The government of Yemen halted all exports of fresh fish due to a shortage in the local market and soaring domestic rates. But the Arab nation will likely have to lift the ban as fish prices,...
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Jealsa Temporarily Shuts Down Operations In Guatemala
The scarcity of raw materials has affected operations at Jealsa’s Guatemala loining plant, Industria Atunera Centroamericana. The company has decided to suspend over 300 employees for 90 days...
TU Gives Red Lobster Half Year To Stop Bleeding Money
US restaurant chain, Red Lobster, has been bleeding money which has been eating into Thai Union’s profits. In February, the world’s largest tuna company revealed that it lost THB 1.21 billion...
Study Reveals Prehistoric Sea Monster Resembled Tuna
The fossil species Dunkleosteus terrelli, the first vertebrate 'superpredator', was probably only 13 feet (four meters) long and resembled a tuna in its size. Research published this month...
Italy’s Canned Tuna Imports Booming
Canned tuna demand in Italy soared last year as traders and retailers massively increased their imports year on year. In 2022, EU canned tuna imports hit a peak of 546,872 M/T, with nearly...
Oil Spill Endangers Livelihoods Of Filipino Tuna Fishers
Oil leakage from a sunken tanker off the coast of the Philippines has jeopardized the lives of thousands of fishers and largely destroyed the marine life. The ship ‘MT Princess Empress’...
Korean Reefer Must Leave Thailand Due To IUU Tuna Cargo
Thai authorities have ordered the South Korean-flagged reefer carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’ to leave Bangkok port without offloading 4,000 M/T of tuna. A police investigation has revealed that its...
Abidjan Canneries Suffer Whole Round Shortage From FAD Ban
The FAD ban in the Atlantic is ending March 13 and canneries in Abidjan are yearning for an increased supply of raw material. Currently, free school skipjack and yellowfin being landed in the...
Atun Sostenible Group Seeks MSC Cert For EPO Skipjack And Yellowfin
Panamanian organization Atun Sostenible Ltd. S.A is aiming for MSC certification for its purse seine caught skipjack and yellowfin in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). The assessment body,...
High Seiner Fuel Price In 2022 Drives Seychelles Petroleum’s Profits
Last year was fruitful for the Seychelles Petroleum Company (SEYPEC) – the archipelago’s bunker fuel firm – as its tanker fleet churned a profit of USD 25 million. This company provides marine...
EU Fishing Sector Welcomes UN High Seas Treaty
Europêche, the organization which speaks for the EU tuna and seafood fishing sector, has welcomed the new landmark High Seas Treaty signed by UN member countries on Saturday. Part of this...
How A TikTok Trend Helped Scout Tuna Sales Skyrocket
Seafood companies have benefited from the TikTok hashtag ‘Tinned Fish Date Night’. The US firm Scout points out that its tuna and seafood products have been flying off the shelves since last...
US Lawsuit Takes Swing At Bumble Bee’s & MSC’s Sustainability Claims
A class action has been taken against Bumble Bee in a Californian Central district court calling into question the US company’s “Sustainability Promise” since it sources its tuna and seafood...
Chinese Tuna Firm Once Again Prepares IPO, Aims To Raise USD 230 M
Last week, Zhejiang Ocean Family Co., Ltd. announced it will be going public, its third attempt to be listed. Documents for the initial public offering (IPO) have been submitted to the...
EU Alerts: High Histamine Reported For Tuna From Sri Lanka
February was a comparatively calm month for the EU Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) for tuna-related occurrences. Only three incidents were reported - in Spain, Italy,...
Maruha Nichiro Reports A Fruitful 2022 Amidst Multiple Crises
Japanese seafood company Maruha Nichiro reported its highest-ever sales and operating profit from April through December 2022. The profitability of its skipjack business has improved. Higher...
EU Canned Tuna Buying Hits Peak, Worth EUR 2.8B
European traders and retailers once again increased their buying of canned tuna in 2022 and they turned more to sellers outside the EU to meet their needs. The booming EU canned tuna import...
Tuna Businessman’s Passing Away Leaves Future Of Koo’s Fishing Uncertain
Taiwanese businessman and independence activist, Koo Kwang-Ming, passed away on February 27. The 96-year-old was the founder of Koo’s Fishing Company Ltd (KFCL), registered in the Marshall...
RD Fleet Missing From PNA Vessel List
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) recently released a list of purse seiners that signed up for VDS fishing days in its waters. It is considerably shorter and lacks the RD Fishing...
New Smuggling Tactic, Cocaine Found In Tuna Cans
After one year of investigation, the Spanish Civil Guard seized 2,458 kg of cocaine hidden in tuna cans from a container shipped from Ecuador. What started as following a criminal network...
