Filipino canned tuna processor, Alliance Select Foods, has signed a deal with a Malaysian company for the production of halal certified tuna products, allowing it to expand in Malaysia and the...
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TU’s Biggest Ever Loan For Direct-To-Consumer Deal
Thai Union has successfully completed the book building for its largest ever loan, securing long-term financing for a deal that will open up an extensive direct-to-consumer channel for the...
Philippines Chooses Hard Anti-Criminal Line On IUU
Fisheries policy in the Philippines is expected to follow the same hardline approach as the country’s controversial war on drugs, in a bid to stamp out IUU activity. According to a government...
TU Actively Seeking Takeover Targets In South America
Thai Union has strong interest in South American takeovers, and has been negotiating within the region for a potential cannery buyout, according to a source close to the company. Rumors...
Back To Business In EPO
The two month purse seine ban in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has now come to a close, with half of the regional fleet resuming operations again. Since November 18th, roughly 50 percent of all...
FAD Loophole “Discriminates” Major Fleets
Current measures related to FAD fishing on the high seas are “riddled with different rules for different fleets”, according to the ATA, which believes a loophole has been created that...
Two 70 Ton FADs Deployed
Essentially elaborately designed FADs, two artificial reefs weighing 70 tons each have been erected in Australian waters, and are expected to boost the opportunity for pelagic fishermen in the...
The Top Retail Trends That Are Good News For Tuna
If we go by the predictions for the 2017 seafood retail trends, it looks like this year will become a great year for tuna. Most of the expected developments for the next 12 months make a good...
Indonesia’s Destruction To Provoke China?
Indonesia plans to use 2017 as a year in which to dispose of foreign vessels caught in its EEZ, with more than 50 scheduled for destruction; a portion of which will happen near disputed...
US Seiners Tough Competition For EPO Fleets
While the major EPO skipjack catchers have been witness to notable tonnage drops throughout 2016, US seiners operating in the region have seen a solid doubling. Ecuador’s IATTC Commissioner...
US Tuna Consumption Guidelines: “Confusing”
New seafood consumption guidelines for pregnant women were brought out yesterday by the US government, grouping individual fish species, including tuna, into “best”, “good”, and “avoid”...
Chinese Fishing Group Getting Into MSC Tuna
Shanghai Fisheries Group (SF), a Chinese fishing firm with over 80 vessels, has now started its focus on the supply and processing of MSC tuna through its Kiribati and Fiji-based plants. ...
Philippines At Risk Of Losing EU Free Trade?
Tuna could be one of the most at-risk export lines if the Philippines loses preferential trade benefits with the EU, the nation’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has warned. Now...
Japan Investigates Serious Bluefin Breaches
Regulations have been seriously breached over the catch and landing of Pacific bluefin tuna in Japan, according to research carried out by the nation’s Fisheries Agency. This has prompted it...
Surging Oil Price Affecting Boatowners
Over the last 12 months, crude oil prices have surged over 70 percent, since touching a low in early 2016, and there is belief that this year could bring with it excessive market volatility....
Man Found Dead On Spanish Owned Seiner
A stowaway has been found dead on a Calvo owned tuna purse seiner while docked in Spain for unloading. The man, believed to be an Ivory Coast national, was found by a crewmember inside the...
RD Fishing Group Totally Phasing Out FAD Use
RD Fishing Group, a leading Philippine tuna firm, is taking steps to totally phase out the use of FADs in its operations, which involve a fleet of 16 purse seiners. Claiming that 84 percent of...
Would EU Yellow Card Solve Blue Boat IUU?
Continued infractions by “blue boats” allegedly from Vietnam are reported to be overwhelming the resources of nations that are forced to monitor and police them. With current penalties failing...
“Tuna Scandal”: First Payment Missed?
After stating that it is unable to pay back its massive debts partially brought to the nation by a “tuna bond”, Mozambique has announced it will likely default on the first payment. Today, an...
Shifting Schools Drive Drop In Transshipments
December saw a significant drop in the amount of tuna transshipments in Majuro port, and as well as the time of the year, this has been credited to shifts in locations of tuna schools, which...