Two former Bumble Bee executives have been granted the request for a delayed court hearing. The men were scheduled to be sentenced this month for their involvement in the US canned tuna price...
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Six Mexican Seiners Accused Of Fishing Too Close to Shore
Six Mexican flagged tuna purse seiner are being accused of causing serious damage to the seabed near the coast of Comondú, Mexico. The ships are reported to be depleting the seabed due to the...
Poor Catch Causes Bigeye Prices To Soar
Frozen bigeye tuna has seen a surge in prices in Japan due to poor catches and international fishing regulations, as reported by Japan Jiji Press. Once again this creates a narrowing price gap...
Largest Fiber Tuna Purse Seiner In Final Construction Phase
Although the ultimate details of the vessel are still to be supplied, with its 35 meters in length and 18 meters in height (taking the top of the mast into account), the current measures of...
Eco-FADs Are Obligation For EPO Seiners From 2019
To ensure compliance with a compulsory FAD measure by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) , the Ecuadorian industry has held an eco-FAD workshop in Manta this week to discuss...
Court Case On Tuna Sandwich Projectile Aimed At Politician
A rather peculiar court hearing is taking place this week in Hong Kong, as the chairman of the League of Social Democrats, Avery Ng, age 40, now faces charges for an incident last year...
Dispute Over Which is Canada’s Most Sustainable Tuna Brand
Canadian tuna brand, Ocean Brands, describes itself as the “most sustainable, readily available national brand of canned tuna in all of Canada” – much to the dismay of competitor, Raincoast...
Thai Union Participates In FIP Of Small Brazilian P&L Fishery
Industry members of the seafood supply chain have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of launching a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for the pole and line fishery in the...
US Big 3 Fail To Have Price Fixing Claims Dismissed
Attempts of the Big 3 US tuna brands to have claims tossed in the price fixing case have been dismissed by a California Federal Judge. StarKist, Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea wanted to see...
Taiwan Upbeat On Yellow Card Removal Despite NGO Pessimism
Greenpeace Taiwan is “not that optimistic” Taiwan will be removed from the EU’s warning list for IUU fishing as there have been “insufficient” reforms in the country’s bid to get rid of its...
The Korean Success Story: Fewer Vessels, More Catch
Although the amount of vessels within the South Korean fleet has been reducing year after year, the ships flagged to the nation are continuously reporting a higher combined total of catches. A...
“High Raw Mat Prices Will Not Drive Consumers Away”
Common belief in the global tuna sector industry is that higher prices of raw material tuna will lead to an increased cost for the end consumer buying canned tuna – and that this can cause...
“Diminished” Competitiveness Results In Calvo Plant Shutdown
Grupo Calvo’s Esteiro factory has been closed after seeing its capacity and competitiveness “diminished” in recent years, Calvo states. The activity carried out at the plant, based in Muros,...
Thai Union US Office Leaves San Diego
Thai Union is merging its two US offices and relocates to Los Angeles later this year. Operating in the US as Chicken of the Sea, TU is moving offices from its two previous sites in San Diego,...
Underperforming Malaysian Fleet Urged To Boost IO Tuna Catch
Malaysia’s fishing industry has been advised to utilize its quota of 135 vessels to fish for tuna. There are currently only 12 Malaysian-flagged tuna longliners that are operating in the...
Campaign Against Tuna Brands Goes Without Migros’ Support
Having been named as a partner of the ongoing campaign against MSC and the PNA tuna fishery, leading Swiss supermarket chain Migros now states it is content with the efforts of MSC to...
Should Global Fleet Adhere To Spanish Fishing Standards?
Demands for the global fleet to follow a Spanish government fishing initiative is likely to raise eyebrows in the tuna industry. Representatives of the EU tuna fleet have stated that the AENOR...
Readers: Don’t Increase EU Quota For Pre-Cooked Loins
Calls for an increase to the EU tuna loin import quota has resulted in differing opinions within the Spanish tuna industry. This dispute has been apparent for several years as tuna canners and...
Possible Import Ban On Raw Mat For Indo Canners
In a bid to further enhance the domestic fisheries industry, of which tuna plays a major part, Indonesia’s Fisheries Minister is deliberating an outright ban on imports of frozen seafood....
World’s First Cruise Line To Get MSC Chain Of Custody
Finnish cruise ship line, Tallink Silja, becomes the world’s first to obtain MSC Chain of Custody certification for the seafood served onboard, including shrimp and herring. Despite also...
