Ghana should be a front runner in encouraging regional efforts in the fight against IUU fishing, as well as getting stricter on vessels flying its domestic flag, states an EU ambassador who is...
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Egypt’s Currency Crisis Causes Thai Export Crash
A currency crisis in Egypt has dramatically reduced the buying power of the nation’s importers, causing Thai canned tuna shipments to the market to drastically drop. In the first half of this...
Thai Industry Reform: Bigger Than Thai Union
Although Thailand is on the brink of making real progress to end destructive fishing and labor abuse in its fishing industry, reforms have to go beyond a possible yellow card removal, and the...
New Tuna Market Player Posts Strong Profits
A net profit rise of over 71 percent has been posted by a new entrant to the canned tuna market. Alicorp, owner of Peruvian consumer oil brand, Primor, which launched four canned tuna...
BKK Skipjack Price Steady As Buyers Hold Back
Canners aren’t queuing up for skipjack raw material in Bangkok, and in fact, trading is extremely slow to non-existent, causing the market to stagnate. As has been the case since late June,...
Spanish Fleet: “Indian Ocean Pirates Are Back In Action”
Spanish tuna fleet representatives are calling for an extension of the EU’s anti-piracy mission, Atalanta, off the coast of Somalia, as they are concerned about the increase in boarding...
Thai Union Struggles To See Attractive Investment Opportunity
Thai Union is focusing on boosting its core businesses, putting mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on the backburner, as it states that it doesn’t see attractive opportunity for investment...
Mexico & Japan Overshoot Bluefin Quota
As it has been revealed that Mexico and Japan have overrun their fishing quotas for Pacific bluefin this year, the nations are now being pressured to put measures in place to avoid a...
StarKist Faces Accusations Of Trademark Infringement
A complaint filed in the US District Court of Massachusetts alleges that leading canned tuna company, StarKist Co., has conducted trademark infringement in relation to a range of Bella...
Industry Talks Shifting Powers In The Tuna Business Landscape
Over 100 tuna industry players from the Americas and beyond will gather in Panama City, Panama in February for the 2nd edition of the Americas Tuna Conference (AMAtuna), to discuss the...
Civil Cases Delayed Further As DOJ Investigates Criminal Price-Fixing
The US government has once again requested to put civil lawsuits filed by retailers, consumers and others, on hold, as it continues to build up its criminal case into tuna price-fixing...
Bolton Exec: Italian Tuna Market Growth Is Imminent
Having already strengthened significantly, the demand for canned tuna on the Italian market has good potential to grow even stronger, according to Bolton Alimentari’s International Marketing...
Dongwon & StarKist Want Pre-2011 Conspiracy Claims Dismissed
StarKist and its parent firm, Dongwon Industries, are continuing to work to have any pre-2011 allegations of conspiracy against them dismissed in court, when it comes to a pile of civil cases...
Big Brazilian Brand Gears Up For October IPO
Camil Alimentos, owner of Brazil’s second biggest tuna brand, Coqueiro, is preparing to be listed on the stock exchange, planning to make an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in October this year....
US Fleet Ocean Switching: As Easy This Year?
The legitimate practice of switching from one ocean to another, and subsequently skipping conservation measures, could prove more difficult for the US purse seine fleet this year. FAD bans and...
Crushed Tuna Bones A Solution To Child Health Deficiencies
Using underutilized tuna byproducts could help solve the problem of malnutrition in underdeveloped countries. By working with highly nutritious parts of the tuna which often go to waste as...
Tuna Policy Top Priority In PNG Govt. Formation
As a new government is being formed in Papua New Guinea, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, who at this stage is likely to remain in this position for another term, says that he will put...
IATTC To Finally Progress On Bluefin Ban?
Mexican groups are voicing concerns to the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), as its annual meeting continues in Mexico City. Their major ask is that crucial decisions are made...
DOJ Defends Major Reduction On Bumble Bee Fine
When pleading guilty to conspiring to fix prices of shelf-stable tuna on the US market in May, Bumble Bee agreed to pay a criminal fine of USD 25 million. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is...
Fleet Concerned: FAD Quota Nearly Exhausted In EPO
It is believed that around 80 percent of the catch quotas assigned for FAD sets in the Eastern Pacific has already been used, causing concerns among vessel owners over the fishing...
