER Seiners’ IO Catches Get MSC Certified
CFTO and SAPMER seiners in the Indian Ocean have received the MSC certification for their skipjack and yellowfin catches. A Korean longline fishery recently applied for the sustainability...
Thai Union & VASEP Criticize Punishing New US Tariffs
Securing tariff relief from the US government is critical, says Thai Union Group in response to the Trump administration’s latest round of additional tariffs. VASEP is concerned because these...
Orthongel Welcomes New EU-Seychelles Fisheries Deal
French purse seine and tuna producers organization, Orthongel, has welcomed the new EU-Seychelles fisheries agreement, stating that it “brings an end to several months of uncertainty” for...
PP Group Deepens Global Tuna Footprint With New Acquisition
In a strategic move, Dutch fishing and seafood processing giant Parlevliet & Van der Plas (PP Group) has taken over 100 percent ownership of the Thunnus Overseas Group (TOG), a major...
Poll: Will Tokelau’s PNA Membership Be Restored?
Tokelau's expulsion from the PNA Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) came after two years of discussions between the country and the PNA Office. Within the scheme, small Pacific Island nations generate...
Vietnam Begins Path To Full WCPFC Membership
Vietnam and WCPFC delegates met Tuesday to advance discussions on the country's path to full WCPFC membership while assessing its tuna fisheries and processing sector. Vietnam currently...
Thai Union Group Strengthens Global Leadership Team
Thai Union has made several changes to its global leadership team to drive the company’s Strategy 2030 priorities. Ratiporn Ratcharoen has been appointed as the new CFO, who will lead the...
EU Secures New Tuna Access Deal With Seychelles
The EU and Seychelles signed the new protocol to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) today, granting EU purse seine and longliners up to 55,000 tons of tuna and other...
Indonesia’s New Fishing Project: Thin Line Between Economic Gain & Ecological Strain
Indonesia is rolling out a project to modernize tuna fishing villages called Kampung Nelayan Merah-Putih (Red and White Fishing Village), which integrates fisheries infrastructure, community...
Rising Costs Squeeze Ecuador’s Tuna Processors
The Ecuadorian processing industry continues to operate under significant cost pressure, facing elevated prices for frozen whole-round skipjack. Supply has tightened in the past months, with...
New Canada-Ecuador FTA Opens Duty-Free Market For Ecuadorian Tuna
Ecuador signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Canada last week, eliminating tariffs on Ecuadorian tuna entering Canada, giving processors greater access to the market. The Ecuadorian...
