During the first day of the criminal trial of former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski for price-fixing canned tuna, a former executive of the company took to the stand to say that the...
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Tuna Record Catch By Newport Sport Fishers
This week, Newport Landing reported its largest catch ever on its sport fishing trips. The ‘Thunderbird’ boat caught a 174 kg bluefin off the Southern California coast. According to...
Calvo Looking To Expand Its Business In Gabon
The Spanish fishing and processing company, Grupo Calvo, wants to establish a long-term relationship with the Central African nation of Gabon. Hence,...
Major Shifts Expected To Affect Americas’ Tuna Business
The tuna sector within North and Latin America is changing. Various recent events have had major effects on the industry or could well cause future turmoil...
UK’s Import Volume Up, Defies Brexit
Despite the UK going through the insecurity of the Brexit process, canned tuna shipments to the country during the first half of 2019 (H1) showed a modest uptake. British buyers brought...
Ecuador’s Former-Minister: EU Yellow Card Extremely Serious
Last week, the second-largest tuna exporter in the world, Ecuador, was handed a yellow card from the EU for its poor job of fighting IUU fishing. The warning does not...
Omani Yellowfin Catches Show Strong Recovery
This year’s increase in yellowfin landings marks a good fishing season for Oman. The abundance of the species in the Omani waters makes it one of the main exported species to the markets...
Captain Of Australian Tuna Industry Nominated For Award
Australian tuna industry leader, Dr. Hagen Stehr, is one of the nominees for the 2020 Senior Australian of the Year. The former fisherman from Port Lincoln has been...
Ex-CEO Of PNA Appointed Solomon Islands’ UN Representative
The former CEO of the PNA, Dr. Transform Aqorau, has been named Solomon Islands’ new permanent representative to the UN in New York City. He was the Chief...
Ecuador Tuna Imports Surging Among Spanish Buyers
The first half of 2019 marked a remarkable surge in the volume of imported canned tuna entering Spain. Buyers from the European tuna giant country acquired a total of 32,945 M/T of the...
New Developments On Mozambican Tuna Fraud Scandal
In the Mozambican tuna fraud case against Privinvest’s key salesman Jean Boustani, the jury was served up a trove of emails by the DOJ detailing the bribes paid to...
On-The-Spot DNA Test For Tuna Now Possible
A kit that allows on-the-spot DNA testing of tuna has been developed by the Peruvian biotech analytical firm, BioAI. The technology is also applicable to several other...
Jurors Biased Against Lischewski’s Wealth Says Defense
Before the start of Chris Lischewski’s trial on Monday, his defense counsel has filed an objection with the federal court in California urging it to reconsider certain evidence showing...
33 Caught For IUU Fishing In Sarangani Bay
On October 31, authorities arrested 33 fishermen who were fishing illegally using prohibited methods within the municipal waters in Alabel town, Sarangani province,...
When Will Malaysia Use Its Tuna Potential?
Malaysia wants to utilize its tuna potential around the deep waters surrounding Labuan and Sabah. Labuan’s MP Datuk Rozman Isli has said there is a possibility to generate up to...
Ecuador Gets Slapped With EU Yellow Card
After months of speculation, Ecuador has been slapped with a yellow card by the EU due to the country’s inability to comply with agreed international standards about IUU fishing. The South...
How Tuna Consumption Differs Per Country
A majority of Canadians crave tuna sandwiches, while Austrians love their healthy green salads with tuna, and the Saudis like to eat the fish straight from the can. This is according...
Sino-Van To Take Over Majority Vanuatu Fleet
The new Vanuatu plant has commenced operations and the local government has already revealed the production plan. Moses Amos, Director General of the Ministry of...
Yellow Card A Blow For Europe’s Main Tuna Supplier
The South American tuna giant, Ecuador, was given an EU yellow card due to the country’s inability to comply with agreed international standards about IUU fishing. For years,...
John West UK Cleared Of IUU Charges
John West UK, a subsidiary of Thai Union Group, has been acquitted on all charges brought against the company by the UK’s Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) for doing business directly connected...
