Thai Union has taken immediate action and severed ties with a supplier that was named in a new report as having a potential link to slave labor. The investigation findings, released just last...
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PNA CEO Criticized For Tough Remarks
Criticizing comments from the PNA CEO, a Maori NZ Labor Party fisheries spokesman, Rino Tirikatene, has said that words used were “downright rude,” and do not reflect well on the PNA...
Slavery Revelations Potential Risk To Tuna Industry
Already battling issues related to slave labor on fishing vessels, the global tuna industry, and particularly the US market has now been faced with another reality; the potential risk exists...
Thai Packers Do Not Pay Peak Skipjack Prices
Despite strong peaks in the market, packers in Thailand are managing to avoid regular highs in the Bangkok whole round frozen skipjack price, for fish of 1.8 kg and up. By buying heavy at low...
Atuna Readers Offer Fresh Perspectives On Fishery Closure
Sometimes even the major players in this industry fail to see the bigger picture on specific matters, and it’s up to the rest to point out a new perspective. Well, the last few weeks have been...
Consumers Intentionally Misled By Under-Packing Tuna Cans?
Costa Rican canned tuna packers are reportedly misleading consumers, as a study reveals some cans to have around 17 percent less tuna content than indicated, while maintaining the same price....
Growing Supply Shrinks Bigeye Prices
Increasing supply of bigeye tuna is pushing prices down, and a gradual decline has seen recent market values drop by 3.5 percent month on month. As concern for the bigeye stock status rises...
Investors Lacking Confidence In TUF Forward Charge
As Thai Union (TUF:TB) charges forward with strong targets for business growth, the company’s considerable confidence is not being shared by investors. Declining tuna raw material prices,...
The Top 3 Seafood Apps
In today’s day and age, consumers are relying more and more on technology to give them the information they need, but when it comes to making responsible purchase choices, scouting the web for...
Emmet Purcell, US Tuna Importer, Sadly Passes
Earlier this month, on March 6th, one of America’s first canned tuna importers, Emmet John Purcell, sadly passed away after an amazing 92 years, and a successful career. After graduating from...
Coastal Tuna Business Discussed By Industry & Retailer
With increasing attention given to fisheries management in the last decade, Bali, Indonesia, is set to host the 4th annual International Coastal Tuna Business Forum (ICTBF) this week, in...
PNA On Collision Course With USA
The PNA is charging at the US fleet head on, as both nations contentiously collide at treaty negotiations. According to the headline of a recent PNA newsletter, CEO Transform Aqorau stressed...
Green Light For US Samoa Longliner Prohibited Area
Despite a number of opposing votes, American Samoa’s domestic longline fleet will now be allowed to fish tuna in the Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) of the nation’s EEZ, thus contributing...
Thai PM Concerned About Falling Tuna Exports To EU
A 40 percent plummet in canned tuna exports to the European Union is causing great concern for the Thai Prime Minister, and joins a list of issues he believes are threatening the economic...
Canneries Come Under Fire In Thai Trafficking Saga
Thailand's downgrade to Tier 3 in the US Trafficking in Persons report has damaged the nation's reputation, and resulted in increasing pressure from retailers. Tuna canneries in the country...
Local Fishermen Protest Against Foreign IUU
The capital of Somalia was taken over by an anti-IUU rally last week, as local fishermen protest against illegal fishing in Somaliland waters. Mogadishu was on fire with dissent last week, as...
Movie Star Welcomes Plans For World’s Biggest Marine Reserve
An 834,000 km square patch of the Pacific Ocean is set to become the world’s largest marine reserve, as the UK’s government goes ahead with plans to fence off the marine protected area (MPA)...
Vietnamese Canner Joins ISSF Members
With eight processing plants for its core tuna business, Foodtech JSC has become the latest firm to join ISSF’s participating companies, bumping the total up to 25. The Vietnamese tuna...
Could Vessel Penalties Reduce Bigeye Bycatch?
Remarks made at the recent PNA meeting in Yap, FSM, brought up the possibility of introducing a management measure capable of reducing the bycatch of bigeye in tuna fisheries. This idea...
Bumble Bee Reacts To Demands For Traceability
After a drastically low ranking in a recent tuna shopping guide, Bumble Bee seems to be upping its sustainability game, reacting to consumer demand for increased traceability. On target for...
