French fishing company Sapmer sold two of its seiners to Spanish Worldwide Fishing Company (Wofco). The Mauritius-flagged ‘Belle Rive’ and ‘Belle Isle’ operating in the Indian Ocean will soon...
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Sajo Ropes In Popular Singer To Sell Its Tuna Products
Korean company Sajo Daerim recently announced that singer and television host Sung Si-kyung will be the new advertising model for its Sajo Tuna brand. The company brings several premium tuna...
Dongwon Accuses Rival Harim Of Unfair Bid
The acquisition of Korean shipping line HMM is in its final stage with two bidders left. Dongwon complained about Harim Group making an unfair bid. Dongwon has disputed Harim’s request to...
Over 5,000 Tuna Cans “Unfit For Human Consumption” Destroyed
Peruvian health officials have destroyed more than 5,000 tuna cans in Chiclayo after they were seized at several operations because they “were unfit for human consumption." The brand name of...
What Will The Future Hold For Spanish Processing Firm Atunlo?
The fate of Spanish frozen tuna loins and steaks processor Atunlo has been hanging by a thread since it announced in November that it entered into a pre-bankruptcy procedure with creditors to...
Main EU Markets Buy Less Canned Tuna In Q3
Overall, the trade in canned tuna in the three main EU markets declined in Q3 2023. Traders and retailers in Spain and Italy reduced their imports, and those in France purchased a bit more...
EU Alerts: Three Serious Warnings For Mercury In Tuna
In December, six tuna-related incidents were reported in the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). Two each were from the Netherlands and Italy, and one each from Spain and France....
Spanish Union Criticizes Atunlo’s Decision To Lay Off Workers
The Worker’s Commission (CCOO) expressed concerns about tuna processing firm Atunlo's intention to retain only 13 of the 150 workers at its O Grove plant in Pontevedra. The CCOO “fears that...
Spanish Maritime Electronics Pioneer Luis Arbulu Liz Passed Away At 88
The founder of Grupo Arbulu, Luis Arbulu Liz, passed away at the age of 88 on January 1. The Group specializes in maritime electronics and satellite communications and consists of nine...
Omanian Tuna Processor Achieves Global Seafood Alliance Certification
Ocean Experts Fisheries LLC, an Oman-based tuna and seafood processing company, achieved the Global Seafood Alliance’s (GSA) Seafood Processing Standard (SPS) certification in December. Its...
ICCAT FAD Ban Continues To Stir African Tuna Industry
On January 1, the fifth 72-day FAD closure began for tuna vessels operating in the Atlantic Ocean and it will last until March 13. There is some controversy within the African tuna industry...
Readers: Dongwon’s Possible HMM Deal Could Put StarKist In Financial Jeopardy
The global tuna industry is eagerly awaiting whether the Dongwon Group will acquire a stake in Korean shipping line HMM. Dongwon announced last September that it is planning an initial public...
Red Sea Crisis Raises Tuna Export Prices To EU
Seychelles is likely to increase the price of its tuna exports to main markets such as the EU due to the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea which has drastically affected global shipments....
Julio Morón New President Of CEPESCA
The Spanish boat owner’s association Cepesca has chosen Julio Morón as its new President as of December last year after his predecessor decided to retire voluntarily. Morón, who had been the...
Chilean Navy Deploys Submarine To Curb IUU Fishing In Easter Island
The Chilean Navy announced that it recently deployed one of its submarines to monitor IUU fishing in the South Pacific Ocean. Chile alleges that illegal tuna and other seafood vessels...
Registrations Open For Bangkok World Tuna Conference & Exhibition
Infofish has opened registrations for the 18th World Tuna Conference and Exhibition in Bangkok from May 20 to 22. This year's event is themed ‘Advancing Blue Transformation, Sustainable...
Year In Review: 2023
2023 was a year of serious ups and downs for the global tuna industry. Trading for skipjack raw material fluctuated wildly due to low catches in all oceans, especially in WCPO. One of the...
Atuna Celebrates 25 Years Of Reporting On Global Tuna Business
When Henk Brus started posting some tuna market news on his brand new website every few days in 1998, he had no ambition to start a media company. He only hoped to make his newly founded tuna...
EU Raw Material Demand Collapses
EU producers continued reducing their imports of tuna whole rounds in the third quarter of 2023. Overall, there was a massive drop in intake in the first nine months compared to last year,...
Ecuadorian Fishery Adds EPO Skipjack To MSC Certification
MSC published the updates for two tuna fisheries. The Ecuadorian fishery achieved the blue logo for its scope extension and the Japanese fishery is entering its final phase. The...