In the Mediterranean, the Atlantic bluefin migration season has begun and Balfegó has been given the green light to catch 2,200 M/T of the fish. However, for the first time ever, the...
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CDC: Consumers Should Ask If Fish Is From Jensen Tuna
CDC has warned US consumers who order sushi with raw tuna, including “spicy tuna”, to not eat any product from Jensen Tuna. It also asked customers to check with their restaurants and...
Brazil’s Coqueiro Canned Tuna To Boost Sales With Celebrity
Coquiero canned tuna brand, owned by Brazil’s Camil Alimentos, has turned to the country’s famous breakfast TV star personality, Ana Maria Braga, to boost sales. The...
Ex-Minister Escapes Possible 45 Years In US Prison Over Tuna Scam
It appears that the attempt by the US to put Manuel Chang on trial will not be successful. South Africa has decided it will extradite him to Maputo, Mozambique, to be tried on the...
Five Fishermen Attacked By Pirates Rescued By Colombian Tuna Seiner
The Colombian-flagged tuna seiner, Maria Isabel C, owned by the Lannister Investment Group, has rescued five fishermen who were adrift in the high seas about 35 nautical...
CVS Drops Lawsuit Against Chicken Of The Sea On Price Fixing
Chicken of the Sea and CVS have inked a deal releasing the tuna company from a lawsuit filed against it for conspiring with rivals to fix the prices of canned tuna. The terms of the...
Sharp Drop In Seychelles Prices, Catch Moving To Ecuador
Seychelles prices for whole-round frozen skipjack and yellowfin dropped in May according to industry sources within the Indian Ocean industry. Today's SKJ1.8:SEY landed price is around...
UK Retailer Prices Vegan Tuna Cheaper Than Real Tuna
Morrisons is the first supermarket chain in the United Kingdom (UK) selling Loma Linda Tuno. The retailer promises its customers a vegan tuna made from soy protein and natural flavorings with...
Little Movement In Japan’s Q1 Canned Tuna Imports
Japan’s imports of canned tuna in the first quarter of 2019 have seen a minuscule increase of 0.2 percent in comparison with the same period in the previous year. The countries that...
Fishermen Can No Longer Land Tuna Shorter Than 20 cm
To minimize the landing of undersized tuna fishing boats unloading their catch at ports will be monitored, even at night, is the intent of Samoa’s Ministry of Agriculture and...
Chinese Loins Take Bite Out Of Ecuador’s EU Business
Ecuador is still in the top position as the biggest exporting nation for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins to the European Union (EU) in 2018. Although their exports dropped 19 percent from 51,940...
EU Vessels To Enter Cape Verde Waters Through New Fisheries Agreement
A new protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Cape Verde was approved by the European Affairs...
Malta Increases Number Of Tuna Cages
The Planning Authority Board of Malta recently approved a temporary permit for relocating Azzopardi Fisheries’ cages for bluefin five kilometers from the Qawra shore. Also, they...
Maruha Nichiro Profits Hit By Tuna Prices
World’s largest seafood company, Maruha Nichiro Corporation, reported its consolidated financials for the fiscal year ending in March 2019. The Japan-based business operating income...
Tuna Business At PLMA Amsterdam 21-22 May
The “World of Private Label” international trade show in Amsterdam starts today. Over the next two days, retailers, wholesalers, and private label professionals...
Sharp Drop In Q1 Fresh Tuna Imports Into Japan
Japan’s imports of whole round (WR) fresh tuna have dramatically decreased in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the previous two years. The country only imported 10,103 M/T of fresh...
Mozambique Fleet Still Not Fishing, Has No Access To Ports
Tunamar has recently been granted a fishing license from the Mozambican Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries. Now, Tunamar needs to tender for port space for the landing of its...
Tuna Ordered On The Menu To Save Pacific’ Reef Fish
Tuna is rarely found on the menus of Pacific island-based hotels and resorts, although it is the most profitable export product for many of these nations. Caught in the high sea, the...
US Dolphin-Safe Suit Could Call Into Question Other Certifications
“If a court decides that dolphin-safe proves to be a kind of compulsory greenwashing scheme, a tool mainly supporting market interests, this would have devastating effects on the credibility...
Silla Co. Seiners Receive FOS Certification
Six Silla Co. tuna purse seiners have recently received sustainability certification from Friend of the Sea. The vessels of the Korean tuna business catch mainly skipjack and yellowfin in...
