Global sales of MSC tuna continued to grow from April 2025 to March 2026, led by strong demand for skipjack. Germany remained the largest market for sustainably sourced tuna followed by the...
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Softening Skipjack Price In Bangkok, El Niño Grip On WCPO Supply
The price of frozen whole round skipjack in the Bangkok hub is softening amid reluctance by canneries to buy raw materials at high rates. The supply from WCPO fisheries remains poor. Atuna has...
EU Freezing Rule Responded To Fraud Prevention Rather Than A Health Crisis
Salvador Ramon Mateo, President of Frime, emphasized the challenges of compliance with the -18 degree Celsius rule for purse seiners at the Atuna European Tuna Conference held in April in...
Maldives, Sri Lanka Tighten Trade Relations With New Tuna Deal
Maldivian state-run Mifco will soon begin exporting its premium canned tuna, Fasmeeru Felivaru, to Sri Lanka through Colombo-based Development Interplan Ceylon Ltd. (DICL). The deal was signed...
Hawaiian Longline Fishery Attempts Again For MSC Scope Extension
The Hawaii longline swordfish, bigeye, and yellowfin fishery has initiated an MSC scope extension to include longline-caught EPO bigeye in the IATTC convention area. The CAB, Control Union,...
Albacore Stands Out Amid Thai WR Purchases Decline
Thai processors reduced the purchases of all frozen whole round tuna species, except albacore, between January and March this year. In the first quarter of 2025, Thailand imported 193,367 M/T...
Chinese Longliners Draw Fresh Scrutiny Over Labor Abuse Claims
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) is calling on countries to endorse a Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency, after reports found that tuna and other seafood from Chinese vessels,...
Challenges In DFAD Register & Skipjack Limits On IOTC Agenda
Catch limits for skipjack and yellowfin, the progress on various conservation and management measures, and the implementation of the DFAD register are major discussions lined up for the...
Thai Union’s Branded Canned Tuna & Pet Food Boost Sales
Thai Union Group announced a strong performance in the first quarter of 2026. The ambient segment, comprising canned and pouched tuna, experienced a slight increase in sales and generated half...
Calvo Launches Limited Summer Edition Tuna Cans
The Calvo brand has launched three new Limited Summer Edition products for the Spanish market, two are tuna-based offerings, ahead of the country's peak summer sales period. The two tuna...
Brussels Throws Lifeline To Beleaguered EU Tuna Sector
The European Commission activated the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) on April 16, allowing member states to compensate tuna and other seafood fishers, processors,...
Australian Tuna Market Crosses 70 Percent MSC Threshold
Australian tuna brands and retailers hit a new milestone this year, with 70 percent of canned tuna available in the country now sourced and labeled from MSC-certified sustainable fisheries. On...
Colombia Must Address Infrastructure & Sustainability Gaps
Colombia’s tuna industry stands at a crossroads, balancing the demands for sustainability, infrastructure, and global competition. With the requirement for more tuna across the world, the...
Thai Processors Turn To IO WR As Pacific Supply Dwindles In Q1
The intake of frozen whole round tuna by Thai processors in the first three months of 2026 declined for the second year in a row. The usual suppliers operating in the Western and Central...
COS To Become “First Mainstream US Brand” To Sell 100% MSC-Tuna
Chicken of the Sea announced on World Tuna Day that its retail tuna products, cans and pouches, will contain 100 percent MSC certified tuna by the end of this year. It stated that going 100...
World Tuna Day Puts Spotlight On Fishing And Sustainability
Tuna companies and organizations took to social media to share their recognition of World Tuna Day, which was on May 2. Sustainability in tuna fishing emerged as the defining priority for the...
MSC Yearbook 2026: Tuna Sales Break Records
The global market for MSC-labeled tuna has grown strongly in the last 10 years, with a 33 percent growth YoY. It reached its highest level in a decade in the period from April 2025 to March...
INFOFISH Opens Registration For World Tuna Conference
Registration is now open for the biennial 19th INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference and Exhibition, set for September 14 to 16, 2026, in Bangkok. More than 500 participants from across the...
Is Eastern Pacific Yellowfin Abundance Driven By WCPO Stock Inflow?
In the Eastern Pacific Ocean, yellowfin catches have exceed every expectation, while purse seiners in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are hardly catching any large yellowfin. WCPO boat...
Galician Politicians Call For Higher ATQ For Tuna Loins
The Galician canning sector in Spain wants to import more pre-cooked loins duty free. On Tuesday, the Galician parliament gave the green light with the support of several political parties to...