Australian tuna management experts met virtually this week to discuss the current status of the industry. Consequently, a release made by the chairman of the Australian Fisheries Management...
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Thai H1 Canned Tuna Exports Surpassed USD 1 Billion Barrier
Thai processors recovered their canned tuna exports in the first half of this year after a dip in last year's trade. The higher volume and average price reveal that they jointly realized a...
Tasting Tables Dominates Google Tuna Searches
What happens when you search for the keyword "tuna" in Google's search engine under the "news" subheading? Lately, popping up are a lot of articles from Tasting Tables - a food content...
Hollywood Talks Of New “Tuna Melt” Movie
The American star, Chloe Cherry, has officially signed up to debut in the Hollywood movie named Tuna Melt. Why the film is named after one of the three main US tuna dishes and relates to the...
Jealsa Researches What Drives Spanish Consumers’ Buying Decisions
Market analysis shows that 62 percent of Spaniards practice a more environmentally-friendly consumption pattern after the Covid 19 pandemic, whereas 22 percent confirmed that they bought...
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Rebuilding Achieved 5 Years Early
Pacific bluefin has been on the endangered species list for the past six years, however, the good news is that a recent study found that their population is recovering faster. The scientific...
Inflation Makes Lower Income US Consumers Switch To Canned Tuna
Two of the biggest retailers in the US, Walmart and Target, report that inflation is drastically affecting customer buying behavior. The bump has particularly affected those with low incomes,...
Tuna Eyeball Delicacy And More Social Media Trends
Tuna eyeballs are a traditional Japanese delicacy. They are soft like bone marrow when cooked. A Japanese cocktail, "tuna tears soju," consists of rice wine with a high alcohol level blended...
Security Guard Talks About Fight From Spanish Seiner Against Pirates
A purse seiner’s security guard is one of those dangerous at-sea jobs that often go under the radar in the tuna industry but are essential for the day-to-day safety of operations. It is a...
Start-up Chose Plant-based Tuna On Misinterpretation Of Facts?
Impact Food raised funds for its plant-based imitation tuna to help prevent the collapse of wild Pacific bluefin. The start-up, located in California, US, secured USD 500,000 from funds that...
Spain To Compensate Tuna Fleet Owners With War Aid
The Ukraine war has been tough on the Spanish economy. With the intensified costs and the impact this has on the fishing community, the European Commission recently permitted Spain to provide...
New Method Recycles 90% Of Pre-cooking Brine In Spanish Cannery
To reduce the waste of water used in Spanish canneries, AZTI developed a biorefinery process to give a second life to the brine generated during the tuna-cooking stage. Some canneries,...
Thai Packers Buy Record Value Of Yellowfin In H1
In the first half of 2022, Thai processors bought whole round frozen yellowfin at the record amount of USD 107 million, 40 percent more than paid for in the same period last year. Thunnus...
Dongwon Opts For Becoming Korea’s Total Protein Provider Beyond Tuna
Dongwon Food & Beverage posted an increase in earnings in this year's second quarter, which was driven by a good performance of its meat processing subsidiary Dongwon Home Food. The...
Wait-N-See For FAD-Free Cargo To Arrive, Increases Bangkok Skipjack Price
The classic economic mechanism of low supply and increasing demand is driving up the Bangkok skipjack price. Also, the ongoing FAD ban in the WCPO is causing landings to Bangkok to decrease,...
New “Tuna Juice” As The All-Purpose-Seasoning
A new kind of tuna broth is now starting to compete in the classic seasoning market of South Korea. In a recent interview, Lee Jae-Han, CEO of Halla Foods, said that his company is now...
Collapse Of Thai Albacore H1 Imports, Lowest In Years
In the first half of 2022, Thailand's imports of frozen albacore dropped dramatically by one-third to 16,096 M/T. With Thunnus alalunga being the second most important species for Thai...
Canned Tuna Turning Blue On Cocaine Content Intercepted
Along the Colombian and Ecuadorian border in the town of Ipiales, police found a cargo worth close to USD one million consisting of cans filled with tuna that contained cocaine. The police and...
CNFC Overseas Fisheries Reports Amazing H1 Profits
China's CNFC Overseas Fisheries’ half-year numbers reported a modest increase in revenue, however, the tuna fishing company managed to increase its net income spectacularly by a triple-digit...
Short H1 WCPO Supply To BKK Filled By EU Indian Ocean Skipjack
Thai processors imported less whole round frozen tuna in the first half of this year at a much higher price in the second quarter. The shortfall in the WCPO supply was covered by skipjack from...