Despite reports of an emerging La Niña period and the start of the WCPFC FAD ban in the next two weeks, processors in Bangkok are still hesitant over accepting offered price levels for whole...
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New Seiner For Major French Fleet During Takeover Talks
The largest French-owned tuna fleet, Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO), has officially welcomed the arrival of another brand new purse seiner to its ranks this week, amidst ongoing...
Why The Japanese Didn’t Always Like Tuna
While bluefin in Japan is today regarded in the highest esteem by chefs, fishermen and consumers alike, it was until modern times, consumed only by the poorest of the poor. According to an...
Egypt: The Middle East’s Biggest Tuna Market
In a regional market where more than 120,000 tons of canned tuna is sold each year, Egypt is leading, accounting for over 44 percent of Middle East sales last year. Despite previous growth in...
Sri Lankan EU Tuna Exports Can Finally Resume
Sri Lankan tuna exporters received some welcome news today after it was revealed that the nation’s red card removal has finally been fully processed. This means that two months after the card...
Lidl In Court Over Aggressive Tuna Adverts
Lidl France is being taken to court over a series of TV advertisements which directly compare the discounter’s low priced private label products to equivalent leading brands, including Petit...
TU Shares Its Anti-Slavery Reforms
In the face of continued accusations over the legitimacy of its supply chain, Thai Union has published its first ever Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement, detailing the company’s...
US Govt Rejects Accusations Of High Seas Violations
Earlier this week, the PNA accused a US fisheries rule on high seas access of violating WCPFC conservation measures. With rejection of these claims having already come from several US fleet...
Innovative Skipjack Simulation Gives Look Into The Future
Ongoing work from scientists, exploring behavioral assumptions of skipjack, seeks to assist RFMOs through the development of migration simulations, which could potentially alter our...
What Greenpeace Actually Wants From The Tuna Industry
With Greenpeace’s sustainable tuna campaigns having been focused heavily towards consumers, there could be a risk of the underlying message to tuna companies, brands and retailers getting lost...
Growth Of MSC Tuna Outstrips Other Seafood
MSC certified tuna now represents over a fifth of global tuna catches, and its rapidly growing presence within the industry was a key theme which emerged from this year’s Tuna 2016 Bangkok...
Chinese Interest In Samoan Tuna Cannery
A Chinese fishing company is eyeing up possible construction of a canned tuna processing plant to be located on Samoan soil. Despite the name of the company having not yet been...
IATTC: La Niña Could Be Bad News For Bigeye
The chances that cooling La Niña conditions will be strongly developed by fall and winter this year are high, and while focus is often put on what this will mean for tuna catches, one of the...
More Fully-Farmed Tuna To Hit The Market?
Increased volumes of full-cycle farmed bluefin could soon be making its way to the market after one Japanese firm announced it is aiming to ship 2,100 fully-farmed bluefin by 2019. Kaneko...
Get Your MSC Tuna Here! Or Can You?
Raising the sustainability of their seafood ranges is a top priority right now for many supermarket chains across Europe, as well as educating consumers on what to look for to recognize...
Next Level Tuna Art: Giant Steel Yellowfin
From advertisements to artwork,the internet remains one of the most efficient and cost effective means of spreading a message or idea across the world, with a staggering 3.17 billion people...
Possible End To Dollar Bull Run Could Benefit EU Buyers
EU based tuna buyers will be some of the biggest winners if an expected end to the US dollar’s bull run materializes, as a range of analysts in the Financial Times have forecast that the...
Are We On The Way To Another Record Skipjack Catch?
While total tuna landings in the EPO (Jan-Apr) have cooled off slightly compared to last year’s record setting catch volume, for skipjack, it looks like another all-time high might be in...
How Much Have US Tuna Sales Actually Fallen?
Virtually all recent industry news articles, presentations, import and export figures, reports, analysis, and more relating to the US market are all pointing fingers at one major event...
Canada Told To Avoid FAD Caught Tuna
Tuna is one of the top three most unsustainable seafoods imported into Canada, according to a brand new report released recently, with skipjack caught through the use of FADs deemed to be one...
