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TU Shares Customer Base With Other Exporters
President and CEO of Thai Union, Thiraphong Chansiri, will provide advice to the Thai government on how to penetrate the US market. As a “regional advisor”, he will provide lists of food...
WWF App: Complete Or Confusing?
Spanish seafood consumers are set to receive help in making sustainable decisions. WWF has released an app packed with information about gear types, aquaculture and FAO zones, designed to be...
Spanish Fleet Wants Temporary Shut Downs On Yellowfin
Spanish tuna operators are pushing for more effective control measures in the Pacific, Indian and the Atlantic Ocean in order to protect tuna stocks. OPAGAC, which represent around 40 seiners...
Vegan Toona No Competition For The Real Deal
Plant-based alternatives to meat and fish are steadily growing in both the US and EU market, also seeing the introduction of substitutes for tuna. But can the vegan “toona” product live up to...
Marshalls Seeks Policy To Secure Millions And Future
The Marshall Islands is seeking to build a tuna conservation program with other island nations, in a bid to protect and grow what is this year forecasted to be a USD 25 million revenue stream....
Advancing SKJ Price Makes Canners Buy Hand To Mouth
An end to a long drawn-out climb in the Bangkok skipjack price over the past few months shows no sign of materializing, as the market has witnessed yet another increment in levels quoted in...
Japan’s Fishermen Ignore Conservation Policy
Multiple examples of vessels fishing for Pacific bluefin tuna (PBT) without proper licenses have been unearthed in Japan, throwing into doubt the nation’s credibility where managing stocks of...
Indonesia’s Iron Lady Wants Outright FAD Ban
FADs will be totally prohibited from Indonesian waters all year round if the nation’s Fisheries Minister, nicknamed the “Iron Lady”, acts on recent comments that indicate a strong government...
End Finally In Sight On WTO Dolphin-Safe Feud
A final ruling from the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the long-running dolphin-safe tuna dispute between Mexico and the US is expected to surface in this year’s first half. But even in the...
Race Is Over For EU Canners To Clear Duty Free Loins
The rush among EU canners to clear duty free pre-cooked tuna loins is slowing, with buyers becoming more cautious, with just under 1,800 tons left before full exhaustion By January 10th,...
MSC Gets Cash To Support Small-Scale Fisheries
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has received EUR 1.75 million in funding from the Dutch Postcode Lottery to help small scale and developing world fisheries to become more sustainable and...
Tuna Forgotten As Americans Eat More Fish?
US seafood imports have hit a record high, but a year on year slump in canned tuna volumes reaching the national market sees the product hopefully failing to benefit from the trend. Hitting...
Mexico MSC: Extra Time To Settle Objection Denied
A request for extra time to conduct talks between stakeholders of the Mexican MSC assessment, has been denied, potentially reducing the chance for settlement to be reached on an objection to...
TU Scores Hattrick On Investor Satisfaction
Thai Union has taken home the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET’s) Best Investor Relations Award for the third year in a row, rewarding the canned tuna giant’s efforts to keep investor...
The Biggest Winners From Spain’s Quota Hike
After seeing just over a 20 percent increase in its eastern bluefin quota for 2017, Spain has announced how the allowance will be distributed for the coming season, with changes particularly...
Longliner Sinks Off Spanish Coast
A Spanish tuna longliner sank in the Bay of Biscay area off Northern Spain on Friday afternoon, an incident that reportedly stemmed from rough weather conditions. According to the coastguard...
Falling Consumption Hits France’s Tuna Brands
A notable slip in the volume of canned tuna products reaching the French market last year (Jan-Oct) comes within a wider trend of falling seafood consumption in the country. However, in the...
TU CEO Earns French Knighthood
The CEO of leading canned tuna producer, Thai Union, has received the French “Chevalier de la Légion d’ Honneur” medal, a knighthood in the highest decoration in France. Thiraphong Chansiri...
Are PNG’s Brexit Fears Exaggerated?
Officials in PNG have already aired concerns over Brexit and the possibility of losing free tuna trade with the UK, and now an Australian economist states that the Pacific nation’s...
