One of the largest distributing companies in Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of its new Hanaa low drain tuna product. The new product is said to adopt a “revolutionary” process that uses...
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Dangerous Bacterium In Belgium Tuna Salad
A dangerous bacterium has been identified in a tuna product in Belgium. Officials from the EU country notified the European Commission Rapid Alerts System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the...
Myanmar Lures Thai Tuna Investors
Thai tuna players, including Thai Union’s Chief Executive, Thiraphong Chansiri, are being lured into investment in neighboring country, Myanmar. Businesses in Thailand are being urged to come...
Japan Plans To Slash Catches By Half
Japan is planning to slash its juvenile bluefin tuna catch in the Northern Pacific Ocean by as much as half by 2015. This is according to a source from the Fisheries Agency who said the...
Tenpoint Looking To Set Up Plant In Zambo
Japanese tuna processor, Tenpoint Manufacturing Corporation, has expressed an interest to set up a new tuna processing plant in Zamboanga, Philippines. The City Special Economic Zone Authority...
Study: EPO Yellowfin Have Changed Their Diets In Last Decade
A new report published on Marine Ecology has identified that the diet of yellowfin tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has substantially changed. The study reveals that the predatory behavior of...
Cost Of Keeping Tuna Vessels Out: USD 15 Million
Palau’s President believes that the country’s economy will continue to grow even if its waters will be closed to commercial tuna fishing. He states that Palau’s economic potential lies in...
USA’s #2 Tuna Retailer Sold For USD 9 Billion
The United States’ No. 2 Supermarket chain is being sold for USD 9 billion. An investment group led by private equity firm, Cerberus Capital Management, is acquiring the group that is the...
COS Hires Darden Exec For Quality
Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods has hired former Darden Executive, John Wigglesworth, as Vice President of Procurement and Technical Services. As former Senior Director in total quality for...
Mexican Grupomar: Import Less – Catch More
Mexican Maritime Industrial Group, Grupomar, has invested USD 75 million into the purchase of three tuna purse seiners to increase domestic catch of the fish and cut the nation’s tuna imports....
Media Battle Rages Between Greenpeace And Tesco
Greenpeace believes it is close to winning its fight and in just five simple ways can get “dodgy tuna” off Tesco’s shelves. Retail giant, Tesco, UK #1 supermarket with a 30% market share,...
PNA To Make Crucial Decisions On Pacific Catches
PNA Officials will make crucial decisions on the future of Pacific tuna as part of the current negotiations in the Solomon Islands. In Honiara, until March 14th, discussions will attempt to...
Financial Penalties On Breaking WCPFC FAD Ban
Financial penalties will be issued by the Philippine government to fishing companies and individuals caught using unauthorized nets during a three-month FAD ban to be implemented from July...
8 Ways To Divide USD 93 Million In Tuna Fees?
How to divide USD 93 million in tuna fees between the eight PNA countries will be at the forefront of discussions at the meeting of island officials in Honiara, Solomon Islands over the coming...
Thai Union Appoints German CFO
The appointment of new CFO, Joerg Ayrle, has been announced by the world’s leading tuna processor, Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF). Ayrle is said to bring extensive financial experience to...
Oil State Invests One Billion USD In Indian Ocean Fishing
Oman is set to invest over USD 1.3 billion into fishing in the Indian Ocean. The development strategy adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will see major projects executed from...
Save The Dates: Atuna Hosts 1st African Tuna Conference
Atuna is proud to announce its hosting of the first ever African Tuna Conference, which will be held in the African nation, Cote d’Ivoire. On September 25th and 26th, delegates from across the...
One Rescued, 3 Dead In Tuna Boat Fire
One man has been rescued and three others found dead after Japanese tuna longliner No. 8 Kaisei-maru set on fire last weekend. An Indonesian fisherman was rescued floating in the Pacific 24...
Could USA Pose Sanctions On Thai Tuna?
The US State Department is due to make a decision on the government’s stance on Thailand’s human trafficking issues this June. The position of Thailand on this Watch List ranking system can...
John West ‘Just Add Water’ Tuna Products
After adding new hot ‘Steam Pots’ to its range of tuna products, John West’s ‘just add water’ couscous and tuna combination has hit the screens in a new TV commercial. Now available to watch...