Discount retailers have become the latest targets of Greenpeace’s campaign efforts. The environmental NGO has announced its new drive to eliminate unsustainable canned tuna from the shelves of...
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April Imports Put A Halt On Japan’s Q1 Rise
Japan’s canned tuna imports appear to have hit a lull after showing strength through the first quarter. Japanese importers purchased increased amounts of canned tuna in the first three months...
Further Warnings On El Niño Impacts
The chance of El Niño weather conditions emerging this year are almost certain, as predictions rise to 70 and 80 percent. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has released up-to-date diagnostics,...
FCF And Silla Start Pole And Line Cannery
Taiwanese canned tuna trading company, FCF, is planning to jump head first into pole and line production in a joint-venture with Ghanaian fishing company, Panofi Limited. Together they have...
Pregnant? Eat More Skipjack And Less Albacore
Pregnant and breastfeeding women are being recommended to limit their intake of albacore tuna, but concentrate on consuming skipjack. Why? Because the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and...
Doubts Over Tuna Investments Delays Millions Of Dollars In Aid
Germany and Norway have expressed doubts in giving direct support to the Mozambique budget, delaying the announcement of a definitive sum of money from a group of 16 donors and funding...
Would 0% Duty For Philippines Change Anything
As tuna processors and exporters in the Philippines push for zero percent duty tariff on their products imported into the European Union, the country’s tuna fleet is also under consideration...
7 Year Fight On Tuna Non-Delivery
German canned food trader, Huepeden and Co. is not backing down from its seven year fight on the non-delivery of canned tuna from Thailand. Winning its verdict in Thai court, the company now...
Most MSC Eligible Tuna Hits Shelves Without The Logo
Source: Written by Amy Booth, FoodNews EU demand for MSC tuna is estimated at 150,000 tons of raw material over the coming year. Although there are 580,000 tons of potentially eligible...
Atuna Index Up 36% From April Lows
A recovery is emerging, as the atuna.com skipjack price index is up 36 percent from its three year low in early April 2014. After falling to 156 on the scale, the market has shown a very...
Selling Tuna As Nespresso?
Should the tuna business use the model of premium coffee maker Nespresso to approach the market? That’s what Jorge Arrizabalaga thinks, Marketing Director for Spanish tuna canner, Conservas...
Pole And Line Has Competition On Species Selectivity
Tuna fishing gears have scored high marks in a recent rating for sustainability in MSC’s Science Series. And it’s not just the commonly supported method of pole and line that takes the credit...
Has The Philippines Pulled PNG Into IUU Trouble?
The EU has stressed that “the Philippines and PNG are not doing enough to fight illegal fishing.” It says “it identifies concrete shortcomings such as a lack of a system of sanctions to deter...
Purcell Expanding To Boost Pole And Line Sales
A major importer and supplier of private label canned tuna is hoping for a growth in pole and line sales, expanding into a new sales office in New Jersey. Supplying nearly every retail grocery...
Sardimar Desperately Tries To Stop Purse Seiner Ban
Complaints from Costa Rican Sardimar tuna cannery have prompted the government to pause on issuing restrictions on purse seine tuna fishing. An expected ban has been halted pending the...
Hot Agenda Announced For First African Tuna Conference
It’s out! The exciting provisional program for the first ever African tuna conference. The two-day, all-day agenda is jam-packed with important industry speakers and hot topics to give you a...
Plans For 67% Increase In Pacific Fishing Fees
The cost of tuna fishing in the waters of the PNA nations is about to get even steeper. Pacific Island countries have announced plans to dramatically increase the fees they charge tuna seiners...
Are Some Drift Nets Less Bad Than Others?
Drift nets –large fishing nets stretching for miles suspended by floats– have been banned within the national waters of many countries and on the high seas by several international bodies....
Report: Shut Down High Seas For Tuna Fishing
Shutting down fishing on the high seas will help overfished tuna stocks around the world – including tuna. This is the view of a new study undertaken by the Global Ocean Commission....
One Rule For Italy And Another For Everyone Else?
It’s not been kept quiet that Italian health officials are commonly discovering issues with imported tuna products from other European member states. In fact, the country sends the most...
