As part of a previously termed “shrinkflation” trend, a few branded cans across the EU tuna market have been detected as becoming considerably shorter, as the United States tendency appears to...
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Thai Union Globally Under Pressure
The recently launched campaign to urge consumers and investors around the world to avoid canned tuna from Thai Union has attracted support from various corners, placing mounting and now...
Call For Closure Of EU For Turkish Tuna
One of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters, Balfegó Group, is set to call for ICCAT countries to close their borders to bluefin tuna from Turkey during the next International Commission for the...
Echebastar: Maldives MSC Should Be “Annulled”
The Echebastar fishery group has revealed it believes it is WWF’s responsibility to ensure that the Maldives pole and line fishery has its MSC certification annulled, in addition to the...
Echebastar: Deberían ‘Anular’ El MSC De Maldivas
El grupo pesquero Echebastar ha revelado que cree que es responsabilidad del WWF asegurar que se anula la certificación MSC de la pesquería de caña y anzuelo (pole and line) de las Maldivas,...
Red-Rated Yellowfin Triggers No Changes For ISSF Yet
After releasing the latest version of its Status of the Stocks Ratings back in March this year, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has said that despite the recent...
Alliance Further Postpones Stock Rights Offering
Alliance Select International has further deferred its stock rights offering, adding an extra one month delay to the move. The company failed to get the go-ahead from the Securities and...
Sapmer In Burning Boat Rescue
A tuna vessel has saved the lives of 29 fishermen who were trapped onboard a ship which caught fire in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles recently. Sapmer’s purse seiner “Dolomieu”, a 90...
Beached FADs Creating Island Junkyards
With up to 110,000 new FADs released each year, it is virtually impossible to estimate exactly how many fish aggregating devices (FADs) are really floating in our oceans. And with new FADs...
Why More Tuna Cans Are Saying “Wild Caught”
Across the canned tuna market, we’re increasingly seeing brands and retailers stamp a ‘wild caught’ claim on their products; something that more than 99 percent of the world’s tuna supply has...
Por Qué Cada Vez Más Latas Indican “Captura Salvaje”
A lo largo del mercado del atún enlatado, estamos viendo cada vez más marcas y minoristas que incorporan el reclamo ‘captura silvestre’ en sus productos; algo que más del 99 por ciento del...
Sightings Of Huge Tuna On The Up In Canada
Reported sightings of enormous bluefin tuna in Newfoundland, Canada, have been coming in thick and fast over the summer months, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada...
Solander Sees Albacore Export Fall Sharply
Low catches in the country’s waters are causing struggles for one of Fiji’s largest fish exporters, which has seen its albacore shipments to other nations drop considerably. Solander Pacific,...
Fuerte Caída De Exportaciones Atún Blanco
Las bajas capturas en las aguas del país están causando dificultades para uno de los mayores exportadores de Fiji. Ha experimentado una fuerte reducción de sus embarques de atún blanco...
ISSF: NGOs, Buyers, RFMO’s Should Improve Sustainability
Consensus on tuna sustainability among NGOs is growing, according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). Working in parallel to this emergence, the foundation states...
MSC’s 15 Year Milestone Shows Record Sales
This week marked the 15th anniversary of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), celebrating 15 years since the launch of the program which now covers 108 different species of fish and marine...
TU Gets Dongwon & Tri Marine Higher Wage Costs
While the rise is 10 dollar cents less than what was originally expected, tuna cannery workers in American Samoa have finally got their hourly wage hike, which has been blocked by Congress for...
Extra Challenges For Sri Lanka As EU Reviews Ban?
As well as the current red card ban placed on Sri Lanka’s fisheries exports to the European Union, tuna shipments from the Asian country could face some other challenges too. On November 7th,...
Where Will Bangkok SKJ Prices Hit Bottom This Year?
With Bangkok skipjack prices having taken another fall in the last few weeks, rumors suggest that many industry professionals are anticipating further drops in the current market and are...
¿Cuándo Tocarán Fondo Los Precios SKJ De Bangkok?
Con otra reducción en los precios del atún listado de Bangkok (barrilete/skipjack) la semana pasada, los rumores sugieren que muchos profesionales de la industria están anticipando más caídas...
