In 2021, EU canners purchased significantly less whole round frozen tuna. They also switched their sourcing more towards EU-owned and managed fleets, away from international vessels. Eurostat...
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Canadian Ocean Brands Goes 100% MSC On Skipjack
Canadian canned seafood company, Ocean Brands has announced that its Ocean’s label is now using 100 percent MSC certified skipjack. The company sells canned tuna and other seafood under...
Big Three Conspired To Block FAD-Free Tuna In US Market
A US federal judge has ruled against StarKist saying that the FAD-free agreement that it made with its two competitors was not in good faith. It signals a win for tuna buyers who are suing the...
Skipjack Catches Improved For WCPO Vessels In March
Purse seiners navigating the WCPO increased their skipjack catches in March pushing the total landings up despite yet another drop in amounts of large yellowfin netted. Vessels continued to...
On The Hook Starts Own MSC Review, Council Calls It A Distraction
The On the Hook campaign has taken a new step on the road towards its goals of holding MSC accountable in guaranteeing that the sustainable certification is delivering on its vision of an...
Tuna 2022 Bangkok Registration Opens With Limited Seats
The registration for the upcoming World Tuna Trade Conference and Exhibition in Bangkok is open. This edition will be a hybrid event that can be attended either in-person or virtually. Due to...
Indonesia Claims Title As World’s Largest Tuna Catcher
Indonesia claims to be the largest tuna catching nation, covering 15 percent of the global tuna tonnages, according to the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. Besides the main commercial...
Ghana Artisanal Tuna Fishers Need Retirement Incentive
Ghanaian authorities need to provide artisanal tuna fishermen with a retirement package, according to Ghana Tuna Association Secretary, Richster Nii Armarh Amarfio. He was speaking at the...
Global Canned Tuna Demand Forecasted To Grow 34%
Using a statistical model, a scientific study has forecasted that global canned tuna demand is set to increase by 34 percent within the next three decades. However, the tropical tuna purse...
Jealsa, Victim Of A Calculated Blackmail?
Authorities in Spain have pointed the finger once again at the canned tuna powerhouse Jealsa for illegal dumping of waste into the Ría de Arousa sanctuary. The company was quick to respond...
How Will You Be Celebrating The Upcoming World Tuna Day?
World Tuna Day is just two weeks away. This UN-recognized international celebration is observed on May 2 to recognize and appreciate the most commercial fish across the globe. It is not only a...
Is Dongwon Making The Right Move By Undervaluing StarKist?
Dongwon Group's announcement about the merger between Dongwon Industries with unlisted Dongwon Enterprise has raised the ire of minority shareholders. They revolted as they found that the...
Peru Urged To Remove Tax Law On Foreign Fleets
The President of the Peruvian Chamber of Tuna (CPA), Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, has warned that 20,000 jobs in the tuna sector are in danger from a new law that imposes taxes on foreign...
Oman Invests Millions In Yellowfin Fattening Farm
Oman will be the first to start a yellowfin fattening project to supply the global market with high-quality tuna. Yesterday, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources (MAFWR)...
Chair Chansiri Resigns To Prevent Negative Impact On Thai Union
On Monday, in a letter to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Thai Union said that it “seriously conducted [a] fact-finding investigation and found no evidence indicating any insider trading...
Chinese Lanrun Group Expanding Tuna Processing Hub
Shangdong-based Lanrun Group has resumed its tuna processing production for global exports after its operations were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also been making great efforts to...
Insider Trading Fallout, Thai Union Stock Loses 15%
On the heels of Thai Union Group’s Chairman and several other executives being sanctioned by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for insider trading, investors have been dumping the...
Lack Of Crew Keeps Vietnamese Tuna Boats In Port
Tuna vessel owners in the major provinces of Vietnam are either having to sell their boats or keep them in port because of a labor shortage. Many are complaining that there are simply not...
Philippine And PNG Fleet To Extend Their MSC Certification
A little less than two years after the PNG Fishing Industry Association (FIA) received its MSC certification for the country’s EEZ and Archipelagic Waters (AW), the fishery is now aiming to...
Tri Marine Longline Albacore Fishery A Step Closer To Certification
Tri Marine is inching closer to another MSC certification. SCS Global Services, the Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) published the Public Comment Draft Report for the Atlantic Albacore...
