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MSC Makes Changes To Its “Problematic And Difficult To Apply” Version 3
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) will issue new technical amendments in July this year to its Version 3 (V3) standard. The organization stated that this will make V3 more practical for...
Vietnam Boosts Business With EU Buyers In Q1
The EU increased its canned tuna purchase from Asian processors in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2023. The Filippino canners are its biggest seller, followed by...
Tuna Buyers Settle Price-Fixing Claims With StarKist & Bumble Bee
Tuna buyers seeking USD 1 billion compensation for damages from owners of StarKist and Bumble Bee reached settlements just ahead of the trial on July 15 bringing an end to a decade-old legal...
Tunago Longliners Get Blue Logo For Pacific Albacore, Bigeye, Yellowfin
Taiwanese fishing company Tunago Fishery Co. Ltd. received the MSC certification for its longline albacore, bigeye, and yellowfin catches in the Pacific Ocean. All seven vessels, flagged to...
Sajo Becomes Third Largest Food Group In Korea
Sajo Group acquired Korean Foodist, distributor of food ingredients and operator in the catering service. The owner of Sajo tuna brand and Sajo Daerim tuna fishery has diversified its business...
Callipo Opens Doors To Fifth Generation Owners
Italian tuna processing company Callipo Group will soon have a new management heading its operations. Its Director Filippo Callipo is paving the way for his two sons, Giacinto Callipo and...
No Relief For IO Seiners, Fish Yields Remain Poor At Slightly Higher Price
The hoped-for better skipjack catches when the monsoon would lower the surface temperature have not materialized for the Indian Ocean (IO) seiner fleet. This drove the price as the processing...
US Lauds Major Milestone In Pacific Bluefin Stock
The latest stock assessment of Pacific bluefin revealed its largest recorded biomass since the evaluation began in May 2008. The fish has exceeded international targets a decade ahead of...
Festival For Value-Added Tuna Products A Massive Success In Seychelles
The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) and Thai Union-owned IOT plant organized a fishing festival in Praslin, the second most populated island in Seychelles, to promote value-added...
Aldi And Mercadona Tuna Again Rated For Top Quality
A Spanish consumer organization recently conducted a test on tuna cans to assess quality. The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) tested 32 light tuna in olive and sunflower oil items of...
Thai Union Increased Its Sourcing From MSC Fisheries In 2023
Thai Union (TU) increased its purchase of MSC tuna last year by eight percent more than what was sourced in 2022. This was revealed in the company’s Sustainability Report 2023, titled ‘Healthy...
Canary Islands Argue Higher Quotas For Its Fleet
Canary Islands, the Spanish autonomous community, wants the EU to urge the ICCAT to increase its tuna quotas. Narvay Quintero, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food...
Amazement About Canned Tuna Produced In Vanuatu
The discovery of two flavors of canned tuna, produced by Sino-Van Fisheries, in a shop in Port Vila in Vanuatu has raised questions. The company has no plant on the island yet but the label...
John West UK Rolls Out New Sustainable Packaging
John West UK introduced a new tuna can designed for ease of use, sustainability, and minimal waste named ‘Ecotwist’. The latest product, with the revolutionary packaging solution, are...
ISSF Members Went Behind In Compliance
ISSF published its annual report showing a 98.95 percent compliance with all 33 conservation measures in 2023. This is a slight decline of 0.8 percent compared to last year. The International...
TUNACONS Wants MSC Scope Extension For Bigeye In EPO
The Eastern Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna (TUNACONS) purse seine fishery is pursuing an MSC scope extension of its skipjack and yellowfin certification by adding bigeye for all vessels operating...
Frime Launches New Tuna Products For Raw Consumption
Spanish tuna producer Frime S.A.U presented a new product line of ready-to-eat tuna products. It claims this is the “first marinated, non-smoked tuna suitable for raw consumption with the...
Higher Prices Make Aussies Reluctant To Buy Sustainable Tuna Products
Consumers in Australia and New Zealand are hesitant to buy sustainable tuna and other seafood products due to their high cost, difficulty in availability, and lack of clarity...
US Vessels To Begin Tuna Fishing In Fijian EEZ
American longliners and purse seiners will soon start fishing in the tuna-rich EEZ of Fiji. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said that the Fijian cabinet has endorsed the execution of a...