Jesús Alonso, President of Jealsa Rianxeira, was recently interviewed by the Spanish newspaper El Día about the company’s success, their expansion into Brazil, and the challenges in the...
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Trip Length For EPO Seiners Substantially Longer
At a time when prices of frozen tuna are plunging all over the world and boat owners are struggling to cover their operational costs, purse seiners fishing in the Eastern...
Navimon To Receive Last 3 Tuna Longliners By End Of Year
New Caledonia-based tuna vessel operator, Navimon, will receive its last three new longliners by the end of this year. In October 2017, the company, which is a subsidiary...
Thai Union Takes Control Of Thammachart Seafood
The Thai Union Group (TU) has taken control of Thammachart Seafood Retail Co. (TSR) by buying up an additional 39.9 percent stake in the company. TSR provides professional management...
Israel Recalls StarKist Canned Tuna Due To Side Effects
Israel’s Ministry of Health has announced a recall on a series of StarKist canned tuna due to complaints of side effects by consumers. It pertains to light tuna chunks in olive oil (80 grams)...
Century Pacific On Track For Double-Digit Growth
Good third-quarter numbers booked by Philippines-based Century Pacific Foods Inc. (CNPF) show a 13 percent increase of PHP 897.85 million (USD 17,74 million) in its net income. The...
Spanish Canners Strengthen Grip On French Private Label Market
In the first half of this year, Spanish processors increased their share in the French canned tuna consumer market. The canners exported 1,868 M/T more private label...
Lischewski’s Defense Counsel Hammers Key Witness
The defense attorney for former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski tore into a former executive of the company, calling into question his motive for testifying against the defendant regarding the...
Crisis: SKJ1.8:BKK Drops To 10-Year Low
Low demand and an excess in supply has led to an almost free fall in Bangkok’s skipjack price, delivering a definite and devastating blow to the tuna industry. The global...
Echebastar’s ‘MSC Up To Date’ Webpage Increases Transparency
MSC has congratulated Echebastar for its ‘exercise of responsibility and transparency’ by adding an ‘MSC Up to Date’ page to its company’s website. Under the MSC certificate...
Sad Story: Man Steals Canned Tuna With Plastic Gun
Last Sunday, a 25-year old man was arrested in Guanajuato, Mexico, for stealing four cans of tuna Dolores and a bottle of water. The young man, who was identified...
Understanding The Arabian Gulf’s Tuna Consumer
Tuna consumers from the Arabian Gulf demand quality when it comes to canned tuna with ‘chunks and skipjack solid’. Also, understanding their eating habits and requirements are key...
Thai Union’s Sales Grow While Revenue Falls
Although the sales volume grew by 3.8 percent in the third quarter of 2019 (Q3), Thai Union’s revenue of the sales over the period declined by 6.8 percent. The company blames the...
Large Scale Seiners Could Lead To Overcapacity
There is a growing awareness of overcapacity and how large scale seiners actually partially contribute to this issue. Purse seiners catch 65 percent of annual global tuna catches,...
Former Bumble Bee Employee Says Lischewski Ordered Price-Fixing
During the first day of the criminal trial of former Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski for price-fixing canned tuna, a former executive of the company took to the stand to say that the...
Tuna Record Catch By Newport Sport Fishers
This week, Newport Landing reported its largest catch ever on its sport fishing trips. The ‘Thunderbird’ boat caught a 174 kg bluefin off the Southern California coast. According to...
Calvo Looking To Expand Its Business In Gabon
The Spanish fishing and processing company, Grupo Calvo, wants to establish a long-term relationship with the Central African nation of Gabon. Hence,...
Major Shifts Expected To Affect Americas’ Tuna Business
The tuna sector within North and Latin America is changing. Various recent events have had major effects on the industry or could well cause future turmoil...
UK’s Import Volume Up, Defies Brexit
Despite the UK going through the insecurity of the Brexit process, canned tuna shipments to the country during the first half of 2019 (H1) showed a modest uptake. British buyers brought...
Ecuador’s Former-Minister: EU Yellow Card Extremely Serious
Last week, the second-largest tuna exporter in the world, Ecuador, was handed a yellow card from the EU for its poor job of fighting IUU fishing. The warning does not...