Eighty scientists from all over the world will meet in Seychelles next week to discuss the critical state of the yellowfin stock during the 21st annual session of the Indian Ocean Tuna...
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Thai Canned Tuna Export: War-torn Countries And Affluent Japan
(Read previous part of the series here) Japan and Saudi Arabia are still the export destinations in the Asian region. Japan, a well-known tuna market, has an import median of 27,715...
Azores To Augment Budget For Local Tuna Canneries
The local government of Portuguese archipelago Azores plans to boost funding for regional tuna canneries located in the outermost regions. The “additional support” will cover...
Chicken of the Sea To Reboot Image Through US Campaign
A nationwide US campaign “reintroducing” Chicken of the Sea’s line of branded canned tuna products, spearheaded by New York PR firm MWWPR, will be rolled out in the upcoming...
Veracruz Fishermen Plea For Fishing Ban
Tuna fishermen from Veracruz, an east coast port city on the Gulf of Mexico, demand a fishing ban from the government to recover stocks which have been severely dropping due to...
Canned Tuna Market Newcomer Dominates In Peru
Leading Peruvian consumer goods group Alicorp capitalized on growing confidence in the local canned tuna market in early 2017, and is now an established segment leader with its line of branded...
Spanish Canners Fret Over Brexit
The imminent exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union has raised concerns among representatives of the Spanish tuna canning and processing sector, one of which is the restoration of...
PNA Buckles Up For FAD Regulation Standoff In WCPFC
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) faces push-back from concerned parties as they expand their FAD tracking and regulation programs. In addition to a FAD-tracking and registration...
Thai Canned Tuna Exports To Americas On The Rise
(Read Part 1 of this series here) Export volumes of canned tuna from Thailand to markets in the Americas have risen by 6 percent in Q3, following an upward trend in overall global shipments....
Thai Union’s UK Salmon Smoker Shuts Down, Axes 163 Workers
Edinburg Salmon Company (ESCo), a processing plant owned by Thai Union Group, closes after owners found “no feasible alternative solution to closure.” A total of 163 permanent staff will be...
ANFACO To EU: Avoid Thailand Free-Trade Agreement
Warnings of a drop in trade competitiveness in the Spanish canned tuna sector were brought to the attention of the nation’s General Secretary of Fisheries, Alicia Villauriz Iglesias, by...
New Joint Venture: Atunlo And Marfrío
Spanish firms Marfrío and Atunlo have entered into a joint tuna venture which will allow bulk tuna to be unloaded and processed in Villanova de Cerveira, Marín. A new facility will also be...
Prestigious Award For Marine Instruments, Grupo Arbulu
Satelite buoy constructor and supplier Marine Instruments was awarded the 23rd EY Galicia Entrepreneur of the Year Award yesterday in Spain. Director of R&D at Marine Instruments,...
Gustav Gerig’s Pacifical MSC Tuna Now Traceable Through Blockchain
Swiss food company Gustav Gerig is the first European food importer to make its MSC-certified canned and pouched Rosé tuna range fully traceable through the Ethereum blockchain. The products...
Spanish And Seychelles Product Encounter EU Border Rejection
On November 12, the EU’s Regulatory Rapid Alert System (RASFF) reported the EU Health Authorities rejected tuna shipments at the border in two separate incidents, last week. A delivery...
Kenya Pushes Rapid Expansion Of National Seiner Fleet
Alongside running efforts to eradicate all illegal fish landing sites by 2019, Kenya is stepping up measures to increase local production of tuna sourced from its Indian Ocean EEZ and raise...
Ecuador Fights IUU Fishing With Stricter Port Controls
With expressed ambitions to “prevent, discourage, and eliminate” the landing of illegally caught fish at domestic ports, the Ecuadorian Plenary of the National Assembly unanimously approved an...
Thailand’s Canned Tuna Export Picks Up Again, Regains Lost Volumes In Egyptian Market
(Read Part 2 of this series here) The overall volume of Thailand’s canned tuna export is on its way to recovery after sliding in Q3 last year from the same period in 2016. Total tonnage...
“International Firsts” For Australian Tuna Conservation
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization has won two awards for their research involving the assessment, conservation, observation, and management of Southern Bluefin...
IN BRIEF: Trafficking By Tuna Vessels Key To El Chapo Cartel
An anonymous witness informed authorities that Colombian ships, including a number of tuna vessels, were essential to the organized crime syndicate. Between 1990...
