James Tompkins, the owner of One Tuna processing plant on Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada, has offered his four ultra-low-temperature freezers to store the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...
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Challenging To Maintain COVID-19 Measures In Canneries
As the months drag on with the pandemic not abating, tuna processing plants have had to adjust to new measures which have now become the norm. However, these recent rules are still challenging...
“Cold” Virtual Meeting To Blame For IATTC Fiasco?
Last year, when RFMO meetings were being scheduled, no one could have predicted the COVID-19 pandemic. However, once it hit, the organizations were forced to think on their feet for safe...
Japan Passes New Law To Combat IUU Seafood Imports
Last week, the Japanese parliament passed a new law that will prevent IUU-sourced fish and seafood including tuna, squids, and crabs from entering the country’s market. The news was welcomed...
Seiners Contribute To Economies Even When Not Fishing
The tuna industry provides an economic boost for many companies, even during the EPO fishing closure periods. From painters to technology firms, they all take care of the seiners during this...
BioSystems Develops Easy-To-Use Histamine Method
- Advertorial - Histamine is produced by bacteria naturally inhabiting the muscles of a tuna or other fish. Its presence in tuna is directly related to poor handling or storing the product at...
Aussie Govt Reminds Boat Owners About VMS During Holidays
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has reminded fishing boat operators in the country that their vessel monitoring system (VMS) units are to remain switched on at all times...
Jealsa’s Brazilian Tuna Will Be Reaching The US In January
For the first time ever, tuna produced in the region of Ceará in Brazil will be reaching the US market in January 2021. The brand, Robinson Crusoe, owned by the Spanish processor Jealsa...
All Eyes On WCPFC Annual Meeting, Focus On HCRs
All eyes are on the next major tuna RFMO meeting this month – the WCPFC 17th Regular Session, which begins online today and will run until December 15. Last year when the 2019 Commission...
2020 Set To Be Outstanding Year For Century Pacific
Analysts expect Philippines-based Century Pacific Foods (CNPF) will close this year with a 20 percent growth in revenue. The surge in demand which resulted from the quarantine due to the...
Alarmed NGOs Call For IATTC Emergency Session, Fear Of IUU Status
The lack of agreement on conservation measures for tropical tuna in the EPO for 2021 and beyond at the end of the IATTC annual meeting last week has alarmed many within and outside the...
Trade Relief Program Open For US Fishermen Until Mid-January
US fishermen impacted by retaliatory tariffs will have one extra month to signup for the country’s Seafood Trade Relief Program (STRP) after the deadline was moved to January 15, 2021. This...
Oman Invites Contractors For Building Tuna Cannery
Local and international contractors are invited to the pre-qualification stage for the building of a tuna processing plant in the Duqm Fishery Port in Oman. International Seafood Company...
Alakrana Creates Community With Tuna Lover’s Corner
The Spanish Alakrana brand recently launched the 'El Rincon Del Tunalover' or The Tuna Lover's Corner, to engage with its consumers by offering more than just top quality tuna products, but...
Jealsa Becomes A Warrior In The Battle Against Food Waste
The Spanish tuna processor Jealsa has become a warrior against food waste. The company announced that it joined the Brand Waste Warriors initiative by Too Good To Go Spain. The...
Bullish Spain Gains More Ground In French Canned Biz
The French canned tuna market has remained steady in the first three quarters of this year but its African suppliers are losing business in the country. On the other hand, Spanish processors...
Poll: Room For Growth In EU Canned Tuna Market?
The EU market is one of the largest in the world for canned tuna. Year after year, imports to the economic bloc have been gradually increasing. But, is there still room for growth in the near...
CNFC Raises Funds For Tuna Project
On December 3, the Chinese tuna vessel operator, CNFC Overseas Fisheries, issued a plan to offer non-public issuance of A shares to no more than 35 companies. The money raised from the sale...
OPAGAC’s New Member Active In EPO
The tuna fishing company Txopituna S.L has joined the Spanish Association of Large Tuna Freezers (OPAGAC). The firm focuses on purse seine fishing of yellowfin, bigeye, and skipjack in the EPO...
China’s Tuna Sector Expansion Continues With Another Trading Hub
The city of Xiamen in China wants to build a trading center for commercial fishery products such as tuna to expand in the regional and national markets. Xiamen is a port city located on...