The 25,000 tons of tuna fishing quota that Pakistan secured during the IOTC annual meeting last month has prompted the nation to work on a new fisheries policy. The government claimed to have...
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Dongwon’s Future Leader Begins Journey In Company
Earlier this month, Kim Dong-chan, a third generation family member of Dongwon, joined as a staff member in the marine and fisheries division of Dongwon Industries. The 25-year old is the...
US Canned Bonito Imports Rose In 2024
US food service buyers imported slightly more canned bonito in 2024 compared to the year before, boosted by more Vietnam-produced items. The average price of the products remained stable YoY....
Will US Senate Approve Much-Anticipated Amendments To Pacific Tuna Treaty?
Earlier this week, a breakthrough was made in the amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT). It was passed in the US House of Representatives and is headed to the Senate for...
Thai Union’s Pte Label Tuna Sales Took A Hit In Q1
Thai Union’s ambient segment, which comprises largely canned tuna, did not perform well in the first quarter of this year. The company sold 80,069 tons of ambient items in Q1 2025, a 7.1...
Portuguese Demand For MSC Tuna Fell Last Year
The volume of MSC tuna sold in Portugal dropped in 2024/25. This market already has meager levels of sustainable tuna available for consumers. Canned skipjack was the most preferred product....
US Retailer C&S Announces Relaunch Of Canned Tuna Pte Label
US-based C&S Wholesale Grocers announced last week that it has relaunched its private-label brand ‘Best Yet’, under which it sells two canned tuna items: Chunk Light Tuna and White...
Peru Takes A Step Forward To Tighten IUU Fishing Monitoring In Its EEZ
A Peruvian government agency has partnered with Global Fishing Watch (GFW) to tighten IUU fishing monitoring in the South American nation’s EEZ. Several Peruvian and foreign-flagged vessels...
Making Seafood “Sexy” For Young Consumers Is Difficult But Can Be Done
Attracting young consumers to eat more sustainable tuna and other seafood is a challenge faced by many companies. During the MSC Seafood Futures Forum at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona...
PNG To Build Its First State-Owned Cannery
Papua New Guinea (PNG) and RD Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on May 9 to build a new cannery in the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone in Madang under a joint venture. This...
Can Thai And Vietnamese Tuna Producers Expect Good News On US Tariffs?
Earlier this week, the US and China de-escalated their trade war as Washington reduced its import tariffs on Chinese goods to only 30 percent. Meanwhile, Beijing cut down duties on US products...
Mauritania Makes Progress In Tuna Fisheries Transparency
Mauritania has become the second country, after Seychelles, to achieve a ‘compliant status’ in implementing the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) standard. This underlines the nation's...
Indonesia Tightens Tuna Trade With UAE
Indonesian tuna company PT Dempo Andalas Samudera recently sent its first shipment of tuna products to the United Arab Emirates, one of the Asian country’s largest markets for the fish. The...
Maruha Nichiro Turned Annual Revenue Into High Profit
The cost reduction strategy of Japanese Maruha Nichiro resulted in a rise in its operating income as reported in the full year results. The revenue increased by 4.7 percent and its operating...
US And China De-Escalate Trade War With Slashed Tariffs
The US and China agreed to reduce the tit-for-tat tariffs imposed on each other, thus tapping the brakes on a two-month-long trade war. Discussions between officials of both nations were held...
US Company Recalls Ready-To-Eat Tuna Products Due To “Possible Listeria Infection”
US-based Fresh and Ready Foods voluntarily recalled 86 ready-to-eat products, including tuna sandwiches and pastas, due to “possible Listeria monocytogenes Contamination.” The US Food and Drug...
Other RFMOs Will Not Adopt Skipjack TAC In Near Future
IOTC adopted a historic skipjack quota for fleets at its Annual Meeting that concluded in April. No other tuna RFMO has such limits. Though skipjack in the Indian Ocean is not overfished, the...
Study Claims New Microbe Can Reduce Mercury Absorption In Tuna And Seafood
US researchers claim to have created a specialized gut bacterium/microbe that can “neutralize methylmercury before it spreads to the body.” Experts said that mice were fed bluefin with high...
IUU Fishing Coalition Analyzed Import Control Rules Of Major Tuna Buying Nations
The EU IUU Fishing Coalition recently released a report outlining the importance of major tuna and other seafood buying nations to strengthen their harmonized import controls. The study...
Sluggish EU Canned Tuna Exports In Q4 Affected 2024 Result
Canned tuna export by EU processors and traders was promising at the beginning of 2024, but sales in the last three months underperformed compared to last quarters of previous years. In 2024,...