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IMF Expresses Concerns About Mozambique Tuna Company
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concerns about Mozambique tuna company, EMATUM, and has said it hopes the country will closely monitor its operations. Last year, the new...
Analysts: Lower Prices Will Affect TUF Margins
Despite 50 percent lower CFR Bangkok skipjack prices appearing in the first quarter of this year, Thai analysts of SCB securities have estimated that 2014 will be positive for Thai Union’s...
Sainsbury’s Wants Consumers To Switch Away From Tuna
Sainsbury’s has given away up to seven tons of lesser known fish to encourage consumers to switch to alternative fresh seafood as part of their regular diet. Lemon sole, mussels, seabass,...
PNA Considering To Make US Fleet Pay More
The PNA is considering a change in 2015 that will make the United States pay much more for the right to fish in some Pacific exclusive economic zones (EEZs). Representatives from the...
“NOAA Passively Accepts Too Much Of Self-Interest Bullies”
The Campaign for Eco-Safe Tuna believes that a better system is needed to reward sustainable and eco-safe fishing operations, stating that we need a sustainable solution. In a blog post last...
Canner Celebrates Key Role Of Females in Tuna Industry
Grupo Consorcio is advocating for growth in the employment of women and celebrated International Women’s Day earlier this month. The Spanish canning company has a 90 percent female workforce,...
EP Votes Yes On “Sensitive” Treatment Of Thai Tuna
The European Parliament has called for fisheries products such as canned tuna imported from Thailand to be treated as “sensitive”. These products are regarded in Europe as being a potential...
New Approach To Indian Ocean Tuna Management
The “New approaches to sustainable fisheries” meeting in Seychelles earlier this month saw participants look to ways of enhancing regional cooperation in the field of sustainable fisheries...
Will Princes Take Over TDM? What Did You Think?
As rumor hit the tuna market of a potential merger of two Mauritius based tuna plants, our atuna.com homepage poll has revealed that the majority of our readers think collaboration is likely....
Finance Minister Wants Industry To “Jump To Their Tune”
The Finance Minister of the Solomon Islands wants the global tuna industry to “jump to their tune” as members of the PNA region are urged to take strong action on tuna fisheries. Rick Hou...
Thai Union Frozen Aims For USD 4bn In Sales In 2014
Thai Union Frozen Products is aiming for sales of USD 4 billion for 2014, up nine percent on last year. Its gross profit margin for this year has been estimated at at least 14 percent. As the...
Study On Bad Welfare Thai Tuna Cleaners False
Claims that workers cleaning tuna in processing plants in Thailand are victims of poor working conditions have been found to be false by Chulalongkorn University research. The study that...
Caterer Promotes His Pride Of Being “Tuna Free”
Leaflets scattered in several Dutch food canteens are promoting “5 good reasons not to eat tuna”. VITAM is a Dutch catering company that prides itself in providing “quality that exceeds...
Philippines Tuna Export To US In Crisis
Philippines canned tuna shipped to America has dropped by 19 percent year on year from 2012 to 2013, causing a crisis for the tuna canneries in General Santos. Previously a 17 percent drop in...
Japan’s Cut Backs On Catches Won’t Impact Pacific Stocks
Japan’s plan to slash the amount of juvenile bluefin tuna that its fleet catches from the Northern Pacific by as much as half is likely not to have a significant impact on Pacific stocks. This...
Phu Yen Wants More Value Out Of Landings
The Phu Yen province of Vietnam wants more value out of its tuna landings and, at the start of April, will be holding a forum themed: “Measures of enhancing the efficiency of oceanic tuna...
Seafood Mercury Levels Trigger Federal Lawsuit Against FDA
A lawsuit has been filed against the US Food and Drug Administration for failing to respond to a petition which asked the agency to give consumers information about mercury in the nation’s...
New Method To Authenticate Canned Tuna Species
A new method to authenticate canned tuna, which allows you to check the species of the tuna within 24 hours, has been developed by AZTI-Tecnalia, a Spanish-based expert technology center in...
Report: Provide Incentives For Vessels Which Reduce Bycatch
A report published by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has concluded that incentives are needed to encourage participation in tackling the issue of bycatch in global tuna purse...