Greenpeace is defending its recent canned tuna ranking, which in particular placed negative attention on the US Big 3 brands. The study has received criticism from the American industry, but...
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Alliance Firmly Disputes Investor Accusations
Alliance Select is strongly disputing certain allegations made by minority shareholders in the firm, as a case surrounding claims of wrongly diluted equity could head back to the courtroom....
TU Shakes Hands On $50 Million Loan
Thai Union has officially finalized an important loan agreement with HSBC Thailand, with funds targeted at continuing international expansion for the canned tuna leader. The firm celebrated...
Top Tuna Players Head To World’s Largest Seafood Show
The Seafood Expo Global is taking place in Brussels next week and the world’s largest seafood trade fair is expected to be bigger than ever, as it celebrates 25 editions in the Belgian...
PNG Industry Against Ban On High Seas Bunkering
Representatives of the PNG-based tuna industry are calling on the country to oppose any potential ban on high seas bunkering, an issue discussed among PNA officials at last week’s meeting, but...
Have Your Say: Do Supply Vessels Need Limits?
This week we want your opinion on the following standpoint: Scouting Supply Vessel Use Should Be Unlimited The use of scouting supply vessels, or “FAD-management boats” has recently come to...
Eroski’s Bold Buying Policy Tipped As Big IUU Stride
With the news that Spanish retailer, Eroski, has used the EU's carding system to shape its tuna buying policy, we wanted to know whether Atuna readers believed that this represented a big step...
US Industry Hits Back At “Biased” Tuna Ranking
A significant chunk of the US tuna industry is hitting back at the recent Greenpeace canned tuna ranking, with both the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and StarKist calling it unscientific...
One Major Fleet’s Strengthening Focus On Higher Value Catch
A focus from the Taiwanese tuna fleet to more heavily target higher value tuna species is increasingly clear as overall 2015 global tuna catches are revealed. Despite a sharp drop in their...
Jail Time Proposed To Stop Vietnamese “Blue Boat” Plague
The most punitive action yet has been taken against so-called "blue boats”, believed to mostly come from Vietnam, with three vessels handed fines amounting to USD 4.6 million. A senior...
Should Scouting Supply Vessels Be Banned?
From the Indian Ocean region there are calls for a ban on supply vessels, which assist the operations of tuna purse seiners, as concerns grow surrounding the overfished status of yellowfin in...
At-Sea Transshipment Ban Vital To Stop IUU
A ban on the transfer of fish from one vessel to another, while at sea, is necessary to end illegal fishing, a new study emphasizes. Researchers analyzed existing regulations enforced by...
US Canneries Need No-Fish Zones Reopened
Calls to open up no-fish marine monument zones have been made afresh, with the American Samoa congresswoman urging the central government to grant access to US tuna fishermen, in a bid to...
WWF Objection Forces Mexican Fleet Into MSC Adjudication
Despite earlier signs that a settlement between parties could be met, the pursuit of the Mexican tuna purse seine fleet to gain MSC certification will now head to adjudication phase, pushed by...
Big Bids Expected On Taiwan’s First Bluefin
The first Pacific bluefin tuna of the Taiwanese season has been hauled in and is set to head for auction. The prestige of this initial catch is expected to see the weighty fish attract bids of...
MSC-Committed Hotel Chain Advised Not To Sell Yellowfin
Scandinavia’s first fully MSC certified hotel group has almost no tuna on its restaurant’s menus. According to the group, it has been advised by WWF not to serve yellowfin and bluefin, despite...
US Big 3 “Hold The Industry Back” On Sustainability
The three leading canned tuna brands in the US market are accused of holding the industry back from sweeping changes that are desperately needed, as Greenpeace USA stresses within its latest...
Alliance Pulled Back Into “Ghost Investor” Legal Dispute
A dispute sparked by a “ghost investor” in Philippine canned tuna firm, Alliance Select, will restart in court; a decision that reinstates a case brought by minority Singaporean stockholders...
Underfilled Tuna Drives Up “Slack-Fill” Lawsuits
The number of lawsuits that accuse food companies of underfilling their products and tricking consumers in doing so have increased massively in recent years, and the growth has been partly...
Aldi Ireland Recalls High-Histamine Frozen Yellowfin
Batches of frozen tuna steaks have been recalled from Aldi Ireland, as the retailer states they can contain high levels of histamine which could cause “health risks” if eaten. So far, there...
