Seafood company Culimer USA is rebranded as OddiSea SuperFrozen. The brand offers bluefin, bigeye, albacore, and skipjack from MSC fisheries in its sushi products sold in North America. The...
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EU Alerts: No Cases Reported In June
Noteworthily, the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) did not list any tuna-related incidents in June. It means, no safety or compliance issues were reported on tuna products by EU...
Eurofish Says Gracias To Rick Heroux For His Five-Decades Of Dedication
Rick Heroux retired yesterday as Chief Operating Officer of Eurofish. He concludes a 49-year career in the tuna industry, but will remain consultant for the team, he told Atuna. “I will not be...
Bangkok Skipjack Trade At A Low Amid FAD Ban
Skipjack trading in Bangkok remains low and is expected to reduce further with the FAD ban taking effect on July 1. Until August 15, purse seiners can only fish on free school tuna in the...
Panama Is Prepping To Host IATTC Annual Meeting
The 103rd IATTC Annual Meeting will be held from September 1 to 5 in Panama, with the prime focus on marine conservation and sustainable fisheries management in the EPO, according to the...
Frozen Loins Trade To Spain Flourished
Most frozen raw tuna loins from Ecuador went to Spanish buyers in the first quarter of 2025. They took in 41 percent more of this product, paying slightly more per ton. EU food service...
China Partially Lifts Japanese Tuna And Seafood Ban
Earlier this week, China announced that it has partially lifted a nearly two-year ban on Japanese tuna and other seafood products over the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima...
Spaniards’ Preference For MSC Canned Skipjack Rose
Spanish consumers chose MSC tuna more often in 2024, compared to the previous year, mainly driven by an increased demand for canned skipjack. Tuna accounted for 14 percent of MSC-certified...
ANFACO Renamed To Reflect Change In Activities
The Spanish association representing the tuna and seafood processing sector changed its name to ANFACO-CYTMA to respond to the growth in activities it experienced in the past years. The...
Ecuadorians Reign Over Frozen Raw Tuna Loin Deliveries To EU
The import of frozen raw tuna loins for steaks rose by a quarter from both foreign sellers and EU member states at a slight price increase in 2025 Q1. This trade has for years been an...
Philippines Tuna Giant Eyes Growth Amid US Tariff Uncertainties
Century Pacific Food Inc. is eyeing a double-digit target in revenue and profit amid the rising global trade tension. Christopher Po, Executive Chairman of Century Pacific, said earlier this...
FAO & US University Join Hands To Help Small-Scale Fishers Worldwide
The UN FAO and North Carolina-based Duke University signed a five-year agreement to strengthen collaboration on small-scale fisheries last week. They also released a joint report,...
Major Global Highlights June 2025
The price of skipjack traded in major processing hubs, Bangkok, Seychelles, and Manta, fell to a one-year low. The US dollar continued its downward trend and witnessed a four-year drop against...
Mars Scripts History, First Pet Food Company To Join GDST
US-headquartered Mars Petcare recently joined the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST), thus becoming the first pet food company to ensure transparency and traceability across its...
Embracing New Technologies Key To Staying On Top For Ecuadorian Processors
Strict international quality controls demand speed and precision and to stay ahead of the curve, new technologies are needed, according to CEIPA. Spanish Biolan has introduced its device for...
Gabon Boosts Surveillance Of Foreign Vessels Through Cooperation With GFW
Gabon is taking a step further to improve the surveillance of tuna and other industrial fishing vessels operating in its EEZ. The African nation and Global Fishing Watch (GFW) signed a...
Nirsa Adds Chile As New Market For Real Tuna Brand
Ecuadorian processor Nirsa has introduced its canned tuna brand Alimentos Real to the Chilean market. It was already available in Peru and Costa Rica, but since last week, also for sale in the...
Planet Tracker Names Tuna Companies Lacking Transparency And Sustainability
Most tuna companies do not disclose information about their catches, leading to shortcomings in transparency. A few of them also fish from unhealthy tuna stocks. The study by financial think...
Maruha Nichiro Bets On Rising Demand Of Domestic Frozen Pet Food Segment
Japanese seafood company Maruha Nichiro has entered the frozen pet food business, eyeing on the prospects for this segment. Eight new products with human-grade ingredients for dogs and cats,...
Bolton Reaffirms Partnerships To Become Most Sustainable And Responsible Company
Italian tuna company Bolton organized an event with WWF and Oxfam to share the results of their partnerships to achieve sustainable fishing, protection of the oceans, and guaranteeing human...