Famously a purveyor of luxury, British-made cars, Rolls-Royce also has a lesser known business in marine technology, and is reportedly taking engineering lessons from tuna in an attempt to...
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Tuna Deal With Canada In The Making?
The Philippines is an important tuna trading partner for Canada, and it appears that plans for a free trade agreement between the two countries, set to include tuna, are still moving forward...
Mermaid Joins GP Fight Against Chicken Of The Sea
With global pressure mounting on Thai Union, it seems that a mermaid has now also joined the fight to urge consumers against buying products from the world’s leading canned tuna processor....
LDH Blames John West For Business Loss
LDH appears to be blaming John West, the brand of one of its main shareholders, for the substantial decline in market share experienced by private label canned tuna in the UK, of which it...
Spanish Industry Wants Boycott Of Turkish Tuna
The Spanish tuna fishing industry is putting in strong demands to members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) ahead of the RFMO’s annual meeting this...
Maersk Partners In Development Of Tuna Port
The busiest and most important port in the Indonesian tuna industry is set to be granted funds for further development, following the inking of a letter of intent (LOI) signed between Maersk...
Philippines Wants To Free Fishing Grounds From Pirates
Philippine authorities have said that they are ready to heavily patrol part of the country’s waters which are rich in tuna, and reclaim them for their own fishermen. According to BFAR National...
Philippines & PNG: Trading Places?
While reflagging efforts in PNG are working to increase the number of domestic-flagged vessels, trade data shows that tuna raw material leakage by the country’s fleet to foreign destinations...
Reeling Them In: Striking Instagram Tuna Images
This week on social media platform Instagram, it has been all about getting an up-close and personal experience with tuna, with some fantastic close-up shots of tuna on the surface of the...
Report: Will Alarming IUU Catch Reignite Piracy?
Foreign IUU vessels are catching three times more fish than domestic boats in Somalia’s EEZ, according to a report, which unveils new satellite data. Concerns don’t only surround the economic...
Italian Tuna Rankings: The Yellowfin Dilemma
“How sustainable is your favorite can of tuna?” asks Greenpeace Italy, as this week it has released its Italian Tuna Guide, ranking canned tuna brands from most to least sustainable. The...
Pacifical MSC Tuna Hits US Market
Multi-billion dollar US firm Aramark has announced this week that it will transition to 100 percent sustainably sourced canned skipjack and albacore by April 1st 2016. The USD 15 billion...
Phil Tuna To Secure Another Trade Deal?
With local tuna industry players urging the government to look for new markets and expand in existing ones, the Philippines has been putting concerted effort into signing a bilateral trade...
Micro Canning Tuna Bycatch The Answer To Food Security?
By 2035, the PNA nations could need as much as 200,000 tons more fish to meet local consumption, and recent small-scale bycatch canning trials in the Marshall Islands might be the first step...
EU Auditors X-Ray Fisheries Partnerships
While auditors delving into EU fisheries agreements (SFPAs) with non-EU nations have found that the deals are generally well managed, there have been a number of reservations expressed. The...
Bumble Bee Catch-To-Can Tracking Leads To ISSF
Bumble Bee appears to be upping its game in traceability to keep up with other US and international brands, and has brought an attractive, interactive online feature to consumers, enabling...
Will Tuna Gain From Processed Meat’s Cancer News?
Throwing a heavy blow towards the processed meat market, a UN agency warned just yesterday, that sausages and ham and other processed meats in their range cause bowel cancer, while red meat...
Tuna Price Fixing Lawsuit Could Take Years
As companies and consumers across the US joining a class-action lawsuit against the Big-3 tuna brands continue to pile up, the result of their suit may not be realized for several years....
Is MSC The Way Forward For Ecuador?
Some of Ecuador’s major tuna industry players have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to lay foundations for cooperation with WWF-Ecuador. The agreement will kick-start the...
Tuna Labelling Trends: An Information Overkill?
The can of skipjack tuna sitting on the desk in front of me is caught by the pole and line method, simple and understandable both for me and the other consumers reaching for it on the shelves....