The Brazilian tuna industry is slowly recovering after the government imposed a nearly two months ban on bigeye fishing. Gabriel Calzavara, President of Rio Grande do Norte Fishing Industry...
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EU Gets Tough On Polluting Fishing Vessels, Expands Eco Crimes List
The EU has yet again agreed to update its rules on preventing pollution from tuna and other vessels in European waters and ensure that perpetrators face hefty fines. The Parliament and Council...
PAFCO Celebrates 50 Years Of ‘Sun Bell’ Tuna
The Fijian state-run Pacific Fishing Company (PAFCO) launched the 50th anniversary promotion activities for its domestically-popular tuna brand, Sun Bell, PAFCO's Chairman Mahmood Khan, who...
Thai Union Lost Nearly 13% Of Its Sales Volume In 2023
Thai Union Group's sales rose in the last quarter of 2023, but this could not make up for the losses it incurred in other quarters, as the company reported an eighth less in revenue last year....
EU Charts Out Steps For Companies To Avoid Greenwashing Claims
The EU has taken a step further to ban greenwashing and misleading product information for tuna and other items on retail shelves. The EU Internal Market and Environment committees last week...
Will Oman’s Largest Tuna Cannery Open Doors This Year?
A building of a new tuna cannery in Oman with the largest seafood processing capacity in the region had already been announced in 2022 by the International Seafood Company (SIMAK), but little...
ISSF President Says Electronic Monitoring is “No-Brainer” That Needs Acceleration
Susan Jackson, President of ISSF, recently discussed the importance of an electronic monitoring system (EMS) on all tuna vessels. She urged industry stakeholders to “unlock its transformative...
Observer Dies On Mexican Seiner
A marine biologist who worked as an observer on a Mexican-flagged purse seiner died last weekend due to a heart attack. The 54-year-old Adrián CE had been complaining of health issues...
Bangkok Canneries Pick Up Production, SKJ1.8:BKK Sees Modest Fall
The trading price of frozen whole round skipjack in Bangkok has only seen a modest fall even though supply of tuna continued to be excellent, but buyer demand has picked up. Sources close to...
Mauritius Closes Tuna Fishing Grounds For One Month
Mauritius recently informed the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) that it will observe a voluntary one-month fishing closure of all gears from May 15 to June 15 "for the conservation of...
Report Highlights Madagascar Problems With Corruption And Transparency
Madagascar has taken steps to improve transparency in its tuna fisheries, but are still changes to be made on several areas such as enhancing vessel data and making public agreements with...
Seychelles Fresh Tuna Firm Wants To Expand Despite Low Fish Supply
Fresh tuna and seafood company Ocean Basket Seychelles is planning to construct a large processing plant despite a lack of supply. It is receiving SCR 40.7 million (USD 3 million) in funds...
Jealsa Invests Millions In Pet Food & Circular Economy Business
Spanish processor Jealsa injected EUR 7.2 million (USD 7.7 million) into its recently created subsidiary ‘Seanergy 360'. The three businesses that makes up ‘Seanergy 360’ are Pet Select (pet...
Santoña Plant’s Dismissed Workers Sue Atunlo For Salaries
Atunlo’s cannery workers from the closed Santoña site are suing the Spanish tuna loins producer for non-payment of their salaries despite having negotiated the employment regulation plan (ERE)...
American Tuna Waiting On “Favorable Ruling” On “100% Caught & Canned In America” Case
American Tuna hopes to be free from the lawsuit that alleges the company misled customers by marketing that its tuna is sourced from US waters. Both the company and the plaintiff New Yorker...
Atunsa & Pevasa Receive MSC Logo For Indian Ocean Skipjack Catches
Atunsa and Pevasa have received an MSC certification for their Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack catches. The US North Atlantic fishery targeting yellowfin and albacore has also been certified...
Pressure Mounts On TU Family Member To Drop Soccer Club Ownership
Fans of English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday ramped up pressure on its owner Dejphon Chansiri, a member of the Thai Union family, to “get out of the club.” High ticket prices, a lack of...
Does Ultrasound Salting Pretreatment Enhance Frozen Tuna Quality?
Chinese researchers have discovered that salting pretreatment using ultrasound is an effective method to improve the quality of frozen tuna as it prevents water loss and prevents the breakdown...
Dongwon Industries Realizes Less Profit From 2023 Sales
The holding company of Dongwon Group, Dongwon Industries, reported stable sales for 2023, but it did not mean that the Korean seafood giant was able to make a strong profit. Turnover from its...
Poll: Has EPO Reached Absolute Peak In Skipjack Catches?
The EPO purse seiners experienced excellent fishing in 2023, catching a record volume of skipjack, a 50-year peak. IATTC data show that all fleets in this ocean combined captured 24 percent...
