The purse seine fleet capacity in the EPO reached its highest in record in 2025 despite a notable decline in the number of vessels from the previous year. The fleet remained dominated by...
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Oman Fisheries Company’s Board Resigns Amid Liquidity Crisis
An acute liquidity crisis in Oman Fisheries Company (OFCI), Oman’s largest and oldest tuna and seafood processing company, has led to the resignation of its Board of Directors. Its General...
Will Ecuador’s Tuna Sales Shrink In 2026?
The Ecuadorian tuna sector is having a challenging year with low skipjack catches for production, high fuel costs, and elevated raw material prices. Boat owners expect fishing operations to be...
Ecuadorian Tuna Sector Enduring “One Of The Hardest Years”
It is only halfway through the year, but Ecuadorian tuna experts have admitted that 2026 has been one of the hardest years for the industry. The country’s tuna sector has been hard hit by...
Korean IO Longline Catches Shows Sign Of Recovery Amid Purse Seine Decline
Korea’s tuna fleet delivered a mixed performance in the Indian Ocean in 2024, as purse seine catches continued to soften while longline vessels bucked the trend with a modest recovery The data...
US Top Court Leaves Trump’s 2018 China Tariffs Intact
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on Chinese tuna and other products in 2018 during his first term in office. A group of...
African Canneries See Decline In EU Market Share
EU brands, retailers, and traders reduced their intake of canned tuna from smaller processors in the first quarter of this year. In particular, canneries in Africa lost around 30 percent of...
The ITF’s Fight Against Flag of Convenience Ships
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is campaigning against the flag of convenience (FOC) to protect fishers and other seafarers from exploitation by shipowners. Currently, 48...
Tokelau’s Coffers Impacted As Territory Removed From PNA VDS
Tokelau has been removed from the PNA Vessel Day Scheme (VDS), dealing a significant blow to the territory's economy. The Pacific Island territory was terminated from the scheme in February,...
MSC Tuna Volumes Soar As Portugal Embraces Sustainable Seafood
Portugal's market for MSC-certified tuna products surged 153 percent between April 2025 and March 2026, driven by strong momentum from brands and retailers that expanded the availability and...
Philippine Tuna Plant Shutdown Extended Following Aftershocks Damage
Alliance Select Foods International said it has extended the temporary suspension of operations at its General Santos tuna cannery, citing ongoing aftershocks in the area following last week’s...
Readers: Tuna Loins Must Be Excluded From ATQs
The EU’s pursuit of free-trade agreements covering tuna products has heightened concerns among European canners, who warn that greater market access for major processing nations could...
Multiple Factors Drag Down EU Processors’ WR Intake
The demand for frozen whole round tuna by EU processors fell in the first quarter of 2026. The usual suppliers lost a large share of their trade, and their average price dropped. This is in...
Nauterra’s New Campaign Focuses On Tuna As Ideal For Lunchtime
Nauterra has partnered with Spanish media group Atresmedia to promote its canned tuna products as a lunch option through a campaign ‘Tuppers Especiales’ (Special tupperware). The...
Judge Revives Indonesian Fishers’ Forced Labor Case Against Bumble Bee
A San Diego federal judge on Friday ruled that Indonesian tuna fishermen who sued Bumble Bee can continue pursuing the lawsuit against the company, despite her making an error in a ruling....
US Tuna Fishers Could Benefit From New USDA Funding
The US House of Representatives recently approved USD 500,000 for the newly started Office of Seafood, which could help tuna harvesters and processors to gain access to USDA programs,...
FCF Seeks MSC Certification For More Seiners In WCPO
Taiwanese tuna trading company FCF Co. Ltd. wants two more vessels in the MSC certification of the already certified WPSTA Western and Central Pacific Skipjack, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Purse...
ETF Urges EU To Consider Socio-Economic Reality Of Fishers In CFP
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) has criticized EU lawmakers for not considering the reality of fishers and the costs to them in the recently evaluated Common Fisheries Policy...
Industry Veteran Rick Heroux Is New Jealsa COO
Industry veteran Rick Heroux has joined Jealsa Corporation as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). He was the former COO of Eurofish, a vertically integrated tuna company in Ecuador. Atuna...
Thai Tuna Canners Gain Relief From UK Tariff Suspension
Skipjack raw material trading is lukewarm in the Bangkok processing hub, and demand from canneries and supply to them are nearly level. The Thai processing sector also anticipates an increase...