An association of US tuna fishers has brought a case against the US federal government for improperly prohibiting it from participating in a scientific tuna study. ...
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Chicken Of The Sea Settles With Food Preparers
Tuna company Chicken of the Sea has settled USD 6.5 million with a group of restaurants, caterers, and other commercial food preparers in a deal to end claims brought against it for allegedly...
Overloaded EU Market For Tuna Loins Pushes Manta Prices
The global downward trend in skipjack prices is also being felt in Manta. Currently, the SKJ1.8:MNT is around USD 1,200 CFR per M/T for whole round frozen raw tuna. It...
Making Headway In FIPs With Fishery Progress
“Companies want to support FIPs but inconsistent and unreliable documentation has made it risky for buyers,” says Kristin Sherwood, Program Director for FishChoice. ...
How Probable Is The Success Of Dolphin-Safe Class Action Suit?
Recently, Atuna reported about the class action suit against the Big Three -- Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, and StarKist -- by US consumers. The complainants are suing the...
Readers: Consumers Likely To Pay The Price US Tariffs On China
On May 13 Atuna asked readers if the increase in US duty from 10 to 25 percent on Chinese tuna loins import will affect the retail prices of canned Chunk Light Tuna. Our readers have...
Tanzania Works On More Revenues From IO Tuna Catches
Tanzania foresees more earnings from the high sea tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean (IO) with the revival of Tanzania Fishing Company (TAFICO). Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for...
Frabelle’s Tiu Laurel: If We Get Rebate We Will Run Full Capacity
The plants from Philipinne firm Frabelle and Majestic Seafood in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are back to processing tuna and are currently at...
DOJ Says StarKist Is “Inflating” Its Inability To Pay Fine
Prosecutors from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have alleged that tuna company StarKist has depleted its cash reserves to qualify for a lower fine regarding a price-fixing...
Experts Want US And UK Kids To Eat More Tuna
Experts in the UK and US want children in these countries to eat more seafood such as tuna for its health benefits. Karen Galloway – Owner of KAGC Limited, a firm specialized in...
Carriers Queueing Depresses Bangkok Skipjack Price
In Bangkok, the downward price trend for frozen whole round skipjack 1.8kg up continues. The latest deals concluded for whole round frozen raw...
Guinness Book Record Set On Slicing A Whole Bluefin
To set a new Guinness Book record, Masaharu Morimoto needed to slice a 200-pound tuna into 100 pieces of 3.5 ounces each in less than 25 minutes. The record-breaking attempt was held...
Cooks, NGO’s And Walmart Work On “Natural Currency Standard”
A three-day meeting in the Cook Islands, “Co-creating our future tuna fisheries” was held this week. The intention is to open the market for Marae Moana-caught albacore. The...
Stock Analysis: Sapmer’s Stock Still Depressed
Shareholders of French tuna fishing and processing company Sapmer have experienced a volatile ride this year so far. The stock is trading at much lower levels than in 2018. Since the beginning...
EU Processors Strongly Expand Their Internal Business
Buyers within the European Union (EU) have been steadily increasing their buying of canned tuna over the past three years – from 2016-2018. Figures show that 573,312 M/T of the product was...
Thousands Of Tuna Cans Used In Toronto Design-Build Contest
An annual design-build competition in Toronto, Canada, showcased small structures made up of non-perishable goods, including thousands of tuna cans. Known as Canstruction...
Little Benefits For Vietnam From Japanese Trade Deal
The Vietnam and Japan trade agreement which took effect about a decade ago has not been especially beneficial to Vietnam when it comes to the tuna business. The...
Britain Trounced In UN Vote On Chagos Islands
On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly (UN) overwhelmingly demanded the United Kingdom (UK) relinquish the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The majority of support from UN members...
Callipo Conserve 2018 Sales Show Firm Growth
Italian tuna and seafood processor Callipo Conserve Alimentari closed 2018 with a turnover of over EUR 57.3 million, which represented an impressive 10 percent increase compared to...
SolTuna Taking Action Against Copycats Of Solomon Blue Label
In the Solomon Islands, the local tuna canner, SolTuna (owned by Tri-Marine Group) is taking action against companies copying its Solomon Blue design and label. Solomons High Commissioner...
