Another big Asian tuna producing nation is calling for major trading partners to lower import duties on its tuna and fishery products. Negotiations with the EU and Japan could be the first to...
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Top US Tuna Brand Sustainability Report Short On Detail
One of the US’ leading canned tuna brands has released a corporate sustainability report detailing its past efforts and future goals for long term sustainability, but has not specifically...
What’s The Difference Between A Tuna And A Cow?
With global populations making meat-eating a daily occurrence, it’s no surprise that the farming industry, producing protein sources such as beef, pork, chicken and eggs, is struggling to meet...
Century Pacific Outpacing The Rest
In a bullish move, Century Pacific (CNPF:PM) shares have surged on the Philippine stock exchange (PSE), with 2015 growth outpacing other major tuna players, and beating the local index. A...
US Refuses “Filthy” Tuna
One Asian company has been hit hard this month, as the supplier of the only tuna products that have been refused for import by the US FDA since the start of the year. On January 2nd, five...
Bangkok Skipjack Price: Staying Put
Resisting a trend of major traders demanding higher prices, big tuna buyers in Bangkok are trying to keep them down, resulting in a continued stabilization of the skipjack market. It has been...
“Ridiculous” Yellowfin Catches For Hawaiian Longliners
“Ridiculous” amounts of yellowfin have been landed by longliner fishermen this winter, in what has been described as one of the best runs since the 80s, and not usual for this time of year....
New Year, Increased Food Safety?
With just two alerts on tuna sent out this month, following an even quieter December, the EU RASSF has been unusually bare.The factors driving this? Increased safety of tuna products, less...
How Have Tuna Seiner Engines Become Increasingly Efficient?
Over the last 30 odd years, tuna purse seining has been greatly innovated through the development of methods and equipment that have created a radical reduction in energy consumption, lowering...
Analysts Trim Thai Union FY14 Profit Estimates
Snipping at original estimations, analysts have now trimmed down forecasts of Thai Union’s total 2014 profit. Bualuang Securities has reduced previous forecasts by four percent, which factors...
Enforcement On Imports To Save 650,000 Dolphins
The motivation of a dolphin activist-fueled court case has no timing link to the Mexican tuna fishery entering MSC assessment, and will have zero impact on the bid. This is according to Mark...
Too Expensive Seining Nets A Handicap For Tuna Fishermen
Fishermen could be losing out as the prices of nylon tuna fishing nets, namely purse seine nets in this case, are too high in Indonesia, compared to those produced in other countries. During a...
Alliance Select: Gaining Muscle
Investor confidence appears to be growing, as shares in Philippine-based Alliance Select (FOOD:PM) take an upward move. A significant shuffle of the firm’s board of directors, and the granting...
Alliance Of Fishing Federations Opposes Implementation Anti-IUU Regulations
Since the Philippines was issued with a yellow card from the EU on its non-cooperation in the fight against IUU, the Asian nation has had to deal with reorganizing its fisheries management...
Fishermen Say Red Tape Drives Them To IUU
Illegal fishing always has a drive to it, whether it is the unwillingness to pay the price for registration requirements and fishing rights, or trying to avoid conservation regulations or...
Officials Step Into The Boots Of Tri Marine Tuna Cleaners
US Samoa officials experienced cannery operations first hand this weekend, as Tri Marine’s Samoa Tuna Processors (STP) plant opened its doors. Officials and tuna professional from across the...
Millennia Old Tuna Port Starts Sushi Festival
In a bid to link its local tuna economy to its influence in the Japanese market, one very old European tuna port held its first ever tuna & sushi festival this weekend, which turned out to...
Seeking Lenience In Brussels After Yellowfin Ban
Can Sri Lanka persuade the European Commission to reverse and postpone its EU import ban already implemented earlier this month? Its chilled and frozen yellowfin loin exports have already been...
Dolphin Activists Attempt To Restrict US Import
In a race against the clock, a dolphin activist-fueled court case filed against the US 18 months ago has met a new milestone, as the US government agrees to settle, and finally implement a...
Must Read: How The US Fleet Innovated Tuna
Purse seining and FADs are the peak techniques in the industryright now, but it wasn’t always like this. At the beginning of the twentieth century, pole and line methods to catch albacore were...