Following an IOTC “red rated” assessment for the species back in October, the ISSF has just this week downgraded Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna in the release of its refreshed and well recognized...
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Drained Weight The New US Standard In 2016?
Previously deemed an “archaic” method of determining the weight of canned tuna, the US Big Three tuna brands are once again opening the controversial case, and seriously pushing to get rid of...
Blood, Sweat and Processing: The Real Work Of Fishermen
The process of landing catch from the sea and onto the plates of consumers worldwide often goes unappreciated. Fishermen undertake much more than simply catching the fish, with most of the...
Thai Union Moves Towards Online Sales
Thai Union has revealed that it will launch its new online shop this March, a move that has been approved by the company’s board of directors. Thai Union Online Shop Co., Ltd. will provide a...
“We Need To Know The Reasons Behind EU’s IUU Cards”
The transparency of the EU’s IUU carding system could do with a significant boost, according to Europêche President, Javier Garat, who stresses that we don’t just need to know when a country...
The Other Face Of Thai Union
Sometimes it can be tough not to judge a book by its cover, and in the case of Thai Union, with almost daily updates about its failed merger, poor sustainability practices and reputation for...
Foreign Vessels Obliged To Land 30% Of Tuna In Peru
In a bid to increase the supply of whole round tuna to the domestic processing industry, the Peruvian government has adopted new measures that will force all foreign vessels fishing in its EEZ...
Tuna Industry Escapes Giant Cyclone Winston
Despite the wrath of Cyclone Winston’s 300 kilometer per hour winds having caused devastating destruction to Fiji, as the most powerful storm on record in the Southern Hemisphere, the nation’s...
Indonesia Wants Fishery Expansion Without Foreign Investors
The time is right for expanding Indonesia’s domestic fishing industry according to maritime officials in the country, who say that now is the moment to invest both money and effort to ensure...
Preparations Begin For World Tuna Day
First internationally celebrated on May 2nd 2011, World Tuna Day has grown from strength to strength, providing a special day for all those involved internationally within the tuna industry,...
Weak Baht Steers Thai Union Profits To Record High
Proof of its sheer strength in the industry, despite all odds being stacked against it, Thai Union has just announced record profits for 2015, reaching THB 6.1 billion (USD 170 million) before...
UN Meeting Discusses Future Tuna Trade
Discussing sustainability surrounding an industry that now provides developing countries with more export revenue than meat, tobacco, rice and sugar combined has never been so important, and...
Two Large Foodservice Tuna Buyers Merge
Major US foodservice canned tuna buyer, Sysco, is planning to snap up UK based foodservice firm Brakes Group from Bain Capital Private Equity in a massive USD 3.1 billion deal that will give...
Judge Dismisses StarKist Settlement On Underfilling
Nine months after it agreed to a hefty USD 12 million payout to tuna buyers following accusations that the brand was underfilling its cans, it is still not the end of the story for one of the...
Calvo To Expand Its Seiner Fleet
Grupo Calvo is set to make two new additions to its fleet, with the construction of two purse seiners which will operate under a Salvadoran flag to fish for tuna in international waters. The...
How Iran Is Grasping More Indian Ocean Tuna
Around 20 percent of all tuna fishing in the West Indian Ocean is related to the Islamic Republic of Iran, according to an Iranian fisheries official speaking at the ongoing IOTC’s third...
Protest Against “Swim With The Tuna” Attracts Hundreds
Now for a second time, the community of Victor Harbor have rallied together to oppose the “Swim with the Tuna” tourist attraction which has been approved for development in the town’s...
John West Launches Unlimited Edition Project
In celebration of its recent MSC accreditation, John West Australia, in association with Cummins&Partners, has developed ‘The Unlimited Edition’ project. John West recognized the need to...
MSC Shows Off Social Benefits Of Its Program
So far in MSC’s almost 20 year history, its focus has remained on the importance of safeguarding the world’s oceans from the dangers of unsustainable overfishing, but 2016 is showing another...
Strong Lobbying To EU On Red Card For Thailand
Still under the shackles of the yellow card it received from the EU last April, Thailand continues to anticipate the outcome from European officials on the country’s future status, hoping that...
