The Philippines-based tuna processing company Century Pacific (CNPF) has released its Q1 results that show growth in its brand divisions' revenue by 31 percent to PHP 10.1 billion (USD 199.96...
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Major Retailers Ask Flag States To Implement E-Monitoring
More than 50 retailers, brands, and seafood companies across the globe such as Walmart, Aldi, Asda, Carrefour, and Tesco have called on 45 flag states (like the US) to implement E-monitoring...
AI Puts Japanese Tuna Standards At Your Fingertips
From the land of the newest technology, Japan, comes a software which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and image recognition to assess your tuna. From the quality of the fish to the texture...
Bill Holden Second MSC Rep On ISSF’s Board Of Directors
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced the newest members joining President Susan Jackson on the NGO’s Board of Directors. Bill Holden, Senior Tuna Fisheries...
Women In Ivory Coast Need Better Access To Tuna
Women in Ivory Coast play a big role in the tuna value chain in the country. But they are still having difficulty obtaining fish due to the falling availability of fish and middlemen who...
US Q1 Canned Tuna Imports Show Strong Revival
Right after the 2019 figures showed a decline in canned tuna imports to the US, the numbers for the first quarter of 2020 unveiled early positive signs that this year might go in a different...
American Samoa To Begin Work On New Dock For Local Longliners
The domestic longliners in American Samoa will soon be able to anchor without any issues on the island as the construction of a new berthing area, which extends the current dock at Malaloa...
Dongwon Launches Striking Tuna Cans With Global Landmarks
South Korean tuna company, Dongwon Industries, has unveiled a limited edition set of tuna cans depicting illustrations of famous global landmarks. The project’s designer, Mike Karolos, expects...
Thai Union’s Net Profit Drops Despite Canned Sales Growth
Despite a strong sales growth in canned tuna and other ambient items, Thai Union Group’s net profit for the first quarter of this year (1Q20) dropped year-on-year. According to the 1Q20...
Tuna Species Identification A Challenge For E-Monitoring
Developing and implementing robust electronic monitoring (EM) can aid RFMOs' data collection, especially now after they suspended the requirement for observers on board tuna fishing vessels...
IOT Seychelles Canned Tuna Output Hits 5-Year Record-Low
Seychelles canned tuna exports to the EU in 2019 dropped to a record low level in five years. The product is processed by Thai Union Group-owned Indian Ocean Tuna Limited (IOT), the principal...
Deaths On Board Chinese Vessel Due To Lack Of Medical Care
A new report published by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) stated that four Indonesian crew members on board a Chinese tuna longliner died after they were denied medical care. Hence,...
EU Alerts: Cadmium April’s Culprit
Only two tuna-related alerts were reported in April to the Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) by European Authorities. They were all notified at the end of the month and...
How Ecuador’s Largest Processor Deals With COVID-19
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, many tuna canneries have had to adopt new health and safety measures, which have impacted their production. The processor Nirsa, located in Ecuador,...
MSC Fund Awards USD 800,000 For Ocean Protection Projects
The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) Ocean Stewardship Fund in the initial round has awarded grants totaling more than GBP 650,000 (about USD 803,000) to seven research projects and eight...
Major Global Tuna Highlights April 2020
In April, there were major changes across the globe in the tuna industry due to the coronavirus. Tuna prices starting falling in several markets while the US oil price dropped to a negative...
New Technology To Track Drifting Longlines
A project in Australia is proposing a new technology to prevent accidental drift of lines into no-fishing areas of marine parks. The initiative is being carried out by Tuna Australia and it...
Low Skipjack Demand Affecting Maldivian Exports
Maldivian fish export earnings dived in 2019, mainly due to a big market drop in consignments of frozen skipjack to Thailand. Seafood shipments constituted 95 percent of the total national...
More Than 100 Brands Are Selling MSC Skipjack
The volume of sustainable tuna being sold in the global market has not only doubled in the past five years but the number of brands offering MSC certified tuna has also gone up, especially for...
Dongwon’s First Overseas Shipment of MSC Tuna
South Korean tuna market leader, Dongwon Industries, will be exporting MSC-certified super frozen yellowfin to France. This is the first time ever the company will be offering products with...
