Source: Radio broadcast of ‘All Things Considered’ by US National Public Radio (NPR) presented by Carrie Kahn Look closely at just about any can of tuna sold in the U.S. and you’ll find a tiny...
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Loblaw’s Challenges In Engaging Consumers On Sustainable Seafood
Canadian supermarket chain, Loblaw, is making efforts to establish a fully sustainable fishery. The store is working towards a goal of being able to certify that all seafood it sells has been...
Ivory Coast Gets Carte Blanche From EU On Tuna Exports
An approval of an unrestricted volume of EU tuna exports has been granted to the Ivory Coast after a European Union veterinary felt that the West African country had made satisfactory efforts...
Tuna Store Checks In EU-5 Show Surprising Results On Eco-label Use
Strong growth in the presence of seafood carrying the MSC eco-label has been revealed in a recent store check of EU supermarkets. In some supermarkets, at least 60 percent of frozen seafood...
57 Canadian Fishermen Set To Resume Bluefin Tuna Fishing
The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is issuing individual tags to 57 members of the P.E.I. tuna fleet. Six are going to aboriginal groups and 51 to licensed tuna fishermen in...
Unmanned Drones To Catch IUU Tuna Vessels
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstration took place yesterday at the Palau International Airport with several Palau officials and foreign dignitaries witnessing the event....
Women Should Eat More Tuna And Fish: Says Study
A large-scale British study has suggested that concerns over mercury levels in tuna and other fish may be unfounded. The research concluded that eating fish has numerous health benefits and...
Is Seismic Research Driving Tuna Away?
A proposed seismic survey in the Great Australian Bight is raising concerns throughout the local tuna industry over the impact the research could have on the fishery’s season. TGS-NOPEC, which...
NON-GMO Canned Chunk Light In Spring Water?
Several ranges of tuna products in the United States have been given non-GMO verification, certifying that the product has gone through a rigorous process to ensure it does not contain any...
MSC Hits Back To ASMI For “Negative And Inaccurate Statements”
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has reacted to the recent announcement that the US General Administration will remove the need of third-party certification for purchasing food under...
Bumble Bee Joins Clinton Initiative On Seafood Sustainability
One of the US big three tuna brands, Bumble Bee, has announced joint commitment with WWF to the seafood sustainability of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). It builds on the commitment of...
John West “Infuses” No-Drain Tuna With Basil And Chili
John West has launched an Inspirations/Infusions range that introduces two new canned tuna products to the market. Hitting the shelves in attractive green and red colored lithographed...
Grupo Consorcio Opens New Tuna Processing Plant
Grupo Consocio has opened a new tuna processing plant in Santona, Spain, for the production of Atlantic albacore and skipjack. This comes as part of the company's industrial expansion plan to...
ISSF Denies Firm Commitment To MSC Tuna By 2017
ISSF has denied that the US Big three tuna brands have committed to only sourcing tuna which gained certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Yesterday, atuna.com stated that an...
PNG Island Manus Wants Its Own Tuna Cannery
The Governor of the PNG province Manus, Charlie Benjamin, supports the idea to set up a tuna cannery in the maritime province to process all the tuna that is caught in his zone. The governor...
Cannery Already 10 Years Meets World Highest Social Standard
This year Princes Tuna Mauritius marks its ten year anniversary of certification to the highest social accountability standard (SA8000). Located in Port Louis, the Princes tuna canning...
MSC Tuna’s Future In The US Could Rest On Wal-Mart’s Alaskan Salmon Decision
This week saw the US General Services Administration update its guidelines and decide to remove the need of a third-party certification for purchasing food under government contracts. The...
Bumble Bee Moves To Historical Building
Bumble Bee Foods offices will take up a new location from March 2014 in the formerly Showley Brothers Candy Factory in San Diego. The US tuna brand plans to move 140 employees into the...
IFC Lends USD 10 Million To SolTuna To Expand Production Capacity
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will lend USD 10 million to SolTuna Limited, a tuna processor located in Solomon Islands, to support expansion of capacity and enable the local economy...
PAFCO Tuna Plant Will Stay In Levuka
The Pacific Fisheries Company (PAFCO) has announced that it is willing to spend millions of dollars to export its products overseas, but it will not re-locate its tuna cannery to Viti Levu....