Price-fixing criminal lawsuits against the US Big 3 tuna brands continue to pile up, but so far with little public emergence of surefire evidence. If the price fixing did take place, who could...
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Importer’s Brands Now Scarce In German Market
Importer’s brands seem to be few and far between in the German canned tuna market, as all main retailers now offer private label product lines on their shelves. It’s the German-born discount...
Your Opinion On: “Will TUF Sell Off Chicken Of The Sea To Get Bumble Bee?”
In the last atuna.com poll we asked you: “Will TUF sell off Chicken of the Sea to get Bumble Bee?” The statistics show a real mixed bag of opinions on this issue, with the overall...
¿Venderá TUF Parte De COS Para Adquirir BB?
Ha sido una semana de especulaciones acerca de la compra de Bumble Bee por parte de Thai Union, y la industria atunera permanece a la expectativa de ver cómo continúa la “saga”. Para obtener...
Govt Finalizing IUU Law Despite Hundreds Protesting
Within the coming month, the Philippine government hopes to have the rules and regulations of an amended IUU law completely finalized, despite hundreds of fishermen protesting the move. The...
US Fleet Suffering Effects Of Two Hurricanes
US flagged tuna longline vessels have been heading back to port empty-handed in Hawaii this week as fishermen try to dodge both Hurricane Ignacio and Hurricane Jimena in their search for fish....
US Coast Guard Asked To Be “Sensitive” To Tuna Fleet
The Governor of American Samoa has called on the US Coast Guard to be a little more “sensitive” to American Samoa’s dependency on the tuna industry when it carries out its duties. The US tuna...
Sapmer Seiner Rescues Shipwrecked Crew
Three shipwrecked men reported to have been drifting on a life raft in the Indian Ocean for the last 25 days have been rescued by a French-flagged tuna purse seiner from the fishing company,...
10 Govts’ Failure To Agree Might Spur Boycott
Concerns heighten on the future of Pacific bluefin tuna, after the WCPFC Northern Committee meeting, comprising of 10 member governments, concludes without agreement. Pew now states that the...
El Desacuerdo De 10 Gobiernos Podría Provocar Un Boicot
Aumentan las preocupaciones en cuanto al futuro del atún rojo de Pacífico (bluefin – thunnus thynnus), después de que no se llegara a un acuerdo en la reunión del Comité del Norte de la WCPFC,...
Thai Canners Wrestling To Maintain Volumes To USA
Thai tuna canners have seen their shipments to the US market drop, and so far this year the volume sent to American buyers has fallen to the lowest level recorded in at least four years....
StarKist Kids Tuna Set To Hit US Shelves
StarKist Tuna has added a new product line to its Tuna Creations range; single-serve tuna pouches which are specifically aimed at children. According to StarKist’s website, the new pouches...
‘StarKist Kids’ Pronto En El Mercado Estadounidense
StarKist Tuna ha añadido un nuevo producto a su sección de ‘creaciones de atún’: bolsa pouch ración individual de atún para niños. Según se indica en la web de StarKist, las nuevas bolsas...
How Salmonella Occurred In The US Sushi Case
An outbreak of salmonella earlier this year which landed 11 individuals in hospital and left 54 others seriously ill after consuming sushi made with tuna, is still raising concerns across the...
Phil Offers PNG Plants Support In Exchange For Fishing
The Philippine government states that it could offer technical assistance to PNG plants in exchange for access to its tuna-rich EEZ. This comes at a time when the Asian nation is concerned...
Low Yellowfin Prices Keep Vessels In Port
Many vessels are standing nonoperational in port, suffering from sharply falling yellowfin prices in Vietnam, and avoiding accumulating losses at sea. In the country’s Danang Province, one...
Yellowfin And Tongol Export Ban In Middle East
Oman has banned the export of both yellowfin tuna and tongol for more than eight months to allow stocks to recover and conserve resources, according to a recent ministerial decision announced...
Enhanced Tuna As A Medical Product: The Future?
One of the leading Latin American tuna brands has released a new line of fortified canned tuna products, packaged and marketed to encourage consumers to view the tuna products as medically...
Tesco Misleading Consumers On Drained Weight Price?
Inconsistent pricing on the UK shelves of Tesco’s canned tuna aisle appears to be misleading consumers, who are being informed of an incorrect and far too low drained weight price on the...
Vietnam Solidifies Position In US Canned Tuna Market
For the third year in a row, Vietnamese exporters appear to be maintaining their place as the second largest supplier of canned tuna to the US, cementing the country as a major player in the...