The EU regulation for imports of frozen raw tuna loins at -18°C for direct to human consumption has kicked off and companies need to ensure that there is no break in their cold chain...
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Thai Processors Canned Tuna Trade Hits USD 1.8 Billion, Lowest Exports In Decade
Thailand’s canned tuna trade amounted to USD 1.87 billion in 2023 but its producers suffered a massive slump in their exports, sending the lowest level of deliveries to global markets in a...
Portugal To Aid Developing Nations Fight IUU Fishing
Portugal is contributing EUR 50,000 so that developing nations and least developed states can implement the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS). The deal is...
Earth Island’s WCPO Dolphin Bycatch Investigation Moving At Snail’s Pace
WCPFC’s bycatch data presented in its annual meeting in December last year highlighted an alarming number of cetaceans netted by purse seiners between 2012 to 2022. David Philips, Director of...
StarKist’s New Tuna Ice Cream Launch In Japan Fake News?
Online press release distribution platform IssueWire recently issued news that a seafood company named Natural Tuna Corporation (NTC) has introduced StarKist ‘Hot Buffalo Style Tuna Creations...
Brazilian Bigeye Fishers Claim Two-Week Ban Led To Irrecoverable Loss
Brazilian tuna fishermen who were on a two-week hiatus in December are back at sea. The government suspended bigeye fishing operations during this time because the annual quota for this...
Atunlo’s EUR 1.4 Million Compensation For Dismissed Workers
Beleaguered Spanish tuna loins firm Atunlo is yet to notify hundreds of employees affected by layoffs. The company has to pay an estimated EUR 1.4 million by end of January related to the...
DFADs Drift Pattern Varies During El Niño, May Impact Tuna Fishing
It is estimated that in the Pacific Ocean around 35,000 to 65,000 dFADs are deployed by tuna seiners each year. A group of scientists have used a mathematical model to understand the virtual...
PNG Tuna Canning Operations Not Hard Hit Amid Political Unrest
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government is working towards restoring order after riots and violence broke out in the island nation in early January leading to the deaths of 22 people. A state of...
Workers Of Fraudulent Spanish Tuna Company Will Receive Salaries
A Spanish court has ordered that salaries of workers in the La Rioja-based tuna company Plaza Chica must be fully paid. Plaza Chica has been in the news lately as it was being investigated for...
Major IO Seychelles Tuna Cold Storage Firm Saw Profit In 2023
The Chairman of the Central Common Cold Store (CCCS) in Seychelles recently praised the hard work of employees which resulted in “a modest profit” for the company last year. CCCS is a facility...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Holding In Balance
The skipjack price is holding steady despite the large supply as stakeholders are trying to keep the market in balance. Most of the contracts are being concluded at USD 1,450 per ton, which is...
Global Tuna Stakeholders Gather In China To Discuss Trade Developments
Several major Chinese as well as Japanese and Spanish tuna firms recently participated in the Yangtze Tuna Industry Innovation and Development Conference. It was held in the southeastern city...
Majuro Port Experienced High Tuna Transshipments In 2023
Only five percent of the transshipments in Majuro port last year were dock side unloadings to a local tuna processor. The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA) would like to...
Growing Mexican Bluefin Farm Reels In New Investors
Mexican bluefin fattening Baja Aqua Farms will expand its activities with capital from four investors, three of them global equity firms. Continental Grain Company (CGC), Equity Group...
WCPFC Tackling Future Challenges While Keeping Island States’ Needs At Heart
- Viewpoint - WCPFC’s origins are rooted in ambition, much like its sister tuna RFMOs. But its uniqueness lies in its modern provisions, with its Convention having the benefit of being...
High WCPO Transshipments In December, More Skipjack Expected In Hubs
Bangkok, General Santos, and other processing hubs can expect a substantial skipjack supply in the coming weeks as data shows that an exceptionally high volume of tuna was transshipped in PNA...
Manta Price Declines With High Supply, Panama Canal Still Major Issue
An influx of supply has pushed down the skipjack value in Manta and processors continue to face delay in their trade due to the drought situation in the Panama Canal. The price is continuing...
Criminals Face Prison For Extorting Ecuadorian Tuna Company Shareholders
Six people including a minor were arrested on Monday for demanding money from the shareholders of a Posorja-based tuna company. Ecuadorian police did not reveal its name but two prominent tuna...
Century Pacific Switches From Coal To Solar Energy
Philippines tuna processor Century Pacific Food Inc. is expanding its investment in renewal energy by installing solar panels on the roof of its General Santos plant. This will raise the power...
