Spanish processor Jealsa injected EUR 7.2 million (USD 7.7 million) into its recently created subsidiary ‘Seanergy 360'. The three businesses that makes up ‘Seanergy 360’ are Pet Select (pet...
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Santoña Plant’s Dismissed Workers Sue Atunlo For Salaries
Atunlo’s cannery workers from the closed Santoña site are suing the Spanish tuna loins producer for non-payment of their salaries despite having negotiated the employment regulation plan (ERE)...
American Tuna Waiting On “Favorable Ruling” On “100% Caught & Canned In America” Case
American Tuna hopes to be free from the lawsuit that alleges the company misled customers by marketing that its tuna is sourced from US waters. Both the company and the plaintiff New Yorker...
Atunsa & Pevasa Receive MSC Logo For Indian Ocean Skipjack Catches
Atunsa and Pevasa have received an MSC certification for their Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack catches. The US North Atlantic fishery targeting yellowfin and albacore has also been certified...
Pressure Mounts On TU Family Member To Drop Soccer Club Ownership
Fans of English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday ramped up pressure on its owner Dejphon Chansiri, a member of the Thai Union family, to “get out of the club.” High ticket prices, a lack of...
Does Ultrasound Salting Pretreatment Enhance Frozen Tuna Quality?
Chinese researchers have discovered that salting pretreatment using ultrasound is an effective method to improve the quality of frozen tuna as it prevents water loss and prevents the breakdown...
Dongwon Industries Realizes Less Profit From 2023 Sales
The holding company of Dongwon Group, Dongwon Industries, reported stable sales for 2023, but it did not mean that the Korean seafood giant was able to make a strong profit. Turnover from its...
Poll: Has EPO Reached Absolute Peak In Skipjack Catches?
The EPO purse seiners experienced excellent fishing in 2023, catching a record volume of skipjack, a 50-year peak. IATTC data show that all fleets in this ocean combined captured 24 percent...
After Years Of Aggressive Expansion, Thai Pet Food Business Nosedived In 2023
Last year, Thai processors struggled to keep their canned tuna pet food business at the peak level as it was in 2022. They already experienced weakened sales in the earlier part of 2023 and...
Rumors Rife That Cell-Based Tuna Producer “Goes Into Hibernation”
Finless Foods, a US-based cell-cultivated tuna and seafood company, is laying off its employees because the “funding environment has deteriorated.” Co-founder Mike Selden has not responded to...
Controversial Spanish Tuna Company Announces Bankruptcy
The La Rioja-based Plaza Chica is the latest Spanish company to enter into voluntary bankruptcy proceedings. It grabbed headlines in January when four of its managers got arrested for alleged...
Ecuadorian Fleet Is Most Effective In Utilizing Its Capacity
Tuna catches in the EPO have never been as good as in 2023 with skipjack numbers reaching the highest level in 50 years. How did catches by country compare to the number of purse seiners...
US Cuts Back On Canned Tuna Imports In 2023
US ambient tuna imports were worth USD 584.35 million in 2023, a large drop from the USD 664.19 million the year before. American retailers and traders reduced their buying by 13 percent in...
Readers: Thai Canned Tuna Trade Will Decline Further In 2024
Thai processors faced a major setback in their business in 2023 by shipping only 415,787 M/T of canned tuna, a whopping 14 percent drop from the previous year. This was also the lowest volume...
Bangladeshi Govt Blamed For Failing To Tap Into Rich Tuna Resources
Bangladesh continues to make slow progress in developing its tuna industry despite having rich resources of this fish in its waters. The government has failed to implement initiatives to boost...
Philippine Tuna Landings Fell Drastically In 2023
Philippines’ flagged vessels’ tuna catches fell by 13 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year due to a large drop in skipjack and frigate catches. Yellowfin was the only major tuna...
Italian Canned Tuna Price Rose Over A Tenth in 2023
The Italian canned tuna sector experienced a difficult 2023. The inflation and high commodity prices, especially olive oil, increased production costs causing a rise in consumer prices....
Indonesia Takes A Step Ahead To Protect Fishers By Entering Into Deal With Spain
Indonesia recently signed an agreement with Spain “to promote the competency and welfare” of fishermen who are seeking to work onboard Spanish tuna vessels. The EU nation has agreed to...
Heat-Treated Solid Tuna Waste Ideal For Methane Gas Production
Researchers recently identified ways to “efficiently and sustainably treat tuna waste to produce biogas” through anaerobic digestion (process by which bacteria breaks down organic material in...
Lakshadweep Pole-And-Line Fishermen Accuse Govt Of “Killing Their Livelihood”
The livelihoods of pole-and-line fishermen in Lakshadweep, an archipelago off the Indian coast, are at stake due to high fuel prices and lack of facilities to sell their catches. Most of the...