Canned tuna producers in the EU bought slightly less frozen pre-cooked loins in the beginning of this year. Their overall purchases from foreign processors were reduced. However, Chinese...
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Chinese Tuna Vessels Spend Years At Sea Without Oversight
Tuna and other seafood fishing vessels are venturing further to remote locations and staying longer at sea in search of catch. This is one of the factors that spearheads IUU fishing and forced...
EU Alerts: Spain Reports Three Cases Of Cold Chain Interruption
Six tuna-related incidents were reported in the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in June. Five came from Spain and one from the Netherlands. The majority were related to cold...
EU Collaborative Project Kicked Off To Improve Stock Assessment Models
An EU-subsidized project to improve tuna stock assessments in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans kicked off last week. The key goal of ITUNNES is to develop scientific advice on tuna biology and...
Binh Dinh Tuna Festival Puts Spotlight On Province As ‘Tuna Capital’
Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh organizes the Essence of Land and Sea Festival from July 11 to 15. The event will be an opportunity to advertise the importance of its tuna industry. The...
Shanghai Kaichuang Acquires Canadian Seafood Firm
Chinese tuna fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International has acquired full ownership of Canadian firm French Creek Seafood (FCS) after already buying a 70 percent stake in the...
Spanish Seiners Urge Govt For IO Bigeye Quota
The boat owners are hampered in organizing their fishing operations because the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food has yet to allocate the bigeye quota, imposed by IOTC for...
Major Global Highlights June 2024
Skipjack price in Bangkok witnessed an upward trend throughout June. The biennially released UN FAO SOFIA report revealed that tuna is the most consumed fish. Uncertainty continues to loom...
World Leaders Push For Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Implementation
The 'Aid for Trade Global Review' event called for the promotion of sustainable tuna and other fisheries by implementing the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies....
Crew Member Missing After Purse Seiner Capsizes In Pacific Ocean
A Colombian-flagged purse seiner, Sea Gem, capsized in the Pacific Ocean on June 28, following a suspected explosion. All the crew members left the sinking vessel and shifted into lifeboats...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Shoots Up
The skipjack trade in Bangkok is slowing down as processors have full inventories and with the FAD ban in the WCPO inching closer, stress in the market is rising and deals are made at...
Consorcio Aims To Take Italian Market With HPP Processed Tuna Products
Spanish tuna brand Grupo Consorcio launched its ready-to-eat tuna products in the Italian market earlier this year. The Cantabrian-based Group used high-pressure processing (HPP) technology...
US Irks Labor Activists By Ranking Taiwan At Top In TIP Report
The US has once again placed Taiwan in Tier 1 in its recent Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, which is much to the fury of Global Labor Justice (GLJ). This international labor rights...
Spanish Associations Cry Foul Over Govt Not Removing VAT On Tuna Products
Stakeholders from the tuna fishing sector are irked by the recent decision of the Spanish Council of Ministers to exclude tuna and other fish items from the tax reduction on basic...
Thai Union Opens First Global Shop In Bangkok
Seafood giant Thai Union (TU) has opened its first Thai Union Global Shop in Bangkok. It offers tuna and other seafood products that are part of TU’s core business units – ambient, frozen,...
Thailand’s Plan To Relax Fisheries Laws Could Obstruct FTA With EU
The Thai government has taken steps to reform its national fishing laws and this could take the country back to at least a decade. The Industries' interests removing bureaucratic complexities...
MSC Makes Changes To Its “Problematic And Difficult To Apply” Version 3
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) will issue new technical amendments in July this year to its Version 3 (V3) standard. The organization stated that this will make V3 more practical for...
Vietnam Boosts Business With EU Buyers In Q1
The EU increased its canned tuna purchase from Asian processors in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2023. The Filippino canners are its biggest seller, followed by...
Tuna Buyers Settle Price-Fixing Claims With StarKist & Bumble Bee
Tuna buyers seeking USD 1 billion compensation for damages from owners of StarKist and Bumble Bee reached settlements just ahead of the trial on July 15 bringing an end to a decade-old legal...
Tunago Longliners Get Blue Logo For Pacific Albacore, Bigeye, Yellowfin
Taiwanese fishing company Tunago Fishery Co. Ltd. received the MSC certification for its longline albacore, bigeye, and yellowfin catches in the Pacific Ocean. All seven vessels, flagged to...