The future competiveness of American Samoa’s tuna canning industry could be in jeopardy if planned minimum wage hikes are to dramatically increase operational expenses. In an ongoing...
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Strong Dollar Causes Economic Struggles For Ecuador’s Canners
In the midst of a strengthening US dollar, Ecuadorian exporters, stretching a range of industries, including tuna, are concerned for the economic challenges the rest of the year could bring....
Regulating Indian Fisheries Goes Against Existing Laws
Big changes to India’s deep sea fishing policies have made the new guidelines “illegal” according to the nation’s Chief Minister, who states that the changes made could swamp India’s EEZ with...
Rocky 2015 Start For Thai Canners
Suffering a seven percent YoY drop, Thai canned tuna exports have fallen to their lowest level in at least four years, with canners in the country getting off to a rocky start in 2015. From...
Country Of Origin Laws Delayed Until August
Though thePrime Minister began pushing for clearer food labeling laws at the start of this year, the implementation of country of origin labels in Australia a might not happen until as late as...
Australia To Become World’s Most Sustainable Tuna Market?
According to Greenpeace Australia, the majority of the Aussie canned tuna market will be sourcing tuna from sustainable fishing methods by the end of this year. Some brands still have policy...
MW’s CEO Very Confident In 2015 Results
Despite low growth expectations, MW Brands, wholly owned by Thai Union, is confident with its 2015 outlook, and is ready to work closely with TUF to shake off Thailand’s recent yellow card....
Now Almost 50% US Albacore Consumed Domestically
Oversupply in foreign markets still limits the amount of US caught albacore that can be exported, but the domestic market seems to be picking up, as in 2014, 50 percent of the US fleet...
Casi 50% De Albacora Estadounidense Consumida Ahora En Mercado Domestico
El exceso de oferta en los mercados extranjeros todavía limita la cantidad de atún albacora (Thunnus alalunga) estadounidense capturado que se puede exportar, pero el mercado interno parece...
Seychelles Expects Tuna To Become #1 Contributor To Economy
Though the Seychelles is primarily a tourism driven nation, recent port developments and infrastructure investment plans are the hope for a new and improved economy, and the domestic tuna...
Instagram: A Whole World Of Tuna To Dive Into
Of all the ways tuna can be fished, diving is one of the most exhilarating, yet dangerous methods, and definitely worth a shout out on Instagram, where this week plenty of US tuna divers...
WTPO Reduction Will Cut Supply Within 2 Months
The World Tuna Purse Seine Organization (WTPO) has announced that its members and cooperating non-members have agreed to a 35 percent reduction in tuna fishing effort until the end of 2015....
WTPO Agrees To 35% Global Tuna Fishing Reduction
The World Tuna Purse Seine Organization (WTPO) has announced that its members and some cooperating non-members have agreed to a 35 percent reduction in fishing effort until December 31st 2015,...
Thailand ‘Port In -Port Out’ System Should Eridicate IUU
Just as the world’s biggest seafood exporting nation is issued a yellow card from the EU for a lack of efforts towards combatting IUU fishing, the Thai Department of Fisheries has set out to...
Leading Phil Canner Gets Off To Strong Start
Thanks to robust demand for branded product, the Philippines leading canned tuna producer has announced a positive profit result for the first quarter of the year, up a substantial 37 percent...
Maldives Canner Not Benefiting From P&L Demand
The Maldives leading canned tuna producer, Mifco, suggests that the country’s UK exports of pole and line skipjack product could regain strength in the coming years, as the firm is in the...
World Tuna Day Ignored By Brands
As various events marked World Tuna Day this weekend, and the importance of tuna to the livelihood and income of many nations, it was bigeye tuna that took center stage in the PNA, while...
Concern Over IOTC’s “Unacceptably High” FAD Limits
Significant concern has emerged over what some describe as an “unacceptably high limit” on the use of FADs agreed by the IOTC. The decision, according to Greenpeace, means the French and...
“Consumers Need To Realize That US Dolphin-Safe Is Fraud”
“It’s time for consumers to realize that US “dolphin safe” labels are a fraud cooked up by special interests”. These are the words of an American public policy research organization, CATO...
Tuna Truck Looted After Road Accident
After a truck load of tuna capsized on a central highway in Venezuela, passing by drivers stopped to loot the tuna, causing quite a hassle andsignificant congestion. Just last week, on the 25A...
