US President Joe Biden met with Pacific Island leaders in Washington last month to conclude several partnerships, including the much-awaited South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT). The Pacific...
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Conxemar Concluded With Record Edition
The 24th Conxemar International Frozen Seafood Products Exhibition closed on October 5 in Vigo with over 26,736 visitors and exhibitors from 110 countries. This was three percent more...
Wofco Buys Sapmer’s ‘Manapany’ Purse Seiner
The Spanish Worldwide Fishing Company (Wofco) acquired a 90-meter purse seiner that was renamed ‘Ría De Aldán’. Based on its IMO number 9476238, this must be the ‘Manapany’ owned by French...
Italian Producers Demanded More P&L Skipjack Loins In H1
Italian processors cut back on their imports of frozen pre-cooked loins in H1 2023, buying nine percent less compared to last year, onlyreducing their intake from suppliers outside the...
French Canned Tuna Sales Suffer In 2023 As Inflation Bites Consumers
This year has been hard on the French tuna sector and it is facing the same challenges in other markets around the world, said Alexis Jacquand, Director General of Petit Navire, in his...
First Female Manager Leads Thai Union IOT Plant
On October 1, Jamikara Techasaratoole became the new General Manager of the Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) plant in the Seychelles. She took over from her predecessor, Ricardo Luzio, after joining...
Myanmar’s New 10% Tax Might Impact Migrant Workers In Thai Tuna Sector
Myanmar’s junta recently ordered its citizens working abroad to pay tax on at least 10 percent of their incomes. The new law came into effect on October 1 and will be enforced until March 31,...
BlueNalu Eyes International Tuna Market, Extends Deal With TU
Californian cell-based firm, BlueNalu, has renewed its deals with three tuna and seafood companies to facilitate the introduction of cell-cultured marine products across international markets....
Hawaii Longliners Can Continue Sunset Fishing Bycatch Reducing Experiment
Hawaii shallow-set longline fishery have been given more time to evaluate the effect of tuna fishing one hour before and one hour after local sunset to reduce seabird bycatch. The US National...
SKJ1.8:BKK End Of Bull Market After The FAD Ban?
After months of peak levels for skipjack raw material, trade in the Bangkok processing hub seems to have rekindled, a reflection of price drop seen historically during September to October....
Price And Taste Top Aussie Consumer Choice For Canned Tuna
The demand for canned tuna in the Australian and New Zealand markets is rising significantly and consumer choices are predominantly based on the price, taste, and brand name. This was revealed...
China Gets Two More Tuna Longliners For The Atlantic Ocean
The Chinese state-owned company Sino-Ocean Co., Ltd. has received two tuna longliners that were built by Dalian Liaoning Shipyard. The 52-meter-long vessels, ‘Jinfeng 2’ and ‘Jingfeng 4’ will...
E-Monitoring Has Come A Long Way But Has Hurdles To Overcome
Electronic Monitoring (EM) on tuna vessels in the Pacific Ocean began nine years ago. It faced several challenges and is up for improvement. Leontine Baje, Fisheries Advisor, at the...
Anuga 2023 About To Start, Major Tuna Processors Showcasing
The world’s largest food and beverage fair Anuga will begin this weekend from October 7 to 11 in Cologne, Germany. The event expects to welcome almost 8,000 exhibitors from about 100...
Increasing MGO Fuel Cost Starts Biting Seiner Operators Again
Global oil prices fell slightly on Wednesday morning as the market anticipated the outcome of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) and allies ministerial meeting...
Slumping Sales Make Spanish Canners Cut Back On Loins
Trade in frozen pre-cooked loins has fallen in the first six months of this year, with Spanish producers cutting back on their buying. In 2022, EU processors imported historically high levels...
EU Seiners Can Continue Tuna Fishing In Kiribati With New Fisheries Deal
On Monday, the European Commission announced that the EU and Kiribati renewed a sustainable fishing partnership for a duration of five years. Under this agreement, four EU purse seiners can...
COS New Tuna Flavors Carry Partner Food Companies’ Logo
Chicken of the Sea (COS) has joined hands with US food company McCormick to launch three new tuna flavors in pouches. The brand claims that all products “ deliver both taste and nutrition in a...
Princes Group Bidding Intensifies, Speculation Of USD 845 Million Value
The Princes Group, which owns ambient tuna brand Princes, could be sold for GBP 700 million (USD 845 million) before the end of the year, at a much higher price than what it was validated at...
EU Processors Reduced Their Loins Demand Due To Record Prices
The demand for frozen pre-cooked loins continued to decline in the EU in the second quarter of 2023, driven down by high prices of the intermediary product and a significant drop in canned...