The UK’s canned fish brand, John West, is no stranger to diversification. The brand is well known in the UK and the Netherlands for its range of fish spreads, instant meals, pastes, and patés....
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COS Joins Biggest Sustainable Seafood Expo in California
Chicken of the Sea reinforces its partnership with its new neighbor in Los Angeles, California during the celebration of the National Seafood Month. Teaming up with Cabrillo Marine Aquarium,...
Tuna Imports From Seychelles Rejected For EU Entry
On October 3 last week, two shipments of tuna product were rejected in Spain at Cape Verde for poor temperature control, rupture of the cold chain, according to reports by the EU’s regulatory...
Geofencing: An Impediment To Future FAD Management Efforts?
The technology has been around since 2016, found in smartphones, drones, and even thermostats- but what are implications of geofencing on FAD monitoring strategies? Geofencing, the unregulated...
Sea To Table Scandal Exposes Pitfalls Of Traceability
As sustainability becomes an increasingly crucial point of interest for consumers around the world, North America-based local fishing communities and groups are reexamining the overall...
“Battlefish”: Pole-Caught Albacore Spotlighted In New Netflix Series
Netflix’s newest docuseries is its first to feature the fisheries of the Pacific Northwest- a reality program trailing the lives of men and women on five tuna pole and line vessels fishing for...
Dongwon F&B Expected To Grow Profit As Raw Tuna Prices Drop 9.7%
South Korean tuna fishing firm Dongwon F&B’s profitability and market shares are expected to grow in the next quarter following strong fish prices and earnings in Q3, creating a robust...
Thai Union Nominated For Reuters Foundation Anti-Slavery Award
Thai Union Group PCL (TU), alongside six industry giants including Apple and Unilever, was shortlisted for the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual Stop Slavery Award. The nomination follows...
Philippines’ Mega Tuna Launches V-logs To Target Youth Market
Mega Global Corporation, one of Philippines’ top manufacturers for canned goods, kicks off its newest social media branding campaign with a series of v-logs starred by young online...
Saupiquet Launches New “100% French” Canned Tuna Range
France’s second largest canned tuna brand Saupiquet, under Bolton group, has launched a new range of products- Le Thon Entier au Naturel (canned whole, raw packed, in water)- with ambitions to...
Warren Cannon: Pioneering Tuna Boat Captain Remembered
Warren Cannon, 65, who is celebrated as a “legendary” former tuna boat captain in Gloucester, Massachusetts, has passed away recently after suffering a surfing accident in St. Augustine,...
One Final Dawn On Tsukiji Market
Japan, a nation long praised for its perennial upkeep of centuries-old traditions, will be saying farewell to its iconic Tsukiji seafood market as it concludes its final sale tomorrow, October...
Dutch Super Frozen Tuna Supplier Declares Bankruptcy
Culimer B.V., a Dutch international seafood importer, exporter, and supplier based in Rotterdam, was declared bankrupt last Tuesday, October 2. The company was reported to have fallen out with...
USDA FoodKeeper App Details Shelf Life Tuna Products
FoodKeeper is a mobile app developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide guidelines detailing the safe handling, preparation, and proper storage of fresh,...
Data Collection FADs To Be A Major Game Changer In Future
While organizations deliberate the efficacy of biodegradable FADs, research stresses a heightened priority to closely monitor existing deployed active FADs through transmitted data. The third...
Kochi Cyclone Red Alert Raises Concerns For Dispatched Tuna Vessels
A cyclone red alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has prompted the nation’s Fisheries Department to recall all fishing boats back to shore. Vessels on short trips in the...
General Santos Tuna Fishermen Call For Standardized Wages
At the Philippines’ 20th Annual Tuna Festival held last month in General Santos- acclaimed as the nation’s “Tuna Capital”- media presence in the city covering the festivities gave local...
Thai Union’s Russian Processor Pushes For Expansion In Tuna Market
Last May, Thai Union ramped up its expansion targets after acquiring, through TUMD Luxembourg, a 45 percent holding in Russia’s DPR Group for USD 16 million. The group, a processor of canned...
Brunei Company’s Ambitions To Ramp Up Fishing And Processing
Golden Corporation, one of Brunei’s nascent tuna fishing companies, intends to expand its tuna fishing and processing endeavors to stimulate local economy. Golden Corporation CEO, Desmond Lim,...
Confusion Over PNG FIA Status On MSC Process
According to an article in the PNG newspaper The National today, the local Fishing Industry Association (FIA) PNG Inc. has announced that Papua New Guinea has received the Marine Stewardship...
