As of tomorrow, the EU will remove duties on a significant amount of products imported from Sri Lanka, including origin tuna products, having granted the country GSP+ status once again. The...
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Mexico Seeks Go-Ahead To Start US Tuna Dispute Retaliation
The Mexican government is seeking authorization to start levying higher tariffs on imports from the US as soon as next week, having recently secured its 5th consecutive win in the WTO...
Why Brexit Won’t Be Too Dramatic For Tuna Business
The consequences of Britain’s EU exit for the tuna sector aren’t likely to be dramatic, according to one industry analyst, who recently presented on global tuna trade shifts. However, the...
Spanish Histamine Outbreak: Cases Double
The number of histamine-related illnesses that can be traced back to a batch of fresh tuna recently distributed by a Spanish company, has more than doubled to at least 105, according to the...
Walmart: “Big 3” Job Swapping Facilitated Conspiracy
Conspiracy related to the US canned tuna price fixing case was facilitated partly by the fact that during the relevant period, numerous executives switched from employment with one defendant...
Health Conscious Norwegians Get Growing Appetite For Tuna
Although tuna is not the most consumed fish in Norway, the species’ popularity is increasing notably, as the volume of canned tuna imported in to the country rises year after year. One of the...
Iron Lady Awarded For Determined IUU Fight
Indonesian Fisheries Minister, Susi Pudjiastuti, has been commemorated with an "Excellence in National Stewardship" award, in recognition of her efforts and achievements in fighting IUU...
New Tuna Alliance Kick Starts MSC Pursuit For WCPO Catch
Under the name ‘Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance (WPSTA)’, Taiwan based tuna trader, FCF Fisheries, has entered into full MSC assessment for its skipjack and yellowfin catch, covering...
Tuna Industrial Named As Best Managed Company
Global canned tuna leader Thai Union Group has again been named as the best managed company in Thailand, and has also ranked in first place in several other categories in the 17th annual...
New Smart FAD Buoy Identifies Tuna Species
Spanish firm, Satlink, has developed "the most powerful buoy ever", which is currently under testing and is advertised as having the ability to be able to differentiate between tuna species...
Walmart Lists 50+ Tuna Execs As Alleged Conspirators
More than 50 tuna company and organization executives have been listed as alleged “conspiracy players” in an amended complaint filed by leading US retailer, Walmart, in the civil proceedings...
How Ocean Switching Impacts US Fleet’s Supply to BKK
It’s been well documented that some US flagged tuna purse seiners switched operations to the EPO in 2015, and stayed there for the most part of last year, in a bid to keep up significant catch...
Doctors Say Child’s Condition Not Caused By Mercury In Tuna
A UK mother is relating her daughter’s ill health to the eight-year-old’s nearly daily consumption of canned tuna causing mercury intoxication, as reported by tabloid newspaper, Daily Mail....
More US Retailers Join Price-Fixing Legal Fight
Two more US supermarket chains have joined the likes of Walmart, Kroger and Hy-Vee in filing complaints that accuse the US Big 3 canned tuna brands of fixing prices, a move that coincided with...
PNG Throws Out Discount For Seiners
The PNG government says it will ensure that more tuna is processed domestically, instead of being shipped to foreign plants, and has set forward a plan to end the sale of fishing days to...
EU Loins Quota Defended By Spanish Government
The current volume of pre-cooked tuna loins permitted to enter the EU duty free each year is being defended by the Spanish Minister of Fisheries, as she states that it offers the right balance...
UN Wants Cut Down On Multi-Billion Global Fisheries Subsidies
The reduction of fisheries subsidies will be a key issue at a UN conference next month, with one official describing them as creating a "race to the bottom" in exploiting global stocks. It is...
Spanish Fleet Wants Strong Joint Effort On FAD Management
The development of a harmonized FAD management scheme was on the top of the agenda when the tuna industry met to discuss the use of the devices recently in Madrid. Proper administration of FAD...
Philippines Gets Protective Over Important Tuna Spawning Zone
The Philippines is working to better the protection of its waters and take a serious stance on fighting IUU fishing through a number of measures, including making the Benham Rise, an important...
Teenager Catches Breathtakingly Big Bluefin
A teenager from Louisiana made a remarkable catch when he recently hauled onboard a bluefin tuna seven times his size in the Mexican gulf. The female fish weighed in at 835 pound (379kg), a...
