Retailers could be left with a significant dilemma when it comes to the future purchasing of tuna products. With the recent release of its tuna procurement guidelines, WWF, the largest NGO in...
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Overfishing Forcing Indonesian Fishermen To Look For Other Work
Poor fishing management and what appears as a scarcity of resources is forcing many Indonesian fishermen into other occupations, claim recent reports. The Jakarta Post says overfishing has...
Greenpeace Targets Tuna Brands Employees in Campaign
This week, Greenpeace oceans campaigners were outside the HQ in Paris of Petit Navire (MW Brands) and Saupiquet (Bolton Group), handing out leaflets to the public and employees that address...
Philippines’ GSP+ Approval Looks Likely, But When?
Following a firm push by tuna processors and exporters in the Philippines for zero percent duty tariff on trade with the European Union, it appears that the EU Parliament is more than likely...
MSC Invites Public To Discuss Chain Of Custody Changes
Since March this year, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been proposing new changes to its Chain of Custody (CoC) Program, but has this week invited all relevant organizations to openly...
Search For New PNA CEO Extended
The application period for the position of PNA CEO has been extended to September 30th after an apparent failure to find a successor for current Director, Transform Aqorau. The initial period...
“Bigeye Is Not About Volume, It’s About Numbers Of Fish”
Generally catch quotas are not set in terms of number of fish, but in weight. That means one ton of large tuna represents only 10 to 20 fish, while one ton of small fish can mean 500 to 1,000....
Tuna Workshops Added To African Conference Agenda
It’s just over two weeks to go until the first ever African Tuna Conference (ATC) kick-starts in Cote d’Ivoire. On September 25th-26th, the ATC has plenty of top highlights to offer attendees,...
Century Shares Break Out Of No-Movement
Century Pacific’s (CNPF:PM) share value is finally showing some positivity for investors, as the stock shows some movement again after a steady two months of very little activity. A recent 3.7...
Can Epilepsy Seizures Be Reduced By Tuna Oils?
Epilepsy seizure frequency could be reduced by low dosage consumption of omega-3 oils found in tuna, claims a new study. Led by Professor Christopher DeGiorgio, of the Department of Neurology...
Superbrands: Sealect Is Strongest Tuna Brand In Thailand
Thailand’s largest tuna processing company, Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), has announced that its canned tuna subsidiary brand, Sealect, has been awarded ‘Superbrand status’ as “the...
From Italy To Spain And Back: Almost 100 Years Of Processing
The Bay of Biscay has a long history in the tuna industry but over the last century, family businesses have managed to differentiate themselves by providing authenticity, tradition and high...
Is Philippines’ Zero Duty Potential Fading?
A prospective GSP+ status could be in sight for the Philippines’ tuna industry, with a zero percent duty trade preference with the EU in tow; an agreement that could have huge potential to...
High Fuel Forces Turn Around In Taiwanese Longline Fleet
High fuel prices coupled with a weakening trend of the Japanese Yen have hit the Taiwanese tuna longline industry hard. The sector has thus been prompted to move to construct low-energy...
TUF Reduces Processing Waste To Only 0.07%
Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF) has revealed that throughout 2013, only 0.07 percent of its whole round tuna “was disposed as wastewater sludge to landfill;” an impressively small amount. All...
Do Aussies Rate Aldi “Brands” Better Than Private Label?
It appears that Aldi’s discounted price products are attracting Australian consumers that wouldn’t normally buy supermarket private labels. Sue Mitchell, of the Australian Financial Review,...
California Approves Bill To Put Species On Tuna Can
The California State Senate has finally approved a bill that aims to confront the issue of mislabeling on tuna products, and makes it a legal requirement to note the species of tuna on cans...
Will Maldives Canners Survive The EU Tariff Rise?
As of January 1st 2014, the Maldives was pulled from the list of least developed nations in the EU’s General Scheme of Preferences (GSP). With this, the Asian island nation was stripped of its...
Tinatuna: ‘The Canadian Government Is Two Faced On Tuna’
Since last year, Tinatuna, a first person representative for Atlantic bluefin tuna, has set out to display as to what she sees are the truths about Atlantic bluefin stocks and the concerning...
Philippine Tuna Processors To Hit Middle East Market
The Philippines attaché to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said there is a USD 2 billion food market in the Middle East waiting for Filipino producers of fresh and processed tuna. Speaking...