The Thai Union (TU) Group recently increased its stake in domestic retail company, Thammachart Seafood Retail Co., to 65 percent. In a press statement, TU said that the seafood firm...
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StarKist Continues Plan To Expand Beyond Tuna
The US canned tuna brand StarKist, which holds the biggest market share in the country, has been widening its scope to include other seafood species as it considers the tuna market...
Major Drop In PNG Shipments To Thailand
The overall volume of all species of frozen tuna raw material landed in Thailand during the first three quarters of 2019 (Q3) continued shrinking, following the trend of...
Tesco UK’s Sustainable Shopping Basket Includes Tuna
In order to diminish the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket, Tesco and WWF have joined forces and created a weighting metric for various environmental...
No Strides Made At WCPFC On Harvest Strategies
No headway was made to modernize fisheries management and protect tuna stocks at the 16th Session of WCPFC, which concluded yesterday. Member states of the RFMO did...
Pinsa Opens Dolores Brand Stores
The Pinsa Group has opened its third Dolores Market store in Mazatlan, Mexico. This is in addition to the two other concept shops in Culiacán and Guadalajara. Pinsa's...
Japan Gets Extra Bluefin Quota From Taiwan For 2020
The WCPFC meeting, which concluded yesterday, confirmed and approved Japan's acquisition of an extra catch quota of 300 M/T for large bluefin – weighing 30 kilograms or more...
Despite High Prices, Thai Packers Are Buying More Albacore
Unlike any of the other tuna raw material imports unloaded in Thailand during the first three quarters of the year (Q3), the volume of albacore deliveries experienced an increase in demand....
Antitrust Feds Request For A Slowdown In Bumble Bee’s Sales Process
The deadline for bidding on Bumble Bee is too short, according to the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. In a motion filed on December 9, the Division asked the US bankruptcy...
Tri Marine Group Confirms Juan Corrales As CEO
Juan Corrales will be taking over as the new CEO of Tri Marine Group starting January 1, 2020. He will be succeeding Renato Curto, who stepped down on his 75th birthday on December 10...
Ecuador’s TUNA PAN Includes Stricter Small Seiner Monitoring
Ecuador has adopted a national action plan through which it aims to improve its fisheries management and aid in getting rid of the yellow card handed by the EU in late...
WCPFC’s Voluntary Guidelines For Seabirds’ Safety
The issue of safeguarding seabirds from becoming tuna bycatch was discussed during the WCPFC 16 meeting, which is currently taking place in Port Moresby, PNG. Consequently, the...
US Sushi Chain Consciously Chooses MSC Tuna
Over 4,000 fresh sushi kiosks in US supermarkets and wholesale clubs have consciously chosen to process MSC-certified tuna in their products. Snowfox, a Houston-based...
Thailand’s Q3 Bigeye Imports Raise Questions
During the first three quarters of 2019 (Q3), the volume of imported frozen tuna raw material making its way to Thailand decreased for most species. Skipjack and...
PNG Prime Minister: IUU Vessels Will Be Sunk
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, has warned that illegal fishing vessels in its waters will be sunk. “I take this time to put illegal fishermen on notice. When I build up...
Spanish Albo Sets Focus On The Chinese Tuna Market
Spanish canner Hijos De Carlos Albo intends to expand its business with China by starting a trading enterprise, Estelas Trading. In 2016, the cannery was taken over by the Chinese...
Now Official: Tuna Is Europeans’ Favorite Fish
It is official – canned tuna is the most consumed fish in the European Union, according to the latest figures by Eurostat. The latest EU Fish Market's recent report...
Atuna Poll: US Retailers To Follow Walmart On MSC Tuna?
Recently, American company Walmart, the world's largest retailer, introduced 5 oz easy-to-open cans with MSC-certified albacore and skipjack in water under its own...
Readers: Possible Future For FCF-owned Bumble Bee
Three-quarters of Atuna readers do not expect the FCF’s stalking horse bid of USD 925 million to be surpassed at the Bumble Bee auction on January 10 next year. The most logical candidate...
Use Of Nitrites In Tuna Mojama Condemned By ANFABASA
Multiple salting associations in Spain are warning about the use of coloring additives in tuna mojama and dried-salted bonito, stating that it is not permitted in the country. The...
