A stakeholder meeting this week will address an issue that has gathered increased attention, especially since the MSC process has faced scrutiny in recent months. Talks will focus on the...
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Mexican Tuna Divers Hospitalized
Two divers were hospitalized after suffering from decompression sickness while carrying out their duties for a Mexican tuna purse seiner. Working with a 680 ton seiner named María Guadalupe,...
Fresh Outbreak Of Histamine: Over 200 Cases
The Italian government has released a health warning related to histamine poisoning, believed to have been caused by fresh yellowfin tuna. According to reports, there have been over 200...
THAIFEX Sparks Strong Trading & Higher SKJ Prices
With major tuna buyers gathered this week at Asia’s most influential food trade show, THAIFEX, skipjack trading activity is strong. Although volumes are limited, deals have been concluded at...
Thai Union & Greenpeace Hand Each Other Awards
After a long-running Greenpeace campaign against Thai Union, the two sides have shown a remarkable change in behavior, awarding each other for their sustainability efforts, TU has announced...
Gas Leak Poisons Tuna Crew
A gas leak aboard a carrier vessel that docked in a Thai port has poisoned 20 of its crew, with ten of those affected being rushed to hospital. Initial reports had suggested that an ammonia...
700,000 Consumers Call On TU To Lead On Sustainability
The attention is back on Thai Union and its tuna supply chain, after what seemed like a period in which Greenpeace was softening its campaign tactics against the leading firm. A Greenpeace...
US Govt: Longliners Haven’t Stolen Local Catch
American Samoa has asked the court to throw out an appeal from the US Federal government, in a case that has extended the territory's protected waters, limiting US longline operations....
EU The “Scapegoat” In IO Catch Reductions?
The European Commission is regretful that amendments were made to the yellowfin catch reduction measure at the recent IOTC meeting, believing that the new rules specifically target the EU...
Guinness World Record For $1.8 Mil Bluefin
The first bluefin sold at Tsukiji market in 2013 has been entered into the Guinness World Records as the "most expensive tuna fish sold at an auction". Purchased by Kiyomura Corporation, for...
El Niño Uncertainty For US Albacore Fishery
There is a 50 percent chance of El Niño forming in the waters off the US west coast by late summer or early fall this year, according to NOAA, which could put the fortune of the albacore tuna...
TU’s Value Added Focus Channeled Through Mareblu
Having communicated an eagerness to expand its value added tuna references, Thai Union is delivering on this venture through its Italian Mareblu brand, launching two new tuna-centered product...
Subway’s Claim To The Tuna Throne
In a world where on-the-go meal options are increasingly in demand, healthy choices are highly sought after as a substitute of the unwholesome fast food lunchtime of burger and fries. One...
On The Couch With Indonesia’s Iron Lady
After ordering destruction of hundreds of IUU vessels, Minister Susi Pudjiastuti reveals her plans to boost local tuna processing output and exports. Among a busy seafood week in Brussels,...
Flexitarianism: What Does It Mean For Tuna?
A rise in consumers shying away from eating meat and swearing to a new trendy diet called “flexitarianism” could have significant impact on the tuna industry. A more health conscious and...
The Dream Of Tuna In An Aquarium
In the around 250 aquariums and marine centers in all different parts of the globe, tuna is a rare sight. Only a handful of aquariums around the world choose to keep tuna as part of their...
Free-School Tuna Catch: Exactly How Much Is There?
The Western Pacific The Western Pacific, the fishing ground representing over 50 percent of global tuna catch, is also, unsurprisingly, home to the most substantial volumes of free-school...
Advertise Or Educate
For some companies, using the blue tick MSC label on their products is sufficient enough to communicate the message of sustainability. Others, however, take the approach of supplying much more...
Influential Women In The Tuna Industry
Dr. Darian McBain As Thai Union’s Group Director of Sustainable Development since July 2015, Dr. Darian McBain has major influence on sustainability policies for the global tuna industry,...
The Escalating Tuna Price Fixing Scandal
As the US canned tuna price fixing case swells in significance, discussions are beginning to be centered on whether the Big 3 and the entire US tuna industry can recover from this...
