Popular US food magazine Bon Appétit recently published the results of a ‘blind taste test’ on canned albacore in oil. The tests were conducted on nine brands and according to the reviewers,...
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SAPMER Accepts Purchase Offer For Its Mauritian Business
After French tuna fishing company SAPMER sold three seiners flying the Mauritian flag, its subsidiary IOST Company Ltd. in Mauritius has ceased operations. The Board of Directors announced in...
Purse Seiner Damaged By Fire While Moored In Abidjan
The new year began disastrously for the Belize-flagged purse seiner ‘Harmonia 1’ which caught fire as it docked in the port of Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The 50-year-old vessel was in the harbor...
Indonesia And Japan Agree On Tax-Free Tuna Trade
Indonesia will be able to export four types of tuna products at zero tariff instead of the usual 9.6 percent to Japan as the nations recently reached an agreement on duty-free trade. Indonesia...
Albacora & Jealsa Fleets Departing Gulf Of Guinea?
Several Spanish tuna companies are finding it difficult to operate their fleets in the Atlantic Ocean. Boat owners are pointing their fingers at Asian vessels mainly from China and Korea for...
Storm Of Violence In Ecuador & PNG
Ecuador saw an unprecedented wave of gang violence for days especially in Guayaquil, the country’s largest city with three million residents, and a base to several tuna processors. Its new...
Jealsa Awaiting Environmental Permit To Expand Loins Production
Spanish tuna processor Jealsa Rainxeira is about to restart its operations at its Boiro facility which was destroyed by a massive fire in 2021. It intends to expand the capacity of its tuna...
Chicken Of The Sea Ad Campaign Features Jessica Simpson
In a hilarious turn of events, Chicken of the Sea announced this week that it is teaming up with pop singer and businesswoman, Jessica Simpson, to promote its new tuna pouches in the “It’s The...
Atunlo Agrees To Cut Number Of Layoffs In O Grove Plant
Talks between Atunlo’s workers and its management went better on Wednesday with the tuna company announcing that it will reduce the number of affected employees in the O Grove plant in Spain....
Several Fisheries In Line For MSC Logo In The Atlantic Ocean
The MSC announced that AGAC is close to adding skipjack to its certification in the EPO as well as the Atlantic. A small Canadian fishery in the Atlantic for albacore and yellowfin has...
Judge Denies Class Certification In American Tuna Lawsuit
A Californian federal judge denied a class certification in a lawsuit against American Tuna Inc. which sells premium albacore shelf-stable tuna. However, the case against the canned tuna...
WCPFC Celebrates 20 Years Of Tuna Sustainability Efforts
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The organization was formed in 2004 to conserve and manage tuna in the Western...
Thai Union Warns Against “Fraudulent Parties” Of Impersonation
Thai Union (TU), the world’s largest tuna company, recently warned that there are “fraudulent parties”making investment solicitation by “impersonating its [TU's] name, logo, and photograph of...
Seiner Fuel Prices Drop But Can Boat Owners Rejoice?
World crude oil prices have seen an increase but have remained relatively low. Fuel costs for purse seiner vessels have declined in the past few months. Global benchmark Brent crude rose to...
Push & Pull Factors Keep Bangkok Skipjack Price Level
Trading has picked up in Bangkok, the world’s largest processing hub, after a year-end lull. The fair demand from Thai producers is keeping the price stable despite anticipated high levels of...
Japan Has The Largest Tuna Fishing Fleet In The WCPO
A total of 3,178 fishing and non-fishing boats are operating in the WCPO, according to the latest information from WCPFC. Japan has the most number of vessels, followed by the Chinese and...
Big Fish Inaugurates New Production Facility
Maldivian fresh and frozen yellowfin loins producer Big Fish has begun operations of its newly built ultra-low temperature (ULT) facility on Himmafushi Island. This expands the company's...
EU Begins Digitalization Of Its Fisheries & Vessels
The EU new rules for the fisheries control system entered into force on January 9. It is part of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and it is applicable to all EU vessels and those that are...
Registrations Are Open For Boston Seafood Expo
The 42nd edition of the Seafood Expo and Seafood Processing will take place in Boston from March 10 to 12, and registration is open. Nearly 100 tuna processing and fishing companies such as...
Ecuadorian Tuna Sector Loses 5% Of Global Trade, Slips In EU Market
Ecuadorian tuna companies had a challenging 2023 and lost business in the EU but they seek to recover market share this year. Processors are also eyeing to expand trade in North America....
