Still bracing from the impact of a long slew of civil lawsuits following a hotly reported price-fixing scandal, Bumble Bee Foods is reshuffling its cards with a...
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Pacific Enterprises Score Big At Seafood Expo Asia
At this year’s 2018 Seafood Asia Expo in Wanchai, Hong Kong were 224 exhibitors from 34 countries, including some from Russia, Spain, and Canada. The event held major yields for new...
Speculation Over Maldives Ban On Foreign Fishing Vessels
A Maldives Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture assessment published in October 2017 reported an annual ingress of “hundreds of foreign fishing vessels” that have been operating...
China’s Largest Seafood Trading Hub Built in Qingdao
Five years ago, Chinese fishing and development firm Lu Haifeng announced its plans to build what is slated to become China’s largest seafood trading...
Tri Marine Sued Twice Over Death Of Seiner Captain
Nearly a year after the death of a purse seiner captain in American Samoa, Tri Marine is being sued by the deceased’s family as well as an insurance company. The lawsuits have been filed even...
Seychelles Takes Step To Improve Raw Material Supplies
Amid tight raw material supplies to its local TU co-owned Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) cannery, the Seychelles government is a step closer to signing a customs cooperation agreement with Curacao...
Portuguese Researchers Are Developing “Functional Tuna”
Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS) in Porto has embarked on a new project titled FUNCTIONALTUNA, with the intent of developing a tuna product enriched...
5 Vietnamese Poachers Arrested Near Philippine UNESCO Reef
Five illegal poachers of Vietnamese nationality were apprehended in Philippine waters on Wednesday (September 19) last week, near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Tubbataha...
HK-Based EMATUM Owner So Far Fails To Perform In Mozambique
The new Hong Kong-based owner of Mozambique’s EMATUM has failed to deliver so far as the country’s tuna catch in the first eight months of this year was substantially below the estimated...
Pacifical Raises Concerns Over PNG FIA’s MSC Initiative
Pacifical has raised concerns over the PNG Fishing Industry Association’s (FIA) intention to apply for a separate MSC certification on the grounds that it might not benefit PNG itself but only...
Vietnam Sees Rise In Frozen Exports To Japan
Despite a challenging environment, the value of Vietnam’s tuna exports to Japan rose in the first half of this year. The increase in dollar terms was driven by a sharp rise in the value of...
“Big Three” Disagree On Trump Tariff Impact
With the tariffs on USD 200 billion worth of Chinese goods now finalized, the “Big Three” US tuna brands are divided on the issue. While StarKist has backed the decision to levy additional...
Atunlo Expects Robust Sales Growth In Upcoming Years
Driven by improved efficiency that boosted production, Spanish tuna firm Atunlo registered 30 percent growth in its turnover in 2017. Moreover, the firm expects robust sales growth between...
Spain’s First MSC Certificate For Fresh Fish Counters
Spanish supermarket chain Eroski has gained recognition as the country’s first retail distribution chain to successfully pass the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC’s) audit certifying its...
Brazil’s Leading Tuna Canner Anticipates Post-Election Recovery
Grupo Calvo-owned Brazilian fish canner Gomes da Costa is keeping sight of its prospects for recovery in the years to come following the presidential elections next month. As the nation...
MSC Partners Publish Progress Reports On Sustainability Efforts
In last year’s Our Ocean 2017 conference, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced a commitment to “engage 20 percent of global marine catch in its program by 2020, supporting...
Under Martial Law: Philippines Celebrates 20th Tuna Festival and Congress
Against a kaleidoscopic backdrop of live music, folk dances, and floating parades, Philippine regional authorities were on high alert during this year’s 20th Tuna Festival (September 1 – 5)...
Islatuna Joins IPNLF
Islatuna, an organization representing the interests of tuna and fresh fish producers from Canary Islands, has joined the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF). Founded nearly a...
Dongwon Launches Tuna Soup For Cats
South Korean tuna fishing firm Dongwon Industries has launched a nutritional supplement containing tuna for pet animals. The foray into animal nutritional products once again highlights the...
SKJ1.8: BKK Prices Continue To Climb
The price of whole round skipjack in Bangkok has edged higher since our last update, however, buyers are still on the sidelines amid expectations that the likely boost to supplies once the...
