US purse seiners have good news to look forward to as the American Samoan government will issue licenses for the vessels to land fish in the island nation. It has been approved by the...
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Mozambique Tuna Scam Involved Credit Suisse Saved From Imploding
Swiss lender Credit Suisse was thrown a lifeline through the intervention of the nation's government. Under its pressure, the bank (which was deeply involved in the Mozambican tuna scam) has...
Sun Flower 7 Cooperating Closely With Sajo MSC Fleet?
Research by Atuna about the ownership of the tuna cargo within the Korean carrier ‘Sun Flower 7’ which was refused entry into the Bangkok port, due to suspected IUU activities, has uncovered...
GTA Director Steps Down
Tom Pickerell, Executive Director of the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), has announced that he is stepping down from his position as of March 31. At the same time, GTA has hired Gunther Errhalt, a...
Healthy Ghanaian MPAs Crucial To Protect Tuna
Many countries around the world have taken the UN pledge to protect 30 percent of the world’s oceans by creating Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). According to...
Thai Union’s Stock Buyback Reaches USD 18.8 Million
Thai Union (TU) has continued with its stock buyback which began last week. On March 21, the company announced that it has repurchased 44,700,600 cumulated shares to date which are...
Panamanian Officials Find Weight Deviation In 1/3 Tuna Products
The Authority for Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition (Acodeco) conducted an operation to verify the net content of tuna and seafood products that are sold from retail shelves. Out...
Italian Canned Tuna Imports Gained Massive 30% Traction
Despite Italy having its own processing sector, buyers’ reliance on importing canned tuna hit a near peak in 2022. Spanish canners with ties to Bolton managed to gain more...
New Movement Wants Open Access To RFMO Meetings
A new movement, Equal Access Principles, recently stepped forward and called on stakeholders in the tuna business to endorse its 12 fundamentals. It seeks more public access for parties (other...
FIA PNG Seiners Awarded Crew Safety FISH Standard
PNG's Fishing Industry Association (FIA) fleet was awarded the Fairness, Integrity, Safety, and Health (FISH) certification a year after applying. The Philippine- and PNG-flagged 33 purse...
StarKist Samoa Temporarily Suspends Operations
StarKist has temporarily shut down operations in its tuna processing plant in American Samoa for construction and maintenance work. The company did not reveal further details about the ongoing...
EU & Thailand Announce FTA Negotiations, ANFACO Asks For Tuna Exclusion
On the heels of the news that the EU and Thailand have relaunched negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), the Spanish seafood processors association, Anfaco-Cecopesca has sounded the...
Philippine Small-Scale Fishers Criticize Government Building Cold Storage
A group of small-scale fishermen in the Philippines has criticized the government's decision to build eleven fish cold storage facilities close to their fishing grounds and landing...
Will Princes Group Be Taken Over By A Private Equity Firm?
A group of private equity candidates has come forward to acquire Princes Foods. Its owner, Mitsubishi Corporation, announced its intention to sell the subsidiary two months ago. Sky News...
Korean Sun Flower 7 Suspected Of Illegally Deploying FADs Near Protected Area
More details have emerged concerning the activities of the reefer carrier "Sun Flower 7" loaded with 4000 M/T of tuna that was refused entry to the Bangkok port a week and a half ago. Thai...
Seychelles’ Objection To IOTC FAD Ban Is Derived From Multiple Barriers
Seychelles has come forward to object to the IOTC FAD rule that was put into place in February. The archipelago has cited multiple reasons including consequences for its canneries, local fish...
Maruha Starts MSC FAD Assessment For FSM Seiners In PNA Waters
Amid the PNA’s MSC assessment withdrawal following a successful objection process, a new purse seine certification covering FAD fishing in PNA waters was recently announced. The assessment...
Maltese Tuna Farm Diver Compensated After Accident
The world turned upside down for Frederick Catania when he became partially disabled while working at a tuna farm in Malta. The incident, which happened almost a decade ago, left Catania with...
Jealsa Plant Resumes Operations By Procuring From Artisanal Fishers
Jealsa had temporarily suspended operations of its Industria Atunera Centroamericana plant in Guatemala owing to a lack of raw materials. But the company announced this weekend that it will...
French Buyers Switch Sourcing More Outside EU
France is one of the top markets in the EU for canned tuna but demand for the product fell by a slight six percent in 2022. Traders, retailers, and brands imported the most...