Korea’s leading tuna brand Dongwon is gearing up to test its luck with vegan foods for the first time. It announced the release of vegan canned products made from vegetable raw materials....
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Boston Seafood Expo Bans Tuna Alternatives
As the annual Seafood Expo North America (SENA) nears, plant-based food companies are once again prohibited from exhibiting at the event. Its organizer, Diversified Communication, instituted a...
Jealsa’s Turnover Reached Nearly EUR 800 Mil In 2022
After a difficult two years, 2022 turned out to be an exceptional one for Jealsa Corporation. The Group closed the year with a 13 percent growth in turnover, reaching close to EUR 800 million....
Thai Union Aiming For 6% Year On Year Revenue Growth
Thai Union recently reported a record revenue for 2022 and is aiming for another five to six percent growth in its turnover for this year. It is also looking into new capital expenditure...
Sushi Terrorism And Other Social Media Trends
The concept of conveyor-belt sushi was introduced in Japan in 1970 and has been picked up in other parts of the globe. Also called 'rotation sushi' or 'sushi train', plates with delicacies are...
Silla Aims For MSC Certification For FADs And Bigeye In WCPO
There are already 11 MSC-certified fisheries for purse seine gear in the WCPO and now another fishery wants to get the blue logo for its catches. Korean company Silla Co. in a joint venture...
Ecuador’s Tuna Sector Grappling With Tampered Containers
The Ecuadorian tuna sector is deeply concerned about their shipments being linked to the rising number of cocaine smuggling incidents. According to the Ecuadorian Federation of Exporters...
Dongwon Group Reports Record Sales In 2022, Tuna Biz Major Driver
Dongwon Industries reported that it experienced a 16.6 percent increase in its 2022 turnover. The tuna fishing business was one of the drivers for the record revenue. The Dongwon Group...
US 2022 Imports Reflect Continued Recovery Of Canned Tuna Market
US retailers bought a quarter more canned tuna from international processors in 2022. The volume exceeded purchases in eleven years except for the COVID year 2020. Thai processors regained...
Princes Says IOTC FAD Ban Lacks Scientific Evidence
The IOTC decision to implement a 72-day dFAD ban has led to indignation from multiple countries, fleets, and tuna brands. Princes Group, the international food and drinks company, is the...
Maximum Sustainable Yield Basis For EU’s New Marine Action Plan
The much-awaited EU Marine Action Plan (MAP) was published on February 21. The measures to make EU fisheries and aquaculture sustainable and resilient as part of the Biodiversity Strategy for...
Red Lobster’s Dire Situation Eating Into TU’s Net Profits
Thai Union Group’s 2022 financial results showed that its investment in the US restaurant chain, Red Lobster, is still bleeding money. This details come not long after the Group’s CEO...
Missing Taiwanese Longliner Last Spotted Off Palau Coast
Taiwanese officials are greatly concerned about the vessel Sheng Feng No. 128 that went missing on Saturday. The longliner stopped transmitting signals at 2 am when it was 414 nautical miles...
Grupomar Bags Mexican Recognition In Two Categories
Mexican tuna fishing company Grupomar received awards for "promoting the development and quality of life of employees" and "contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals," according to...
Thai Union Hits Record Sales In 2022, Ambient Up 13%
Thai Union has released its financial results showing that it experienced record-high revenue of THB 155.6 billion (USD 4.49 billion) in 2022. Sales grew 10.3 percent year-on-year, driven by...
Spanish Seiner Shipyard Ordered To Compensate Deceased Worker’s Kin
The Supreme Court of Spain has ordered Astilleros Armón and Inprebal to compensate the family of a 24-year-old contract worker who died of asphyxiation while working in the seiner ‘Paco...
Ecuador Seiners Netted Low Volumes Of Skipjack In 2022
In 2022, EPO fleets caught the most volume of main commercial tuna species on record, largely driven by high numbers of yellowfin. The largest purse seiner fleet operating in this ocean,...
Fijian And New Caledonian Longlining Sector Collaborate On Tuna Jurisdictional Project
French territory New Caledonia and Fiji are collaborating with the US-based NGO Conservation International (CI) for a tuna Jurisdictional Approach (JA) initiative. The parties signed a...
Ecuador Has Fingers Crossed As EU Yellow Card Audit Nears
The EU Carding Scheme introduced in 2010 has been efficient in curbing IUU fishing and Ecuador received a yellow card in 2019 for not undertaking sufficient work to combat it. Officials hope...
Callipo Ranked In The Top Hundred By Forbes Italy
Italian tuna processing company Callipo has been selected by Forbes Italy as one of the top hundred firms in the country. The establishment was founded in 1913 by Giacinto Callipo. It...