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EU Alerts: Mercury Levels Lead Italian Notifications
Last month, Italy alerted most of the notifications issued by EU countries, and this was mainly due to mercury detection in thawed yellowfin tuna loins. Two alerts concerned high levels of...
Shanghai Kaichuang’s 2021 Net Profit Surged By 35%
Major tuna company, Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International Co., Ltd (SKMIC) has released its 2021 results and the company’s bottom line surged by 35.26 percent year on year to reach CNY 191...
Koreans Operate The World’s Most Productive Seiners
There are 23 flagged state purse seine fleets operating in the WCPFC convention area, and their productivity shows a large variation. The top 10 fleets netted 56 percent of the total tuna...
Should TU Execs Involved In Insider Trading Be Dismissed?
The news that some Thai Union Group executives, including its Chairman, Kraisorn Chansiri, were involved in insider trading was a shock to the global tuna sector. On April 4, Atuna reported...
StarKist Opens New Corporate HQ In Virginia
Yesterday, StarKist Co. opened its new corporate and administrative headquarters in Reston, Virginia, after 10 years of allocation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The new property of the 1917...
Research Firm Projects Health Awareness Will Drive Tuna Mkt Value To USD 78 Billion
The global tuna market has the potential to reach a value of USD 78 billion by 2027, according to “Global Tuna Market Report and Forecast 2022-2027” by Research and Markets firm based in...
Thai Regulator Sets Rules On Sustainability Transparency
Thailand’s market security regulator has announced that Asset Management Companies (AMCs) should have clear guidelines for disclosing information with regards to Sustainable and Responsible...
Firm Global Demand Steers Seychelles Skipjack Price Up
Indian Ocean tuna catches are at an average level but the impact of the current global situation with high fuel prices is accelerating the rise of skipjack and yellowfin prices. Demand in the...
China’s Investment In ULT Tuna Chain Is Accelerating
China is taking steps to improve its food supply chain for its people. There are projects underway not only to increase the amount of tuna and other seafood to the country but ultra-low...
Portuguese Islands’ Tuna Fishery Receives Millions In Aid
The bluefin tuna catching season for the Portuguese fleet of Madeira and the Azores officially started on April 1 and, as every year, will last until October. About 30 tuna fishing vessels and...
Readers Convinced High Edible Oil Price Will Influence Consumers
Edible oil prices were already surging and the Russian-Ukraine war has worsened the situation by causing even higher prices and shortages because these nations are the main suppliers of...
DNA Sequencing Water Samples Gives More Accuracy For Monitoring Tuna
Spanish research organization, AZTI, has studied the potential of environmental DNA sequencing to analyze the diversity, abundance, and distribution of fish in the Bay of Biscay up to 2,000...
PNG Projects 325% Growth Of GDP Contribution From Tuna
Tuna plays a crucial role in the economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG), an important reason for the development of the ambitious 10-year strategic fisheries plan by the National Fisheries...
Machine Learning Can Help With Tuna Classification
Machine learning can be used to identify and classify parts of tuna to make it easier for the processing industry, according to the latest paper by Indian fishery scientists.Test results...
OPAGAC Is Heading Towards Adjudication Over AO Certification
The consultation period after objections to OPAGAC’s Atlantic Ocean fishery's recommendation for MSC certification has not resulted in any agreement between the parties and is now heading for...
Thai Union’s Founder & Chairman Chansiri Fined For Insider Trading
The global tuna sector has been rocked by the announcement that some Thai Union executives and its Chairman, Kraisorn Chansiri, for being involved in insider trading. A Thai regulator has said...
La Niña Expected To Continue Into Summer
Scientists are predicting that the La Niña phenomenon will continue in the coming months, even into summer. The latest report by the Ecuadorian National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP)...
How Much Progress Did GTA Partners Make On Their Tuna Sourcing Pledges?
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) has published the first annual review of its 5-year tuna commitment strategy analyzing the progress made by its partners. On average, they had the highest...
Major Global Tuna Highlights March 2022
In March, the Russian-Ukraine war further exacerbated disruptions in the global supply chains. The higher fuel costs not only forced boat owners to enforce higher prices for their tuna catches...