Prices for ambient tuna and seafood products dropped slightly in June compared to the month before, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, sales for these segments...
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Atunlo’s Portuguese Plant Under Fire For Accounting Fraud?
Spanish beleaguered tuna loining company Atunlo is facing another headache. Its Central Lomera Portuguesa (CLP) plant in Portugal was raided by officials this week and three managers were...
Proposed Bill To Ensure Contaminated Tuna Imports Into US Are Destroyed
Tuna and other seafood that do not pass the US import inspection may be destroyed. Congressmen Troy A Carter and Clay Higgins introduced a new bi-partisan bill in June, yet to be finalized,...
Carrefour Says No To Sourcing IO Yellowfin For Its Canned Products
European retailer Carrefour announced on Wednesday that it will not source IO yellowfin for its own canned products in Spain, France, Italy, and Belgium since this species is overfished. The...
Silla Longline Catches in WCPO Gets Blue Logo
Korean company Silla received the MSC certification for its longline caught yellowfin, albacore, and bigeye on the high seas and FAO areas 71 and 77 in the WCPO and EPO, respectively. There...
Smuggling Ring Laid False Trails To Cover Millions In Illegal Bluefin Trade
The Central Magistrate’s Court of Madrid accused 12 companies and eight people, of illegally fishing and trading bluefin last week. The alleged criminals used a complex network and...
Seiner Catches Dropped By 40 Percent In Seychelles Last Year
Commercial tuna fisheries in Seychelles faced a massive setback due to climate change in 2023, whereas, artisanal fishers continue to get good tuna catches. This was revealed recently by...
Will FDA Lot Codes Be Successfully Implemented?
The US is going stricter on its food tracking standards for tuna and other products. The FDA’s Food Traceability Final Rule, a part of the US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) established...
Thai Union’s Thriving Market Of Tuna Byproducts
Global seafood giant Thai Union (TU) has been valorizing by-products from tuna processing and this market is indeed thriving. Magnus Bergkvist, Head of Science and Research, Global Innovation...
Comoros Commits To Transparency In Tuna Fisheries
Comoros has committed to implementing the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) and is taking a step forward to making its tuna-rich fisheries transparent. The African nation’s Fisheries...
National Accountability Office Urges US Fisheries Agency To Improve Bycatch Data
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) improve its work on minimizing bycatch in fisheries. It presented four...
Manta Skipjack Price In Balance, Empty Cans A Worry For Producers
A sustained high supply of frozen whole round skipjack and an equally great demand for the raw material are presently keeping the price level at the Manta processing hub. However, some issues...
Spain Distributes 1.6 Tons Of Illegally Caught Bluefin To Feed The Poor
Spanish officials seized 11 bluefins, weighing over 1,600 kg, in the port of Tarifa last week. The National Fisheries Ministry handed over 2.5 tons of illegally caught fish, including...
Merger Of Japanese Farming Companies To Improve Overall Optimization
The Nissui Group, one of the three largest seafood companies in Japan, will merge its bluefin farming subsidiaries into a newly established Nissui Maguro Co. The companies Seinan Suisan and...
Readers Opine Spaniards Should Not Pay Tax On Tuna Products
The decision of the Spanish government to exclude tuna and other fish items from the tax reduction on basic foodstuffs did not sit well with associations such as Anfaco and Cepesca. They...
Japan Calls For Increased Pacific Bluefin Quota Amid Its Recovery
The Japan Fisheries Agency announced that an increase in the Pacific bluefin quota from 2025 for the country has been proposed as the stock is recovering. The nations that participated in an...
EU States Must Improve Beneficial Ownership Transparency
Environmental groups say that EU member states can do better in implementing regulations to prevent IUU fishing and increasing beneficial ownership transparency is a critical factor in this...
SKJ1.8:BKK Remains Level, Red Sea Issues Impacting Trade
The Bangkok skipjack price is remaining level for now with a steady supply of frozen whole round tuna being discharged to the canneries and there is a continued demand for the fish. However,...
US Cops Find Crooks Using Tuna Cans & Other Social Media Stories
Three perpetrators from Florida would not have in their wildest of dreams thought of being nabbed because of the tuna cans they purchased! The men, who were alleged of having dumped 860 pounds...
Iranian Gillnets Capture The Most Longtail In Indian Ocean
The IOTC recently published a review of the longtail (Thunnus tonggol) fishery data in its convention area. Iranian gillnets caught the most number of fish, accounting for 65.3 percent of the...