Servax Bleu, a Mexican tuna firm, has a filed lawsuit against California-based Umami Sustainable Seafood accusing the latter of running a “campaign to harm” it and acting in bad faith by...
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Waiting Game Puts Seychelles Skipjack Price In Doldrums
There has been hardly any change in the market situation in the Indian Ocean (IO), which is reflected in the skipjack price. Due to the coronavirus crisis, production in the processing plants...
US Coast Guard Boards Venezuelan Seiner Looking For Drugs
The Venezuelan tuna purse seiner ‘Taurus I,’ which fishes in the Pacific near the Costa Rican coast, was intercepted and boarded by the US Coast Guard (USCGC) on April 28. This was done in an...
Massive Reduction In US Meat Supply Good For Canned Tuna?
In order to keep food supply in the US continuous, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday mandating the meatpacking industry remain open despite the coronavirus crisis. He...
Frinsa Expanding Production In Portugal
The Portuguese processing tuna and seafood company A Poveira, which is controlled in its majority by the Spanish group Frinsa, is expanding its production in the middle of the COVID-19...
COVID-19 Reshaping Latin American Tuna Industry
In Latin America, like in any other region, how the COVID-19 pandemic will reshape the tuna industry is a question that many are asking. In an attempt to answer this, economist and expert,...
SKJ1.8:BKK Level Depressed By Cut In Production
The benchmark Bangkok tuna price is showing major signs of turning bearish due to the negative impact from the global coronavirus crisis. There are also indications that more raw material...
Record Yellowfin Catch Could Have Been ‘Priceless’
Days before the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed, a fisherman in the US state of Mississippi caught a yellowfin weighing over 107 kilograms. The tuna was certified as a state-record. It was...
3D Printed Tuna Fillet No Science Fiction
Legendary Vish, a start-up venturing in the plant-based food market, is working on 3D printed tuna and salmon fillet. Other companies are already using this technology to imitate the texture,...
Almost All ISSF Members Comply With Their Own Standards
A new ISSF report shows that its member companies have an almost perfect rate of conformance with their own standards. The document, Commitment and Collaboration, claims to present...
Usufuku Honten Longliner Designed To Attract Younger Crew
The design of the tuna longliner, ‘Shofuku Maru No. 1’ is not only attractive but it was created to relieve the stress of the crew who spend months fishing at sea and to attract younger...
Q1 Bangkok Raw Material Imports Down – Sharp Price Fall
In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the imports of frozen tuna raw material in Thailand slightly declined during the first quarter of 2020 (Q1). However, it was the average price...
The Pandemic Hits Manta’s Output And Skipjack Price
Despite good tuna catches in the EPO, the trading price of skipjack continues to decline as a consequence of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since the coronavirus reached South America, Ecuador...
Doubts Over Traceability Systems Covering Partial Transshipments
Traceability has become a crucial factor in the tuna industry and all links in the supply chain – from net to plate – need to be covered to ensure transparency. There is...
Herdez Group Q1 Earnings Boosted By Canned Segment
The net sales for the Herdez Group, a Mexican producer of shelf-stable foods, increased by 10.4 percent to MXN 5.7 billion (USD 230.8 million) in the first quarter of this year compared to the...
US Senator’s Tuna Melt Video Met With Laughs
During the coronavirus crisis, many people who are stuck at home are dabbling in cooking and sharing their work online. This week, Virginia US Senator Mark Warner’s Instagram video of his tuna...
Govt Builds “Air Bridge” For Aussie Tuna Exporters
With the global tuna and seafood supply chain currently being impeded by a lack of flights due to the coronavirus, the Australian government has established an air freight network that can...
Noro Intends To Become World’s First Tuna E-Port
The government and industry want to put the Solomon Islands at the forefront of port state management. They intend to introduce a digital catch documentation and traceability scheme for the...
Peruvian Seiner Capsizes, Two Men Dead
On Wednesday, the 'Huacho Cinco', a Peruvian-flagged purse seiner capsized while fishing 120 miles off San Juan de Marcona, Peru. Two brothers, Pablo and Wilson Liñan Alva, did not survive the...
MSC Yellowfin Exporter Finds Alternative Outlet At Aussie Retailer
The current coronavirus crisis is making tuna companies that usually supply restaurants and other markets rethink the way they conduct their business. Queensland based tuna company, Walker...