US-based Gathered Foods has enlarged its footprint in the European market with its Good Catch brand for vegan seafood. After launching its products in over 300 Tesco stores across the UK in...
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Is EU’s Delegation’s EPO Agenda Undermined By EU Companies?
The IATTC meeting will be coming to a close today after week-long discussions. We will soon be able to see what type of measures have been agreed to be undertaken in terms of tuna stock...
Salvadoran Minister Questioned Over Canned Tuna Scandal
The controversy around the suppliers of canned tuna for government COVID-19 food packaged distributed in El Salvador continues. This time, deputies of a special commission created by the...
MSC Suspension On Herring Fisheries Will Hit Retail Hard
This week, independent assessors announced that all eight Atlantic Scandinavian (Atlanto-Scandian) herring and blue whiting fisheries will have their MSC certificates suspended on December 30....
US Thinks It Deserves Larger Bigeye Quota
Ahead of the upcoming WCPFC meeting, the US proposal to increase the bigeye quota for the nation’s longline fleet in Hawaii has been supported by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery...
Worms Found In Tuna Can Sabotage Against Colombian Food Program
One mother in Colombia claimed that a canned tuna product that her son got through a school food aid program contained worms. The School Feeding Program (PAE) is considering that the event...
Chinese Aggressively Expanding Their EU Loins Biz In Q3
The unsatisfied EU processors' hunger for low priced frozen pre-cooked loins has increased this year and Chinese suppliers are leading the pack of exporters trying to fill this need,...
SKJ1.8:BKK Price Experiences Modest Pick Up
After weeks of sluggish movement in the skipjack market in the global tuna hub of Bangkok, there has been some weak signs of revival but the relative conservative mood in the market has not...
3 Countries Blocking Seiner FAD Deployment Limit Proposal At IATTC
An important proposal on getting a grip on FAD use in the EPO submitted to the IATTC by Colombia is being rejected by three country members. The document, which was backed by the EU and most...
Anfaco’s Resistance To Change Reason For President’s Exit
The resignation of Calvo Group's CEO, Mané Calvo, as President of the Spanish National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Seafood (Anfaco-Cecopesca) was announced in late...
AI Software To Recognize Fish During Unloading Operations
The pilot phase of a new artificial intelligence software for fish identification and classification has been successfully completed. During the one-year project, the system had an 80 percent...
Banning FADs Reactivation In EPO Essential For Tuna Conservation
The annual IATTC meeting is currently taking place via video conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some industry representatives believe it is time for the RFMO to reach a consensus when it...
StarKist Workers Stuck On Island
Many workers at American Samoa StarKist cannery are stuck on the island and will be unable to return to the Independent Republic of Samoa because two coronavirus cases were reported in their...
Think Tank Concludes Seafood Traceability Could Double Profits
Seafood traceability is not only good in terms of being a tool to reach sustainability but also fundamental to optimal business performance, says the new report from the non-profit financial...
Worsening Manta Supply Keeps Skipjack Price At High Level
Little raw material reaching the Manta port has kept the price for whole round frozen skipjack stable at a considerably high level for this time of the year. The EPO fleets are still feeling...
Poll: Will IATTC Reach Consensus On FAD Management Plan?
Members of the IATTC are currently in discussion as the 95th meeting is ongoing virtually from November 30 to December 4. Leading up to it, one of the hottest topics raised was about FAD...
Two French Premium Tuna Processors Merge
French fresh tuna processors Comptoirs Océanique and Cap Cavally are merging their businesses as of January 1, 2021. They have already had a longstanding cooperation in the seafood sector...
Fiji Longline Fishery Gains MSC Cert For Bigeye
On November 30, Lloyd’s Register, the control assessment body (CAB) determined that the Fiji Fishing Industry Association MSC Group could add bigeye to its MSC certification as no objections...
Hawaii To Dump Wire Leaders That Threaten Sharks’ Lives
Longliners use a circle hook to mitigate bycatch volumes of non-targeted and protected species such as sea turtles and false killer whales. However, sharks are more likely to get caught by...
Global Spotlight On Ecuador For Fishing Endangered Sharks
The world’s eyes have been turning to Ecuador as its protocols to control illegal fishing have come under scrutiny. This is especially true since late last year when the EU slapped the tuna...