After its reputation was dragged through the mud for two years, US-based Subway restaurant can now sigh in relief. A California plaintiff who sued the company claiming that Subway tuna...
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IOTC Objection Strategy Draws Flak From NGOs
The IOTC 27th annual meeting is drawing closer. NGOs have submitted their statements regarding the 72-day dFAD ban that will come into force in 2024 and several other issues that they think...
EU Declares Real-Time FAD Location Will Place Undue Burden On Seiners
Despite its objection to the IOTC dFAD ban, the European Commission (EC) submitted a FAD management plan to be discussed during the RFMO’s Annual Meeting next week. MP Marie Toussiant...
The Guardian Article On EU Tuna Fleet One-Sided
The Guardian is running a new series of articles drawing attention to the dramatic changes taking place in oceans and the innovations underway to tackle them. On April 26, it published...
US Retailer Underlines Commitment To Transparency Of Tuna Supply Chain
US-based supermarket chain Hy-Vee joined hands with non-profit seafood sustainability consultancy FishWise, for the second consecutive year, to publish a report with information on tuna...
Seychelles Students Take A Grand Tour Of TU IOT Plant
Students from secondary and post-secondary schools in Seychelles visited Thai Union’s Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) cannery yesterday as part of the World Tuna Day (WTD) celebrations. The tour,...
Slow Start To The Year: Thai Union’s Q1 Net Profit Plunges By 45%
Thai Union sales have not started the year well according to the 2023 first-quarter figures released today. The world’s largest tuna company’s turnover reached THB 32.7 billion (USD 961.38...
Calvo’s Easy Flip Can Saves 24% In Steel
Grupo Calvo’s innovative Easy Flip tuna can is starring at the METPACK 2023 trade fair for metal packaging. Its producer, Tata Steel, is highlighting the pioneering collaboration with the...
Readers: Higher Skipjack Price Minor Impact On Retail Sales
With rising raw material prices in all global tuna hubs, the burden is passed down the supply chain. A higher price for tuna products may affect consumer behavior in the coming months. Half of...
The World Celebrates Tuna Day
Today is World Tuna Day, which shines a spotlight on the importance of tuna, the backbone of economies of many nations, and a source of protein to millions of people across the globe. Atuna...
Aussies Love Canned Tuna But Confused Over Ecolabels
Australians have a huge appetite for canned tuna with sales in the country reaching AUD 400 million in 2022. Although 57 percent of Australian consumers seek sustainable tuna, nearly two in...
Spanish Canners’ 2022 Imports Of Skipjack WR Hits Peak
European canners’ buying of skipjack raw material in 2022 declined drastically - by nearly one-quarter compared to 2021. However, the Spanish increased their imports from their purse seiner...
After Bribery Allegation, ITLOS Decides On Chagos Maritime Boundaries Dispute
The International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has ruled in a long-running maritime boundary dispute between Mauritius and the Maldives over the tuna-rich waters around Chagos, a...
Japanese Longline Trainer Calls For More Youngsters To Join As Crew
The Japanese Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT) interviewed Mitsuo Chiba. He has more than three decades of experience training new crew members aboard tuna...
Pingtung To Open Doors For Its Annual Bluefin Tuna Cultural Festival
The 23rd annual Taiwanese Pingtung Bluefin Tuna Cultural Festival will begin on May 6 and will run until July 2, featuring concerts, folk songs, seafood feasts, and guided tours. It will also...
Seychelles And Satlink Join Hands To Improve Onboard Technology
The Seychelles government has chosen Satlink's technology to digitally monitor the activities of the archipelago's tuna fishing fleet. The software -- Satlink Seatube -- will be installed...
Pacific Islands Fear Republicans Could Block USD 600 Million Tuna Treaty
The Pacific Islands are watching the USD 600 million follow-through for the Tuna Treaty that US President Joe Biden promised the region last autumn. The proposal awaits agreement from US...
Major Global Highlights April 2023
The Korean reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’ continued to stir the news in April. It remains unclear whether the boat was engaged in IUU fishing activities. EJF revealed that the Korean government...
Who’s Celebrating World Tuna Day Tomorrow?
Tomorrow is World Tuna Day (WTD), dedicated to celebrating the most commercial fish on the planet. It was in 2016 that the United Nations General Assembly established May 2 as the day to raise...
Modern Slaughtering Techniques Entering Almadrabas
The Japanese sacrifice technique Ike Jime has made its appearance in the traditional Almadraba fisheries that used to hook the tuna in the nets and haul in the boots. The new technique...
