Following a drop in catches, a lot less free school tuna was transshipped through PNA ports in September. The bulk of the operations was carried out in Micronesian harbors mainly due to high...
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US Tuna Fishing Vessel Fined For “Paper Captain” Violation
A longliner fishing for albacore operating out of Ilwaco, Washington, was recently seized by the US Coast Guard (USCG). Authorities said the 89-foot (27 meters) boat violated the “Jones Act”...
Forged Documents Supplied To Set Up Canneries In Costa Rica
Promises made by Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles about two new tuna canneries to be set up in his country appear not to be materializing. Two foreign tuna companies, supposedly...
Top 3 Vietnamese Tuna Processors’ Sales Expected To Reach USD 300 Million
Global tuna exports from Vietnam during September reached more than USD 78 million, an increase of 54 percent YoY. From January to September, shipments generated nearly USD 808 million in...
Peak In FSM Catches Pulling PNA Volumes Back Up
Purse seine operators were successful with their free school fishing in the WCPO and netted more volume in September than the previous month. These higher catches were propelled by intensive...
Former TU Procurement Head Kevin Bixler New CEO Of Peter Pan Seafoods
Kevin Bixler, former Global Director of Group Fish Procurement for Thai Union, has been hired by US-based Peter Pan Seafoods as their new CEO. He is also the Chair of ISSF's Board of...
Scientists Discover New Tuna Attracting Ecosystem Near Maldives
The ‘Nekton Maldives Mission’ has discovered a new ecosystem under the Indian Ocean (IO) which is now named “The Trapping Zone.” The Maldives government is all praise for the researchers from...
US Big Three Cannot Get Judge To Dismiss Multi-State Claims
The US Big Three and their parent companies were successful in their legal arguments in convincing a US federal judge to drop part of the claims brought against them by tuna buyers. The claims...
Updated Fishery Act A Rubik’s Cube For US Senate
The US Magnuson-Stevens Act is undergoing a comprehensive revision, the first in 16 years, but it remains to be seen if it is passed by the Senate. Parties like the Hawaii Longline Association...
Saupiquet Deutschland To Be Renamed Bolton Deutschland
Saupiquet Deutschland, one of the leading tuna brands in Germany, has announced its name change to Bolton Deutschland by end of this year. The company informed that only its moniker...
Germans Still The Top Consumers Of MSC Tuna
Europeans remain the major buyers of MSC-certified tuna, with more than half of all global sustainable tuna retailed in Northern and Central European countries. Germany is the largest...
MSC Officially Launches New MSC Fisheries Standard
After four years of review and deliberation, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched its new global MSC Fisheries Standard version 3.0 for tuna and wild capture fisheries today....
German Investor Acquires Appel Feinkost Brand
Appel Feinkost, one of the premium tuna brands in Germany has been sold to investment firm Sustainable & Invest. The deal for the Cuxhaven-based company will be finalized by end of this...
Former LG VP To Take Over As StarKist CEO
Leading US tuna brand StarKist has appointed Chae-Ung Um, the former Corporate Senior Vice-President with LG Electronics, as its new Co-President and CEO. The Dongwon-owned company confirmed...
When Will Retailers Adopt GDST Standard?
Pacifical is the first seafood company in the world to have passed the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST’s) Capability Test, meaning its data demonstrates that the tuna in its...
Police Seized Drugs Worth Millions In Tuna Shipment To Vigo
The Spanish Civil Guard has once again seized narcotics from container shipments from Ecuador into Vigo port, including one which contained tuna loins. Over the years, there has been an...
Readers: Branded Alternative Tuna Will Increase
UK Princes introduced four plant-based alternative tuna items that mimic all of its canned tuna products on Dutch ambient shelves. The company explained to Atuna that it is following the...
Thailand Gains Back Top Exporter Spot Of Scandinavia In H1
Scandinavian countries imported more canned tuna in the first half of 2022 than the last year. Thailand regained business and returned to the top spot as the main exporter to this region....
Albo To Start Operations In New Plant
Spanish canner Hijos de Carlos Albo is finishing up the last work at its newly-built tuna processing plant in the Dry Port of Salvaterra in Vigo. Next week, the first set of the annual 100...
Vietnam Progresses On Digitizing Tuna Tracing
Vietnam is taking further steps to regulate its tuna and other seafood fleets and combat IUU fishing. One of the actions is digitizing the work for tracing tuna and other fishery products. It...