Korean company Dongwon will introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) to its tuna fishing operations, a way to attract a young workforce. Data shows that marine engineers in the country's fishing...
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Private Labels On An Upward Trend In Major Markets
The volume of canned tuna has remained stable for a long time but plummeted lately due to factors such as inflation in several global markets including the EU and the US. But the value of this...
IPNLF Adds New Members To Promote Responsible Tuna Sourcing
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has announced strategic partnerships with three new members, Archipelagics Inc., Ainan Coop, and Samaki Bluu, who have committed to...
High Costs Depress Good Q1 Results, Maruha Nichiro Takes Action
Maruha Nichiro, the Japanese seafood giant, increased sales in the first quarter of this year ending June 30, but aims to cut costs to face challenges and keep a healthy business environment....
EU Proposes Maintaining FAD Cut Back In EPO Ahead Of Annual IATTC Gathering
The IATTC annual meeting will take place from September 2-6 and the EU delegation has put forth several proposals regarding FADs, management strategy for bigeye, and assessment for yellowfin...
Thai Pet Food Trade Reaches Historic High
The Thai pet food business has grown exponentially and hit peak level in the first half of 2024. This is good news for tuna processors in the Asian country who are heavily involved in the...
Tuna Median Fins To Revolutionize Bionic Underwater Vehicle Study?
Tunas which are among the top predators of the ocean, swim long distances for migration within a short period. A group of Chinese researchers have looked into this aspect of the fish species,...
Blue Bond & Reducing Subsidies Integral For Chinese DW Tuna Fleet
China has the world's largest distant water fishing (DWF) fleet which has quadrupled since the 1950s. This makes it important for its tuna vessels, one of the crucial groups of species fished,...
Bangkok Tuna Prices Centre Of Discussion For Tri Marine Executive At TUNA 2024
Matt Owens, Sustainability Director at Tri Marine gave a detailed insight into the status of global tuna stocks, the impacts of climate change, and how skipjack and albacore pricing has...
Middle East Growing Market For Thai Canners in H1
The canned tuna trade took off well in the first half of this year for Thai processors. The exports to the most important markets increased, but also to smaller customers, which went up 15...
MIFCO Lists Initiatives For Revamping Its Business
Plans to revitalize Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) are crystallizing and the state-owned tuna processing company aims to attract more foreign investors. Ahmed Shiyam, Minister...
Dongwon Bets On New Strategy To Expand Foothold On Global Market
Korean tuna giant Dongwon is focusing on acquiring global food companies and reviewing a joint brand establishment through its US subsidiary StarKist. Dongwon, through mergers and acquisitions...
Tuna-Rich Maldives Declares Two New Marine Protected Areas
The Maldives government has decided to add two new Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) at Boduhithi and Okkobe lagoons in Kaafu Atoll. Boduhithi, located in the North Malé Atoll of Kaafu, is known...
Wild Planet Teams Up With US Brands For Limited Edition Tuna Product
The Wild Tuna Snack Pack features Wild Planet pole-and-line caught skipjack with Dill Pickle, combined with Simple Mills Fine Ground Sea Salt Almond Flour Crackers, and Chosen Foods Classic...
Spanish Ministry Counted Crew Numbers, No Need To Expand Tax Rule
Hiring qualified deck and engine crews has become a major problem for Spanish boat owners. The Ministry of Fisheries acknowledged the issue and made a roadmap to promote generational...
Brits Love A Tuna Lunch
Tuna was a popular seafood with millennials and Gen Xers when dining out in 2023 while canned tuna was mostly consumed by families, concluded Seafish. Brits are fond of eating tuna for lunch,...
Well-Intentioned Consumer Program Showed Wrong Tuna
The Dutch consumer information program ‘Alles op Tafel’ recently discussed whether one can eat canned tuna responsibly. It was a well-meant show that busted the myth that bluefin is the only...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Softens, Freight Still A Concern
Skipjack raw material trade is keeping level at Bangkok processing hub with only a slight softening in price despite continued high supply. Sources mentioned that deals have been contracted...
Albacora Workers Attacked In Guayaquil Demand To Return Home
Around 30 Spanish employees of Albacora have been holed up in a hotel in Posorja, Ecuador for two days after their bus was shot at earlier this week. They were returning from the shipyard in...
PNG Impending Joint Venture With RD Fishing For PMIZ Project Take-Off
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is pushing forward the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) in Madang Province and it will be done in two phases. After months of negotiations, the island state has...
