The tuna trader, Tri Marine, has just announced that it is looking to include bigeye in its certification in the Solomon Islands which includes pole-and-line, longline, and purse seine...
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Frinsa’s Turnover Figures Overtake Calvo’s For The First Time
Since the start of the pandemic, the Spanish consumption of canned tuna and other marine species has strongly increased. This has significantly influenced the financial performance of the...
COVID-19 Seriously Impacted Filipino Tuna Fishing Operations
A research study has looked into the impact of COVID-19 and the closed fishing season on the commercial fishers’ operation and economic well-being in Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines. It...
China’s Pet Food Market Projected At 1.5 Billion By 2026
China’s pet food market has been growing significantly over the years due to an increase in ownership of these animals. Dry pet food that includes tuna takes up the biggest market share for...
Thai Union Expanding Bangkok Coldstore Capacity Through Joint Venture
Thai Union Group is expanding its cold storage capacity to accommodate more raw material for its canning operations. On Wednesday, the Group announced that its subsidiary, Thai Union...
Century’s Strong 2021 Income Growth Spurred By Tuna Exports
Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) showed good result in terms of net income and revenue in the first three quarters of 2021. According to its Q3 2021 financial report, CNPF’s net income in the...
MSC Launches Ocean Cookbook Which Includes 3 Tuna Recipes
Today, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched its Ocean Cookbook 2022 to promote healthy and more environmentally conscious eating. Using seafood from 18 MSC certified fisheries,...
Poll: Are The Lower Histamine Levels Proposed By FDA A Good Move?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed in December 2021 to lower the allowed levels for histamine in tuna products. The histamine quantity was set at equal to or below 35 ppm...
Investor Alba Sells Stake In Satlink
Corporación Financiera Alba has sold its 28.07 percent stake in Satlink, a Spanish maritime communications technology company for the tuna business. Ergon Capital, the private equity firm of...
EU Alerts: Spain Rejects Low Temperature Frozen Tuna
December was a quiet month for the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), with only four tuna-related incidents reported. Spanish authorities alerted about two occurrences of...
FDA Intends To Lower Maximum Allowable Histamine Levels
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its Draft Compliance Policy Guide proposing new guidance for its staff regarding the histamine levels in tuna and fish products. Therein,...
Jealsa Invests In R&D With New Technology Center
Spanish processing company Jealsa is kicking off 2022 with a millionaire investment for the creation of a new Technology Center. This is after a challenging year in which its business was hit...
Readers Expect A Price Hike For Canned Tuna In 2022
The increased costs of steel, vegetable oils, raw material, fuel, and freight have affected the entire supply chain of the tuna industry. The majority of our readers expect that these higher...
Bidding Price Drops Again At Tokyo’s New Year Bluefin Auction
The highest bid for the first bluefin auction of the year at the Toyosu Market in Japan reached only JPY 16.9 million (about USD 145,000). This is a massive blow compared to the...
Tongan Observer Death On Tuna Longliner Exposes Jurisdictional Issues
The death of another observer is under the media spotlight. A Tongan national, Arnold Latu, was found dead on board a tuna longliner in September last year and yet no cause of death has been...
Spanish Mojama Sector Recovered Its Production After 2020 Drop
The mojama manufacturing sector in Spain reported that production boosted in 2021 compared to the previous year. But, the increase was not sufficient to bring it to pre-pandemic levels. The...
How Leovi Carranza Built The Pinsa Group
Mazatlan-based Pinsa Group is one of the biggest vertically integrated companies in Mexico. Its Dolores canned tuna brand is the nation's market leader. Its founder, Leovi Carranza, built the...
Thai Union Restructures US PetFood Business With New Subsidiary
Giant tuna player, Thai Union, has announced the creation of a subsidiary company that will acquire the group’s pet food business in the US. The company, i-Tail Americas, was recently...
TUNA2022: Will Global Tuna Industry Meet Again In Person In Bangkok?
The 2022 edition of the World Tuna Conference in Bangkok has been announced by its organizer, INFOFISH. The event, TUNA2022, will take place from October 11 to 13 and is themed “Strengthening...
Canned Tuna Labeling Fraud Spotted In Colombia
A batch of Rey Del Mar canned tuna in Colombia has been found breaking the country’s health regulations regarding labeling. The National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute (Invima) alerted...