US officials have announced they will increase measures to cull illegal imports on albacore, bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin tuna, among over a dozen other kinds of seafood, as part of their...
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Whole Tuna Sales Keep Sapmer Afloat
Boosted by substantially higher volumes, Sapmer has recorded a considerable value gain on whole round tuna sales for 2015, managing to somewhat offset a disappointing decline in earnings from...
Will Latin Tuna Brands Be The Next Takeover Targets?
Europe is becoming a tougher place than ever to finalize deals and mergers within the tuna industry, and as costs continue to rise on the continent, opportunities for investment can be both...
American Samoa Was Invited To “Unviable” Treaty Negotiations
After accusing the US government of being ignored during the decision to withdraw from the Pacific Tuna Treaty, the American State Department has hit back at American Samoa, insisting that the...
German Deal Sparks Strong TU Stock Recovery
A significant pick-up has emerged in Thai Union share value, with price shooting up into much more favorable figures. In spite of the mounting pressures that the company has faced, a renewed...
PNA & Pacifical To Bring MSC Yellowfin To The Market
In a big win for sustainable tuna supply, free-school caught yellowfin tuna from the PNA waters is now eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel. The catch will be made available to the global...
Fake Tuna Brand Launched By John West
John West Australia has introduced a new tuna brand to the market this week called “Finnish Tuna”, marking the occasion by handing out free samples to new consumers, but it comes with just one...
Indo And Phil Canneries Join ISSF
Indonesian company, Avila Prima Intra Makmur and Philippine firm, Celebes Canning Corporation, have become the latest additions to the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation’s (ISSF)...
Philippine Patrol Vessels For High Seas Pockets
As part of the Philippines’ continued efforts into tackling illegal fishing, the Bureau of fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will oversee the construction of two brand new steel-hulled...
“We Need To Learn How To Really Sell Tuna”
While end market demand is weakening in some of the most important global markets, the volume of tuna consumed in Latin America has kept up significant strength in recent years. However, in...
OPAGAC: On MSC Free-School Fisheries “All Or Nothing”
The umbrella organization of 13 Spanish-flagged tuna seiners has expressed a bold standpoint on MSC certification at the ongoing Seafood Summit in Malta, stating that it believes mixed...
Another US Retailer Joins Price Fixing Case
Joining big names such as Kroger and Wegmans in accusing the US Big Three tuna brands of price fixing, Publix is the latest major supermarket chain to announce its involvement in the collusion...
Maldives P&L Fight To Retain MSC
A workshop is being held in the Maldives this week with the aim of agreeing an appropriate harvest control rule (HCR) for tuna stocks under the control of the IOTC, amid concerns that the...
Social Aspects High On Bangkok 2016 Conference Agenda
The biggest tuna industry event in the calendar is set to be staged in Bangkok once again for 2016, with discussions focusing on the central theme “Social Responsibility towards Global...
TU Tuna Fleet Write Down Eats Q4 Profits
The world’s largest canned tuna producer, Thai Union, is set to record a fourth quarter profit knock after being forced to absorb the expenses incurred from its abandoned Bumble Bee merger...
Massive MSC Market Launch By John West And Pacifical
Branded Australia’s most significant seafood sustainability initiative and supported by a massive volume, John West Australia has announced a strong brand commitment, to bring MSC...
Solomon Imposes Rule For Catch To Be Landed Locally
In addition to being a member of the PNA, the Solomon Islands government is keen to improve its fisheries infrastructure domestically, and as a result has implemented a new policy requiring...
How Discounters Could Change Latin American Tuna Consumption
While discount retail chains have been claiming an increasing market share across Europe over recent years, in terms of tuna consumption, their importance among Latin American shoppers is...
Large Scale Arrests By Thai Anti-IUU Taskforce
Thailand’s recent crackdown on IUU, in light of its yellow card extension by the EU, has seen the arrests of over 100 individuals. As the globe’s third largest annual exporter of seafood,...
Where Will The Tuna Industry Be In 5 Years? What The Experts Think
Over the last year developments in the Americas and global tuna industry have been rapid, and as dynamics in purchasing, pricing and consumption continue to change, in a few years’ time, the...