Dongwon Industries released a statement today that it has not decided whether to transfer all of its US tuna subsidiary StarKist’s shares to Dongwon F&B. The Korean conglomerate was...
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Spain Eases New EU Regulations After Fishers’ Protest
Spanish tuna and other seafood fishermen ended a strike within hours on Monday after the national government agreed to ease the implementation of the EU’s new Fisheries Control Regulations....
Indonesia Begins Paperwork To Export Tuna Tariff Free To Japan
The Indonesian Fisheries Ministry has begun work to ensure that tuna products that are exported to Japan will fall under zero percent tariffs, according to the Indonesia-Japan Economic...
Can Galician Aid Solve Orbe’s Growth Constraints?
The starting signal for the support program for Galician companies was given on Friday, January 16 by a government delegation during a visit to the Orbe tuna processing plant in Ponte...
AGAC AO Western Skipjack Catch Is MSC Certified
The AGAC four oceans Integral Purse Seine Tropical Tuna Fishery received the MSC certification for its western skipjack catches in the Atlantic Ocean after it requested a scope extension in...
Readers: US Tuna Trade Will Shrink In 2026
Early last year, US President Donald Trump announcing the sweeping import tariffs sent shockwaves through the global tuna industry, triggering uncertainty across supply chains. The disruption...
Analysts Expect Thai Union To Close 2025 With Even Greater Losses
According to analysts, Thai Union's normalized profits in the fourth quarter of 2025 will be three percent lower than in Q4 2024 and four percent lower QoQ. This profit is estimated at THB 1.1...
Recalled Tuna Products Show Up In US Stores
Tri-Union Seafoods recently warned consumers that a third party, whose name was not revealed, inadvertently released quarantined tuna products that were recalled last February. The items,...
EU WR Skipjack Import Drops Significantly
The purchase of frozen whole round skipjack by EU processors declined drastically from January to September last year, with major suppliers reducing their prices compared to the same period in...
StarKist Campaign Features Pregnant Woman Eating Tuna And Other Social Media Stories
Has StarKist put aside myths about pregnant women eating tuna in its latest promotion? The scraps of a Chinese tuna vessel that went missing almost five decades ago recently hit the shore of...
Dongwon Expands Tuna Gift Sets Ahead Of Lunar New Year
Dongwon F&B has released over a hundred varieties of Lunar New Year gift sets, expanding the tuna gift items by 20 percent. The company is betting on health claims, especially tuna being...
Persistent Challenges Threaten Growth Of Ecuadorian Tuna Sector
Ecuador continues to face challenges that threaten the growth of its tuna industry, claimed Bruno Leone, President of the National Chamber of Fisheries. However, the country's tuna and seafood...
Spanish Unions Announce Strikes In Galicia As Collective Bargaining Stalls
Seafood canneries in Galicia, Spain, are set to strike in late January and in February. Three workers' unions could not come to an agreement with the Spanish Federation of Processing and...
Total Ban On Transshipments At Sea Will Improve RFMOs’ High Seas Management
Banning transshipments at sea will help the long-term conservation of tuna and other fish stocks and ensure sustainable high seas fisheries. Researchers reached this conclusion after an...
Portugal Records First-Ever Tuna Fossil Dating Back 20 Million Years
A team of Portuguese palaeontologists recently uncovered a 20 million-year-old tuna fossil in the Atlantic Ocean, marking the first confirmed record of tuna in Portugal’s fossil history. The...
Maldives Distributes Millions Of Tuna Cans As Ramadan Gift
Last week, the Maldivian government announced it will distribute 118,000 tuna cases for Ramadan in a bid to support domestic tuna processors and ensure food supply to households during the...
WCPO Handline Catches Soar To Over Two-Decade High
The WCPFC reported exceptionally high handline tuna catches in its convention area in 2024. Vessels flagged to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam carried out most of these operations in...
Prices of Edible Oils For EU Processors Holding Firm
Prices of sunflower, olive, and soy are holding steady in January, which is good news for EU tuna processors. Overall, food and vegetable oils were more costly in 2025 due to production...
Smart Tunivac: The Future Of Industrial Tuna Cooking
- Sponsored content - In the canning industry, cooking tuna is far more than just another step in the production line: it is the point at which quality, food safety, and process efficiency...
EU Processors Step Up Yellowfin WR Buying From Seychelles Boats
EU processors more than doubled their yellowfin whole round imports from seiners flagged to Seychelles in the first nine months of 2025. Their demand for the tuna held steady, with overall...