US-based JBT Corporation’s voluntary takeover of Icelandic Marel has received all remaining regulatory approvals necessary to complete the acquisition. It has until the expiration date of the...
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Echebastar Launches New Alakrana Kids Frozen Tuna Range
Echebastar-owned Alakrana brand has launched two new frozen tuna products – nuggets and mini burgers – for kids in Spain. In an attempt to make parents realize that their children should eat...
Thai Processors Massively Hoarded Cheap Skipjack In Q3
Thai canneries bought record levels of frozen whole round tuna in the first nine months of the year, propelled by skipjack purchases from global fleets. Most suppliers largely increased their...
ABC News: Tuna Companies Want Aussies To Eat More Local Caught Fish
Aussies love their tuna as they consume high amounts of this fish annually. Most of the ambient tuna, mainly skipjack, and some yellowfin, sold in this part of the world is caught in the WCPO...
WCPFC Agrees To Japan’s Demand For Increased Pacific Bluefin Catches
The WCPFC 21st Regular Sessions concluded yesterday but the RFMO is yet to announce all the adoptions made at the meeting. Among them was the decision to expand Japan’s Pacific bluefin quota...
EU Tuna Consumption Grew In 2022
Tuna remained the number one eaten fish in the EU in 2022. Europeans even increased their consumption of this fish. They consumed 2.96 kg of tuna per capita, a four percent hike from the year...
EU Alerts: Only One Case Reported
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) listed only one tuna-related incident last month reported by Italy. On November 18, Italian officials notified high mercury levels in...
Filippino Brand Offers Cats Now “Real Tuna”
Filipino pet products company Mo and Bear which sells its cat food under the brand Purr Delight recently announced its products are now available in select supermarkets. Previously, it could...
8th European Tuna Conference To Take Place In Barcelona On May 5
Atuna is proud to announce that it will be organizing the 8th European Tuna Conference on Monday, May 5, 2025, for the very first time in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place one day...
Skipjack Buying Slows Down In Bangkok
As the year draws to an end, the demand for frozen whole skipjack from Thai canneries has fallen. However, the supply of raw materials slightly increased. Sources are saying there is only a...
Oman’s Largest Tuna Cannery Kick-Starts Operations
Oman’s state-owned SIMAK, formerly known as International Seafood Company, officially inaugurated the commercial production of tuna and other seafood in Duqm. A new line of canned tuna...
WCPFC Adopts Historic Crew Welfare Standards At Annual Meeting
The WCPFC 21st Regular Session concluded today in Fiji with the Commission adopting a landmark binding measure to improve labor and crew welfare and interim standards for electronic monitoring...
Dardanel Will Partly Fall In Foreign Hands
Turkish canned tuna firm Dardanel Onentas Gida Sanayi will get a foreign investor as a shareholder. The family-owned holding aims to sell a part of its shares but will remain the major owner...
Vietnam Tuna Export Value To Hit USD 1 Billion This Year End?
Vietnam’s tuna sales to global destinations witnessed exponential growth this year which would be reflected in its year-end export value. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and...
WCPFC Makes Progress But Keeps Adoptions For The Last Day
The WCPFC meeting will conclude tomorrow and over the weekend, progress was made on the interim management of South Pacific albacore and dolphin bycatch. No adoptions have been announced yet....
Canned Tuna Value To See Billions Of Dollars Growth By 2031
The canned tuna market size is expected to grow exponentially by 2031 owing to health-conscious consumer trends, globalization, and innovative product developments. The US and Europe will...
Maltese Bluefin Farmers Express Concern Over Dwindling Export Value
Maltese bluefin fattening farmers have no reason to rejoice as the export value of their product has plummeted over the past two years. Leaning onto a large outlet market has proved to be...
Major Global Highlights November 2024
November was a crucial month for the two major tuna RFMOs – WCPFC and ICCAT. WCPFC meeting is ongoing and will conclude tomorrow, while ICCAT was held last month and drew important conclusions...
Two Pacific Island States Sign US Tuna Treaty
The Marshall Islands and Palau signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the US for the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT) on Friday. The ceremony by Ministers of both countries and the US...
Coper & Inpesca Come To An Agreement For Atunlo
For months Spanish tuna loins processor Atunlo and fishing company Inpesca have been at loggerheads over the bankruptcy proceedings and restructuring of Atunlo. The latest news is that the two...