The government in Ghana has been working on strategies to bring more value to tuna products exported from the nation, particularly to the EU market, and for 2015 at least, it appeared to pay...
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EU Reducing Its Reliance On Canned Imports?
Over the last 20 years, substantial and almost consistent growth has been witnessed in the volume of canned tuna production in the European Union, which reached a record high last year,...
A Possible Game Changer For The US Tuna Market?
The US canned tuna market has suffered concerning sales declines for over a decade, and top brands are working to bring innovation and convenience to a relatively stale market. But there is...
Spanish Tuna Lovers Celebrate The Soul Of Barbate
On Sunday the Spanish town of Barbate hosted festivities in celebration of its traditional bluefin tuna trap fishery. The full day popular event, called 'Sabor a Barbate' (Taste of Barbate),...
Hat-Trick Result For TU’s Sustainability Scoring
Thai Union has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Emerging Markets for the third consecutive year. Through its SeaChange® sustainability strategy, the firm has scored as...
Frustration Over WCPFC Failure On Crisis Advice
The Northern Committee (NC) of the WCPFC has been heavily criticized by NGO Pew, with the accusation that members “did not even follow advice from their own scientists”. Member nations again...
Alleged Hawaiian Fleet Labor Abuse Due To Loophole
The revelation that foreign fishermen are confined to American boats for years at a time in worryingly unclean conditions is the core exposure coming from Associated Press’ recent report on...
High Seas Closure The Answer For Skipjack Stocks?
A recent study has found that reducing the exploitation of skipjack on the high seas could replenish stocks in coastal areas by 10 percent, and also help combat the effects of climate change....
Tuna Monitoring System To Catch Drug Smugglers?
An Australian-funded Pacific surveillance operation currently monitoring the world's largest tuna fishery could soon target drug and people smugglers in the region. The Niue Treaty Subsidiary...
Sustainability Over Price For Most German Consumers
German consumers are more concerned that their seafood products are sustainable, rather than how much they cost, according to a recent report commissioned by the Marine stewardship Council...
Global Media Shines Light On Abuse Of Fishermen
The presence of labor abuse in the fishing industry, which has been linked to a lack of oversight, has been reported on by major broadcaster, the BBC. The report which aired earlier this week...
EU Joins At-Sea IUU Patrol In West Africa
The EU has been working to tackle IUU fishing off the West African coast, and after co-funding a recent four-day at-sea pursuit, is optimistic with what it describes as concrete results. The...
Sysco/WWF Pledge To Source Sustainable Tuna In 4 Ways
Sysco, a major US supplier of canned tuna to the foodservice sector has this week expanded its seafood sustainability commitments "through 2020", which it states are in collaboration with WWF....
Ecuador’s Bullish Rebound In EU Market
After early 2016 indications that Ecuador was already back in business, canned tuna exporters in the country have managed to keep up rising shipments to the European Union throughout the first...
Oceana: 1 In 5 Seafood Products Mislabeled
A new investigation by environmental group Oceana has found that one in five seafood products are mislabeled worldwide, with tuna being one of the most tested species within the major regional...
Garba: Africa’s Favorite Tuna Dish
With the second African Tuna Conference finishing yesterday, we take a look at one of the most popular tuna dishes that can be found in Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Garba. Garba is a slang name for...
Four Fishermen Killed By Mexican Storm
Hurricane Newton, which has been raging Mexico in the last week, has claimed the life of at least four fishermen as one crewmember is yet to be found. The crew went missing on Wednesday after...
Alleged Labor Abuse On Hawaiian Tuna Fleet
Associated press released a report today describing alleged labor abuses onboard Hawaiian commercial fishing vessels. The report states that around 700 undocumented workers are allowed to work...
StarKist In “Presidential Bid”
StarKist has launched a PR campaign that sees its mascot, ‘Charlie the Tuna’ announce a bid for President of the US as the “alTUNAtive” candidate. The campaign makes use of puns and...
Alternative Feed Leads To Higher Quality Bluefin?
A Japanese seafood company has become the first in the world to farm bluefin tuna using only formulated feed. Hyoshoku Co. in Southwestern Japan has stated that this kind of food makes it...
