In a regular check on the safety of products, high levels of arsenic in canned yellowfin belly (ventresca) in olive oil from the Isabel brand were found by Ecuador's National Agency for...
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MSC Spain’s New Director To Promote Sustainable Fishing In The Region
Alberto Carlos Martín Aristín has been appointed as the new Director of MSC Spain and Portugal. He will replace Laura Rodríguez Zugasti who has held that position since 2011. Martín Aristín...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Reacts Sharply To High Supply
The value of skipjack raw material has fallen in the past weeks in the Bangkok processing hub as supply has picked up. Sources have confirmed that the tuna is being sold to canneries between...
Atunlo’s Shareholders Meeting Taking Place Today To Discuss Future
Atunlo shareholders are meeting today under the supervision of a Spanish court. The tuna processor is still negotiating details over its dire financial situation and restructuring. Hopefully,...
Iran Is Growing Its Stake In IO Tuna Fishing
Iran has greatly expanded its tuna and other seafood exports this year. Tuna export was valued at USD 14.6 million. From 2022 to 2023, total seafood exports exceeded USD 310 million for...
BBC Documentary Shows Harsh Reality Of Onboard Human Abuse
A recently released British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary highlighted the real-life horrors encountered by migrant workers of a Scottish fishing fleet TN Trawlers owned by Tom...
IATTC Discusses Need For Interim Electronic Monitoring Standards
The IATTC annual meeting is currently ongoing and the interim minimum standards on electronic monitoring (EM) on vessels have been discussed and recommendations on sharks, and FADs have also...
Secretary Tiu Laurel Wants To Boost The Resilience of the Philippines’ Tuna Industry
The two-day National Tuna Congress taking place in General Santos City in the Philippines ended today. During his speech at the event, the Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...
False Environmental Claims On Tuna Labeling Misleading Kiwis
The sustainability claims made for tuna and other seafood sold in New Zealand are “unsubstantiated, ambiguous, and vague,” according to New Zealand-based scientist Kathryn Bradbury. She also...
Employee Bids An Emotional Farewell After 50 Years In Jealsa
Spending over 50 years at Spanish cannery Jealsa is not what 65-year-old Marisa Lojo Nine would have imagined when she joined the company at the age of 14. She has been an integral part of...
Will Fiji Lose Its EU Preferential Market Access?
The EU and Fiji recently renewed its Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) but the Pacific Island state needs to ease down on duties for products from the bloc to implement it...
Frinsa’s 2023 Sales Reached EUR 713 Million
Spanish canning company Frinsa experienced remarkable growth in sales in 2023, 17 percent higher compared to the previous year. The turnover of EUR 712.80 million made it the second-largest...
China’s Seafood Imports Predicted To Overtake US Intake By 2030
China is expected to drive global seafood consumption by 40 percent (5.5 million tons) by 2030, according to the latest RaboResearch report. Per capita eating is expected to rise from 41 kg in...
MSC Criticized For Turning Blind Eye Towards Forced Labor On Tuna Boats
A UK-based ocean science journal recently published a paper that bashed the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for not taking adequate steps to address forced labor on tuna vessels. The study,...
2023 Pole-And-Line WCPO Catches Hit Bottom In Nearly 50 Years
Pole-and-line catches in the WCPO dropped to the lowest level in the past five decades in 2023. Japanese and Indonesian fleets accounted for nearly all of this activity in this part of the...
‘A Bowl Of Tuna’ Is Back In Isla Cristina
The Spanish coastal town of Isla Cristina is hosting the annual open-air exhibition ‘A Bowl of Tuna’ and the 22nd Almadraba Captains Meeting from September 8 to 15. It is organized by the...
FDA Food Recalls Rose Significantly In Early 2024
Food recalls can have far-reaching consequences. Tuna companies need to be aware of the financial costs and reputation damage. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is involved in hundreds...
US Processors Increased H1 Loins Imports From Thailand
US canneries slightly decreased their buying of frozen pre-cooked loins in the first half of this year but significantly expanded their imports from Thailand. Frozen loins delivered to US...
Spain’s Mechanism To Optimize Atlantic Bigeye Quota Begins
The Spanish government recently launched a measure to optimize bigeye quota in the Atlantic Ocean as per ICCAT regulations. All the vessels that have exhausted their limits can continue...
EU Alerts: Only Two Cases Reported
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) listed only two tuna-related incidents in August. One came from Spain and the other from France. On August 1, French officials alerted RASFF...