Filipino tuna firm, Alliance Select Foods International (ASFII), has informed Atuna that it is not under any kind of investigation related to its revenues or taxes by the General...
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MSC Reacts: Sharks And Dolphins Considered With Rigor
The MSC has reacted to a letter sent by nearly 50 NGOs urging the organization not to certify certain fisheries in assessment, including the Mexican tuna purse seine fishery, raising concerns...
Bumble Bee Pleads Guilty In Factory Death
Bumble Bee Foods LLC has pleaded guilty to a charge over the death of Jose Melena who was trapped inside a pressure cooker in one of the company’s tuna plants. The 62-year-old father of six...
6,000 Ton “King Ahi” Farming Project Junked
A Hawaiian fish farming technology company has conceded defeat, after plans for a futuristic approach to bigeye and yellowfin aquaculture amounted to nothing, ten years since it registered the...
MSC Out Of Reach For Most Tuna Stocks
Most commercial tuna stocks are falling short of MSC sustainability standards, and swifter adoption of Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) by RFMOs would be a big driver in getting them up to...
NGOs Stress “Deep Concern” Over MSC Process
An extensive list of animal protection organizations have stressed the deep concern they have over the MSC certification process, especially in relation to fisheries that they state involve...
Are Robots A Threat To Tuna Cleaning Jobs?
Robots taking over manufacturing jobs in many industries across the world is becoming a growing fear for many. When will robots start replacing the hundreds of thousands of tuna cleaners in...
Tuna Technology Could Fight “Blue Boats”
Amid further reported incursions by Vietnamese vessels suspected of IUU in the Pacific, nations that are affected by the so-called “blue boats” could be in line for relief, with the FFA...
EU Free Trade Enough To Keep Ecuador’s Canners Competitive?
Ecuadorian tuna exporters are elated over the recent news that a long-term, usually permanent Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU has been secured; however there is doubt as to what extent...
VIDEO: Canned Tuna In Oil, A Survival Kit
Attracting more than five million views in just 10 days, a video presenting an alternative use for the oil in a can of tuna has become a big hit on Facebook, as the Colombian Scouts...
Depypere Talks ‘The End Of The Free Trade Era?’
As part of the central theme ‘Rethinking Tuna: Moving Into A New Era’, some key discussions at this year’s European Tuna Conference will focus on whether the end of the free trade phase is...
Bumble Bee Making Up For Lost Tuna Sales?
Top US canned seafood brand, Bumble Bee, has announced intention to concentrate more on its frozen salmon and shrimp product lines. The move appears to be aimed at making up for slipping...
Trump Abandons TPP – A Major Blow For Tuna?
Just days into arguably the world’s most powerful political position, US President, Donald Trump, withdrew the nation he now leads from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) yesterday; a major...
Filipino Tuna Firms Probed On Tax Fraud
Philippine tuna canner, Alliance Select Foods, is reported to be one of the firms under investigation, as the government of General Santos City (GenSan) is looking into companies that have...
Lidl Brings Yellowfin Back To Northern European Stores
At a time when many brands have started marketing only “tuna” on their packaging and not the specific species, European discount retailer Lidl is going in the opposite direction. The...
Increased Tuna Catch In President’s Hands
The workers union of the state-owned Venezuelan fishing company, Pescalba, has identified several areas of the business that it believes if developed, will benefit the country’s ailing...
Sea Value Reveals Ambitious EU Game Plan
After making its debut EU move just over a year ago, Thai tuna processor, Sea Value, is eyeing the purchase of yet another France-based processing plant, eager to double its existing capacity....
Raw Material Price Is No Guesswork?
This week, we invite your judgment on the following statement: STANDPOINT: Tuna Raw Material Prices Can be Predicted Vote here. The European Tuna Conference in April will see the delivery of a...
Value Added Expected To Shrink Chunk Light Sales
We last asked for your opinion on the statement: Value Added Will Take Sales From “Chunk Light”. With concerns over the quality of Chunk Light canned tuna on the US market, and news that...
Poor Catches Make Skipjack Price Hit 2 Year High
In line with recent market mood, last week’s rise in the Bangkok skipjack price sent the global benchmark to its highest level in over two years. Slow catches and short supply have been cited...