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Spanish Consumers Find Brands Less Important
Spaniards care very much about the appearance of their tuna and seafood products compared to where it was produced or caught. The brand is also not an influential choice for them, according to...
In Memory Of Manuel Ramirez – Mr. Canned Food
The canned tuna industry has lost an iconic entrepreneur, Manuel Guerreiro Ramirez, who passed away at the age of 80 on March 8. Since he was 21 years old, he had a leading position at...
ISSF: Global Tuna Supply Shrank By 10 Percent In 2020
Global catches of tuna have kept increasing in recent years reaching record-breaking volumes. However, 2020 represented a year-on-year decrease although the level was still among the all-time...
Sicily Wants To Preserve Bluefin ‘Tonnare’
In Sicily, Italy, a new governmental initiative was recently launched to promote the dissemination, especially among young people, of knowledge about tuna and the many “Tonnare” (Italian...
EU Processors Increased 26 Percent Biz In Africa
EU canned tuna processors increased their exports to African nations by about one-third last year, especially nearly doubling their direct shipments to Morocco. All four major tuna processing...
Vast Industrial Fishing Activity In “Blue Hole” High Seas
Greenpeace has said that there is a vast fleet of industrial fishing vessels plundering in the high seas of the South Atlantic. It has strongly urged the UN along with world governments to...
ISSF: Healthy Tuna Stocks On The Decline
The level of healthy tuna stocks around the world is dropping according to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). Tuna species in the biggest catching area, the WCPO,...
Truck Drivers’ Strike Hits Spanish Tuna Production
Last Thursday, Spanish canner Calvo announced that starting Monday it will temporarily stop its production because the ongoing transport strike has cut the supply needed to keep operations...
Albo And Frinsa Expand Processing In Vigo
Spanish tuna processors Albo and Frinsa are expanding their canning facilities and have acquired space in the Dry Port of Salvaterra, 35 kilometers from Vigo. Albo bought 63,000 square meters...
RFMOs Need Clear Procedures Over VMS Malfunction
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation recently published a report identifying the vessel monitoring systems (VMS) used by tuna and other seafood RFMOs. The document also explores...
Seafood Watch Adds IO Yellowfin To Red List
The American-based program Seafood Watch has added yellowfin from the Indian Ocean (IO) among its red-listed species. Recently, at the Boston Seafood Expo, the Maldivian Minister of Fisheries,...
Spain Loses 10 Percent Of Canned Tuna Exports In 2021
Canned tuna deliveries within the European region and to international markets fell overall in 2021, pulled along in the wake of Spain’s drop of 10 percent in overall shipments that year. EU...
Euro-Dollar Parity Could Cause Major Shifts In Global Tuna Trade Flow
Businesses around the world are keeping a close eye on the EUR to USD exchange rate dynamics amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Today, a euro is worth USD 1.10, from USD 1.22 May last year....
Thai Union To Improve Supply Chain Transparency With Seafood Metrics System
Thai Union has inked a deal with US-based non-profit Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to improve the transparency in its tuna and seafood global supply chains. The agreement was...
Bumble Bee Targets Multi Generations With “Good For You” Ad Campaign
Bumble Bee is once again on a roll to market its tuna products as a healthy protein choice for consumers from all walks of life with its new campaign called “Good For You”. The US tuna company...
CNFC Implements The Belt And Road Initiative In The Pacific
Chinese deep-sea fishing company CNFC will be expanding its maritime projects and activities in the coming years, especially in terms of tuna in the Pacific. It also wants to grow from a...
Will Tuna Consumption Patterns Be Impacted By High Edible Oil Prices?
The global supply of sunflower oil has been severely impacted by the Russian-Ukraine war, as these nations are the world's main suppliers. On March 16, Atuna reported that there is a sunflower...
Poll: Will Tuna Consumption Patterns Be Impacted By High Edible Oil Prices?
The global supply of sunflower oil has been severely impacted by the Russian-Ukraine war, as these nations are the world's main suppliers. On March 16, Atuna reported that there is a sunflower...
Libyan Tuna Brand Eyeing The EU Market After Cleared For Export
Libyan authorities recently gave export accreditation to canned tuna brand Alwafa in a move to clear more of its national goods for overseas shipments and grow the nation's economy. The...