The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released the report ‘Activities for the Safety of Imported Seafood’ outlining a comprehensive approach for monitoring canned tuna, loins, and...
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Could Tuna From Illegally Deployed FADs End Up In MSC Supply Chain?
More details are emerging regarding the Korean-flagged ‘Sunflower 7’ carrier that was denied unloading its tuna whole rounds at Bangkok port by authorities that suspected the fish was the...
EU Cracks Down On Rampant Greenwashing, Wants Firms To Substantiate Eco Claims
The European Commission (EC) has stepped up its consumer protection efforts in cracking down on greenwashing. It has proposed common criteria so that companies have to substantiate any...
Maruha Nichiro’s New Strategy To Expand Its Tuna Business
Japanese seafood company and trader, Maruha Nichiro Corporation, aims to integrate its subsidiaries Marine Access Corporation and Maruha Nichiro Retail Service Co., Ltd. to...
Seychelles Prepares For Second FAD Cleanup With Fisheries Students
The Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) conducted a “mission briefing” on Monday before its upcoming coastline FAD retrieval program beginning on March 27. The clean-up drive will be conducted by the...
US Seiner Fleet Underway To Getting American Samoan Licenses
US purse seiners have good news to look forward to as the American Samoan government will issue licenses for the vessels to land fish in the island nation. It has been approved by the...
Mozambique Tuna Scam Involved Credit Suisse Saved From Imploding
Swiss lender Credit Suisse was thrown a lifeline through the intervention of the nation's government. Under its pressure, the bank (which was deeply involved in the Mozambican tuna scam) has...
Sun Flower 7 Cooperating Closely With Sajo MSC Fleet?
Research by Atuna about the ownership of the tuna cargo within the Korean carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’ which was refused entry into the Bangkok port, due to suspected IUU activities, has uncovered...
GTA Director Steps Down
Tom Pickerell, Executive Director of the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), has announced that he is stepping down from his position as of March 31. At the same time, GTA has hired Gunther Errhalt, a...
Healthy Ghanaian MPAs Crucial To Protect Tuna
Many countries around the world have taken the UN pledge to protect 30 percent of the world’s oceans by creating Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). According to...
Thai Union’s Stock Buyback Reaches USD 18.8 Million
Thai Union (TU) has continued with its stock buyback which began last week. On March 21, the company announced that it has repurchased 44,700,600 cumulated shares to date which are...
Panamanian Officials Find Weight Deviation In 1/3 Tuna Products
The Authority for Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition (Acodeco) conducted an operation to verify the net content of tuna and seafood products that are sold from retail shelves. Out...
Italian Canned Tuna Imports Gained Massive 30% Traction
Despite Italy having its own processing sector, buyers’ reliance on importing canned tuna hit a near peak in 2022. Spanish canners with ties to Bolton managed to gain more...
New Movement Wants Open Access To RFMO Meetings
A new movement, Equal Access Principles, recently stepped forward and called on stakeholders in the tuna business to endorse its 12 fundamentals. It seeks more public access for parties (other...
FIA PNG Seiners Awarded Crew Safety FISH Standard
PNG's Fishing Industry Association (FIA) fleet was awarded the Fairness, Integrity, Safety, and Health (FISH) certification a year after applying. The Philippine- and PNG-flagged 33 purse...
StarKist Samoa Temporarily Suspends Operations
StarKist has temporarily shut down operations in its tuna processing plant in American Samoa for construction and maintenance work. The company did not reveal further details about the ongoing...
EU & Thailand Announce FTA Negotiations, ANFACO Asks For Tuna Exclusion
On the heels of the news that the EU and Thailand have relaunched negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), the Spanish seafood processors association, Anfaco-Cecopesca has sounded the...
Philippine Small-Scale Fishers Criticize Government Building Cold Storage
A group of small-scale fishermen in the Philippines has criticized the government's decision to build eleven fish cold storage facilities close to their fishing grounds and landing...
Will Princes Group Be Taken Over By A Private Equity Firm?
A group of private equity candidates has come forward to acquire Princes Foods. Its owner, Mitsubishi Corporation, announced its intention to sell the subsidiary two months ago. Sky News...
Korean Sun Flower 7 Suspected Of Illegally Deploying FADs Near Protected Area
More details have emerged concerning the activities of the reefer carrier "Sun Flower 7" loaded with 4000 M/T of tuna that was refused entry to the Bangkok port a week and a half ago. Thai...