Since the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST) launched its first version of global standards for tracking seafood products from net to shelf, 105 companies and organizations have...
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Thai Union Awarded For Leadership And Outstanding Performance
Thai Union received five awards of the approximate 500 conferred at the 2021 Global Banking & Finance Awards®. The awarding organization recognizes companies worldwide that demonstrate...
StarKist Wants Price Fixing Case Dropped Because Of Judge’s Investments
StarKist has told a Californian federal appeals court that it should toss out a tuna class certification against it since US Judge Janis L Sammartino, who until August 31 oversaw the lawsuit,...
IOTC Special Session Ends Without FAD Reduction
A Special Session held on Monday regarding Kenya’s proposal to reduce FADs in the IOTC Convention area turned out to be a frustrating affair for all parties, with the coastal state eventually...
Processors Say Empty Cans Cost More Than Ever, Price Rise Inevitable
Empty cans are more expensive than ever for tuna processors who are already facing record commodity costs for vegetable oils (which are at an all-time 20-year high), as well as freight rates....
Training Guides For Global Fisheries Compliance Personnel Launched
This week, training manuals for fisheries and compliance personnel across the globe for better monitoring and inspections were launched by Trygg Mat Tracking (TMT) in cooperation with the...
New Seiners For Omanian Firm Being Built By Zamakona
Omani Al Wusta Fisheries Industries has signed a contract for the construction of two purse seiners with the Spanish shipyard, Zamakona. The vessels are expected to be delivered in 2023 and it...
Poll: Does Canned Tuna Price War Leave Room For Ethical Standards?
In the UK market, a canned tuna price war is going on between market leaders Tesco and Sainsbury’s against hard discounter Aldi. The first two have priced their canned tuna at GBP 0.59...
WTO Still Debating Forced Labor Issue
This week, negotiators at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference are discussing the latest draft text regarding harmful fisheries subsidies which was submitted on...
Labor Standards For Tuna Crews A Hard Nut To Crack For WCPFC?
Forced labor on board fishing vessels has come under global scrutiny lately, especially after several Indonesian crew members died on board the Chinese Dalian Ocean Fishing company’s tuna...
Major Global Tuna Highlights November 2021
In November, the Bangkok skipjack price jumped to an unexpected level driven by poor WCPO catches. Also, the ICCAT concluded its annual meeting, a lawsuit was filed over ‘Tuna Not So...
Princes Joins New Sustainable Tuna Association To Represent Mauritian Interests
Princes Tuna Mauritius and IBL Seafood have joined forces and launched the Sustainable Tuna Association (STA) on November 17. The Mauritian tuna processing industry and its value chain want...
Fisherman’s Foot Amputated By Accident On Board Seiner
An accident on board the tuna vessel ‘Azteca 1’ in Mazatlán, Mexico, resulted in the amputation of a crew member’s foot, as reported by La Sirena. According to witnesses, the incident...
How Heavy Do Ethical Demands Weigh In A Canned Tuna Price War?
The UK’s market is currently experiencing an open war between retailers on canned tuna. Market leaders Tesco and Sainsbury’s are fighting discounter Aldi’s super low prices by matching...
Harvest Strategies Among Top Issues At WCPFC Meeting
The global tuna sector is eagerly awaiting the WCPFC 18th Annual Meeting which starts tomorrow. Feleti Teo, Executive Director of the Commission, highlighted in a letter last week that a new...
FFA Experts Urge Priority For Tropical Tuna Measures At WCPFC18
Before the WCPFC annual meeting on Wednesday, the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and representatives of the fisheries administrations of FSM and Kiribati talked about the need for...
High French Trade Activity Dominates European Market
The volume of imported canned tuna in the EU was at almost the same level as last year, but trading dynamics within the bloc changed slightly. French importers were very active, making them...
Panama Could Get Rid Of EU Yellow Card Soon
This week, officials from the EU will be visiting Panama to check the country’s progress on its efforts to get rid of its yellow card, said The Secretary-General of the Aquatic Resources...
Falling Marine Gas Oil Costs Compensating For Low Catch Volumes
Fuel prices for purse seiners have fallen following market worry over Omicron variant of COVID-19. This must come as welcome news by seiner operators who have been experiencing slow catches in...
Strong Q3 EU Buying Sends Canned Tuna Imports Up
Despite increased container freight charges and various raw material costs hammering the tuna industry, canned tuna import volumes within the EU up to Q3 2021 appear to have been only very...