Mexican tuna corporation, Grupomar, has revealed plans for an investment in the facilities of its Manzanillo plant, which is expected to boost the location’s overall capacity to over 30...
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WTO Win Gives Firm Hope For Export Growth To US
The recent Mexico win in the WTO tuna labelling dispute has given firm hope among the nation’s processors that canned tuna exports to the United States can be boosted. However, one key...
EU Fleet Extends Costly Indian Ocean Access
Allowing for up to 85 EU vessels to fish for tuna and tuna-like species in Indian Ocean waters, the European Union has ratified another four year agreement to access Mauritius’ EEZ, a deal...
How World Tuna Day Was Celebrated All Over The Globe
What started as a small celebration in Papua New Guinea, World Tuna Day and the commemoration of all tuna species has spread to be a globally marked event. With thanks to a UN ratification...
Anova’s Answer To Growing Tuna Trends
As part of its new chilled counter range, Dutch tuna supplier Anova Seafood is bringing out cubed albacore, a ready-to-eat product not often seen in European supermarkets. The innovation is...
Century Looks Beyond Tuna For Growth
Century Pacific continues to diversify its product line, expanding not only in tuna, with its latest investment acquiring a canned pork and beans brand, dominant in the Philippine market....
EU Free Trade No Milestone For Mexican Canners
While Mexico works to get relaxed rules of origin within a looming Free Trade Agreement with the EU, several tuna canners within the nation believe such a deal won’t have a big impact on their...
Global Sustainability Underlined On World Tuna Day
As today’s global celebrations of World Tuna Day are well underway, many are taking the opportunity to speak up on issues regarding the sustainability of vital tuna stocks. While there are...
Walmart Updates Complex Tuna Promise
Walmart, the world's leading retailer, has made updates to its canned tuna sourcing policy, which sees its complex commitment switch from requiring MSC certification specifically, to...
Major IO Canneries Concerned Over Short Supply
There will be a direct impact on the tuna processing activity of Mauritius and the Seychelles, should the current yellowfin quotas in the Indian Ocean be sustained, resulting in short supply...
Tuna Bycatch Feeding Marshall’s Development
Local resources, including tuna bycatch, are being processed into feed for an aquaculture project in the Marshall Islands, in a bid to circumvent high import costs and provide a jump-start to...
World Tuna Day Takes Over At United Nations
World Tuna Day is finally here and people all over the world are celebrating the day that commemorates the importance of sustainably managing tuna stocks and the significance this fish has on...
Yellowfin Catch Cut Causes “Race To Fish” In IO
The formulation of an IOTC agreement for purse seiners to cut their Indian Ocean yellowfin catches by an average of 15 percent this year, is causing a race to fish scenario in the region,...
Trump Tax Cut A Win For TU Profit?
Thai Union is expected to achieve even higher 2017 profit results on the back of Trump’s unveiling of plans to reduce the US corporate tax rate. A leading Asian analyst firm predicts the...
World Tuna Day: Getting Ready For Big Celebrations
Tomorrow sees the event the tuna industry has been waiting for; the first globally recognized World Tuna Day. The occasion will be celebrated all over the world, with its importance...
Greenseas To Finally Fulfill FAD-Free Promise
Australian canned tuna brand Greenseas was the first major brand in the country to promise to stop sourcing tuna caught using FADs in 2012. After failing to stick to its 2015 deadline, it has...
Japan’s Quota Breach Not Over Yet
Japan's fishermen have confirmed predictions by exceeding their immature Pacific bluefin quota for the year, and it seems likely that the country's total catch of this species will continue to...
Indonesia Marks Clear Definition Of Strict IUU Boundary
Allowing for clearer identification of trespassing vessels, Indonesia has agreed with the Philippines to put a stronger mark on the boundaries of the nations’ EEZs. Ultimately, it will help to...
EU Fisheries Policy Found Inconsistently Enforced
There are problems with the design of the control rules of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which are also being implemented inconsistently by member states, according to the findings...
New US Import Rules: Industry Pushes For Quick Court Decision
A chunk of the US industry is hoping for a quick decision from the ruling judge, as the issue of the implementation of new seafood import rules to boost traceability and reduce IUU, proceeds...
