The mood for the Bangkok skipjack market seems to be changing from the low outlook and there is every indication that it is looking up. This is due to the currently ongoing tug-of-war over the...
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Criminal Complaint Against Costa Rican President Over Tuna Licenses
Members of the Costa Rican fishing sector have filed an official criminal complaint against the country’s President, Carlos Alvarado, for allegedly approving a way to sell purse seine tuna...
Indonesian Tuna Retail Supplier Thriving While Others Shut Down
The Indonesian tuna and seafood industry has been extremely hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, just like in many other countries worldwide. Closed plants and low demand are where the situation...
Lischewski Gets 3 Years Prison Term For Price-Fixing
A federal judge in California has sentenced the former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, to 40 months in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of USD 100,000. This amount is to be settled...
Could Monsoon Season Drive Seychelles Price Up?
The unclear worldwide market situation for skipjack has influenced the Seychelles price as it is following the downward trend in Bangkok of the last weeks. On top of that, the tuna catches are...
Philippines’ Export Growth Leans Heavily On German Market
The tonnage of canned tuna that the Philippines shipped to the EU has been steadily increasing. As a matter of fact, in 2019, local processors sold the highest volume of the last five years,...
Bumble Bee To Go 100% MSC For Chunk Light In 2022
In about two years’ time, American consumers will be only able to purchase Bumble Bee skipjack products that are MSC certified. The company announced that it will source 100 percent of its...
Lischewski Does Not Want Prosecutors To Make Spectacle At Sentencing
In a final plea to the court, the former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, has asked a Californian federal judge to not let his final sentence hearing, which will be held today, devolve...
John West Appoints New UK & EU Managing Director
The Thai Union-owned brand, John West, has appointed a new UK and Europe Managing Director, Paul Stephenson. He previously worked for over 20 years with the Mars retail group, mainly in pet...
Thai Union Share Re-Purchases At Historic Low Price
On June 15, Thai Union repurchased 2,100,000 of its shares at a total amount of THB 25.28 million (USD 813,314), which equals 0.044 percent of the paid-up capital. Thai Union got a ‘bargain’...
Seychelles Wants 3-Year Contribution Discount From IOTC Due To COVID-19
Seychelles, one of the richest African countries and a vital player in the Indian Ocean tuna industry, has asked the IOTC to forego half of the nation's annual contribution to the RFMO, citing...
PAFCO Wishes Tuna Offloaded Closer To Plant
The Pacific Fishing Company’s (PAFCO) Chair, Iqbal Jannif, in a recent interview said that the cannery still has issues getting fishing vessels to offload tuna at the port in Levuka instead of...
Greece’s Growing Demand For Thai Tuna
The market for canned tuna imports in Greece took a big jump in 2019 and positioned itself at the highest point in the last five years. This resulted from a boost in the demand for Thai...
Indian Ocean Firm Joins ISSF As Participating Company
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has welcomed a new participating company, the French tuna and seafood fishing firm SAPMER. The latest addition came after the ISSF...
Ecuadorian Official Defends Shark Measures Despite Fins Seizure
The President of the Ecuadorian National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP) has defended the country’s record in shark conservation despite authorities in Hong Kong having seized 26 M/T of shark fins,...
New Fast & Low-Cost Histamine Test For Tuna
Thanks to a new innovative technology by US scientists, histamine levels in tuna and other foods can soon be detected more efficiently and at a low price. The graphene-based sensors which are...
Can EU Processors Survive Without ATQ Chinese Pre-Cooked Loins?
Most autonomous EU tariff quotas (ATQs) within the economic bloc are only valid until the end of this year. Soon, the European Council will have to agree on a new regulation for the period...
US Decision On Allowing Fishing In Marine Monument Criticized
National marine sanctuaries in the US are once again a subject of debate between the country’s tuna fishing industry and environmentalists. Last Friday, US President Trump signed a...
SKJ1.8:BKK Under Pressure In Unclear Market
Due to the coronavirus situation, it has been unusually difficult to attain reliable skipjack price and market information from sources these past few weeks. But the latest word out of the...
New China International Tuna Exchange Center Opens In Shanghai
In order to enrich China's marine industry, the China International Tuna Exchange has opened its doors in Shanghai. It is located at the Hengsha Fishing Port of Changxing Island in the Chinese...
