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“Perfect Storm” Congestion In US Ports Could Delay Single Duty Imports
A perfect storm has hit the US supply chain and especially ports on the West Coast. Harbors are facing severe congestion in the unloading of container carriers. Given that the busiest gateway...
AZTI Leads Study On IO Tuna Stocks’ Productivity Level
Spanish research group AZTI is leading an international study on the productivity levels of skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye in the Indian Ocean (IO). The research is being funded by the EU and...
WCPFC Measure On Mobulid Ray Bycatch Starts In 2021
The WCPFC's Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) on mobulid rays by WCPO fisheries in both high seas and EEZs will come into force on January 1, 2021. It prohibits tuna vessels to retain,...
Start-Up To Introduce “Toona” To Sweden
Stockholm-based start-up, Hooked, will be launching a plant-based alternative for tuna to the Swedish market in the spring of next year. Named Toona, the pouch product contains sustainably...
EU’s Internal Tuna Trade Firmly Growing
The majority of canned tuna exported from EU countries went to other nations within the bloc during Q3 2020. And even though a big bulk of the products still came from third countries, the...
Kroger & 3 US Retailers Settle With COSI Over Price-Fixing
Four major US retailers have dismissed their case against tuna company, Chicken of the Sea International (COSI), after reaching a deal. Cincinnati-based The Kroger Co., the nation’s largest...
Bolton Food Wants To Be Pioneer In Fisheries Human Rights Standards
The Italian-based tuna company, Bolton Food, has announced its intention to improve human rights standards throughout its supply chain. To do this, the firm is teaming up with Oxfam...
IOTC Vessel Exception Danger To Yellowfin Rebuilding?
The number of yellowfin catches in the Indian Ocean (IO) has been increasing over the years which is worrying for a tuna species that is overfished according to scientists. Although some...
IOTC Increases Pressure On Countries With Large-Scale Driftnets
The use of driftnets as fishing gear is a controversial issue. The IOTC is trying to get its members, many of whom have pelagic driftnet tuna fishing fleets in the Indian Ocean (IO), to stop...
Spanish Seiners’ Crews To Return Home For Christmas
The part of the Spanish fleet grouped in OPAGAC is preparing the repatriation of 1,109 crew members working on its purse seiners in the Indian (IO), Atlantic (AO), and Pacific oceans. This is...
Spain Cements Comfortable Position As EU Export Leader
Canned tuna exports by nation members of the EU have recovered after they suffered a minor hiccup last year. In the 2020 figures up until the end of the third quarter (Q3), it is very visible...
Electronic Monitoring Proven Solution To Manage Stocks Says Pew
- Advertorial - A study on electronic monitoring (EM) for RFMOs shows that it is a proven and cost-saving solution to monitor and record fishing activities in real-time for purse seiners and...
Dongwon Tuna A Hit With Generation Z
Dongwon’s tuna marketing strategy to win over the younger generation is definitely working. This year, its advertisements of tuna products garnered a total of 35.6 million views on YouTube....
Tuna Workers Second In Line For COVID-19 Vaccine
The first shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines will be arriving this Saturday in American Samoa. Employees at the StarKist cannery are part of the second tier to have access to the...
Asdomar Joins Forces With Colavita To Supply Brazil
The second-best-selling tuna brand in Italy, Asdomar, will reach the Brazilian market in the first months of 2021. The label, owned by Generale Conserve, is looking to explore...
Callipo Collaborates With Artist For New Xmas Tuna Packaging
The Calabrian company, Callipo, has collaborated with Italian artist, Antonio Aricò, to launch a new Christmas package collection which consists of five gift boxes. Consumers can choose any of...
New NOAA Seafood Online Tool To Aid Traders
US NOAA Fisheries has launched a new comprehensive online tool to help tuna and seafood traders identify monitoring controls when importing or exporting products. Given that more than 85...
Trini The Tuna’s Annual Visit Received With Cheers
At L’Escala port in Spain, fishers and residents were joyful when the tuna they rescued five years ago remembered them and visited one more time. The bluefin, which they named Trini, has been...
WCPFC Avoids Crisis, Meeting Concludes With Concrete Decision
The WCPFC annual meeting ended today with member countries taking a positive step of “providing basic safeguards” for tuna stocks in the WCPO. After five days of hard negotiations, the...