Japanese tuna company Hagoromo Foods has won a long-running case against its subcontractor Okitsu Foods. The lawsuit was filed after a buyer found an insect, later revealed to be a cockroach,...
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New Seiner ‘Acila’ For Omani Tuna Fishery Launched
Spanish-built tuna purse seiner ‘Acila’ was launched on November 8 at the Zamakona Shipyard in Pasaia. It is the first of two vessels delivered to Al Wusta Fisheries Industries, an Omani...
Thai Canned Tuna Exports Continued Growing In Q3, Trade Over USD 1.66 Billion
Thai processors continued to improve their business and exported 13 percent more canned tuna YoY in the third quarter of this year. Although declining freight costs and a lower Bangkok prices...
Friend Of The Sea Steadily Expands Its Ecolabels
There are many ecolabels in the global market for tuna and seafood products. However, Friend of the Sea (FOS) states that it “has become the leading certification standard for products and...
Tuna Vessel Sank Due To Lack Of Surveillance And Safety Precautions
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSBC) released an investigation report on the sinking of the tuna vessel 'Arctic Fox II' on August 2020. The incident which caused two deaths...
Subway Sales Increase And Its Tuna Subs Are “Alive & Kicking”
Despite a PR nightmare for more than a year driven by allegations of Subway not using "real tuna" in its sandwiches, the US fast-food restaurant chain has hit record same-store sales in the...
EU Alert: High Levels Of Histamine Found In Tuna From Sri Lanka
Only two tuna-related issues were reported to the EU Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) last month. One from the Netherlands on October 12, for high levels of histamine...
Maldives Tuna Fisher Dies After Complaining Of Chest Pain
Thirty-three year-old Mohamed Akram was out fishing yellowfin when he complained of chest pain and shortness of breath, then died a few minutes later. Akram hails from Gulhi islands in the...
Roberto Alonso Is Eurothon’s New President
Roberto Alonso has been appointed President of the European Tropical Tuna Fishing and Processing Committee (Eurothon). Alonso is stepping into the role previously held by Juan Manuel Vieites...
MSC Tuna Global Retail Sales Hit Over USD 1 Billion
The retail sales value of MSC-labelled tuna sold globally was over a whopping USD 1 billion, according to the Marine Stewardship Council. However, the organization did not reveal its full...
Seiners Back To Manta Port As IATTC Second Veda Begins
The second IATCC veda will begin on November 9. This will place even more pressure on the Manta trading price in the near future given the fishing fleets have been complaining about poor...
Unsettled Tensions With Mexico Delays Ecuador Joining Pacific Alliance
Ecuadorian Minister of Production, Julio Jose Prado said Chile, Mexico, Columbia, and Peru are not putting brakes on the country entering into the Pacific Alliance. But unsettled tensions and...
Dongwon Industries Once Again Reports Excellent Sales
Dongwon Industries' good performance over the first half of the year has continued into the third quarter. The Korean seafood producer reported a 23.5 percent increase in accumulated sales at...
King Oscar Celebrates Its 120th Anniversary
Thai Union owned Norwegian canned seafood producer, King Oscar, will celebrate its 120th anniversary on November 29. In 1902, King Oscar II tried Brisling Sardines from the Stavanger...
Bonito Del Norte Stopped The Olympic Fishing Itself
Although the few Bonito del Norte delivered at a Spanish fish market weighed 12 to 18 kg, double the average size in summer, they cannot fill the 1,400 M/T gap in the country’s albacore quota....
Bizarre Bites In Tuna And More Social Media Trends
Australian angler Jason Moyce - popularly known as Trapman Bermagui on social media - posted something interesting on October 29. The photo of a tuna with huge chunks of flesh bitten off its...
Grupo Calvo Foresees To End 2022 With Uncertainties
Spanish canned tuna processor Grupo Calvo announced that the company expects growth in this year's turnover due to higher sales prices. However, inflation will temper its net income. The...
Branded Canned Tuna Sales Drives Century Pacific’s Q3 Figures
The outperformance of its branded segment contributed the most to Century Pacific Food’s (CNPF) higher turnover in the first nine months of this year. The Philippine tuna giant reported an...
Dongwon Launches “100% Human Grade” Tuna Pet Food
Dongwon F&B announced its latest launch of wet dog food range as “100% Human Grade”, marketing that the new product line contains the same ingredients as consumed by people. The line...
Dry Container Shipping Rates Nearing Normal Levels
Much to the relief of the global tuna sector, dry container rates are not just sliding down but are almost back to normal levels. However, reefer prices are proving to be more resilient and...