The last fishing company at Guam's port officially closed its doors in late December. But the industry's demise in the US island territory in Micronesia was preceded by years at the edge of...
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MSC Introduces Sustainable Seafood Cookbook
Recently, MSC launched its online ‘Blue Cookbook’ with ten sustainable seafood recipes from chefs worldwide. Each description comes with the fish's environmental story, so consumers can become...
Jean-Marc Bonhoure, Founder Of JMB Int’l, Dies At 64
One of Thailand’s pioneering canned tuna brokers Jean-Marc Bonhoure, the founder and CEO of JMB International, passed away on December 31st, from an acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage....
Sysco Pledges To Source Tuna From MSC Or FIPs By 2025
American food distributor, Sysco, has announced it aims to source 100 percent of its top 15 wild-caught Portico Brand seafood species from MSC certified fisheries or those in full assessment...
Thailand Pushing For No Canned Tuna Duty In UK
Thai officials are eyeing Brexit as an opportunity to discuss a lucrative trade deal with the UK. They are hoping to take advantage of the situation now that business between the EU and the...
TU Launches Calcium Tablets Made From Tuna Bones
Yesterday, Thai Union Ingredients (TUI) introduced a new product UniQtmBone – a powder made out of tuna bone rich in calcium. The fine, off-white powder has a neutral taste and smell and is...
IUU Nature Of FADs A Serious Problem For MSC
Sustainably labeled tuna could be originating from IUU fisheries thanks to a lack of FAD management in the industry. A recently published paper claimed that even vessels fishing on FAD-free...
No Prison, Slap On the Wrist For StarKist Tuna Price-Fixing Accomplice
The former Senior Vice President of Sales at StarKist, Stephen Hodge, received only a slap on the wrist in the form of probation instead of a prison sentence for his role in price-fixing...
Korean Tuna Company Invests Millions To Reach Global Markets
On Wednesday, South Korean tuna processing company, S&B International, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth KRW 15 billion (USD 13.7 million) for investment with one province...
Piracy And Kidnappings Soaring At Major Tuna Fishing Ground
Tuna fishing vessels operating in the Atlantic Ocean need to be more careful than before as hijacking incidents in the Gulf of Guinea surged last year. The annual piracy report by the...
Dongwon Online Sashimi Sales Skyrocket
South Korean tuna company, Dongwon, has turned to an online platform to market some of its premium fresh tuna and sales are going through the roof. Given that the global pandemic has severely...
Hope Fading Over Missing Taiwanese Longliner Crew
In a devastating move and after two weeks, the US Coast Guard (USCG) has announced that it will suspend its active search for the ten missing crewmembers from Taiwanese-flagged longliner,...
UK Travelers Can No Longer Enter With Tuna Into The EU
The EU prohibits travelers from third countries looking to enter its jurisdiction from introducing certain food goods such as canned tuna. As the Brexit transition period is now officially...
Zhoushan Seafood Trading Center Hit Record Tuna Volume In 2020
The China Ocean Squid Trading Center in Zhoushan traded 60,000 tons of tuna last year, according to Zhejiang Online. In addition, the trading volume hit a record-high and exceeded CNY 3.5...
Credit Suisse Slapped With New Suit Over Mozambique Tuna Scandal
Credit Suisse has been slapped with yet another lawsuit over the Mozambique tuna bonds scandal. This time two companies that acquired some of the exposure of the bank’s loan are seeking...
Research: Vast Majority Of Canned Tuna From IUU FAD Fisheries
All Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) currently drifting in the ocean have an IUU component under the current management protocols. This is according to a recent paper that illustrates the...
Italian Packers Grew Canned Tuna Trade With Saudis In Q3 2020
The Italians grew their canned tuna business with Arabian Peninsula countries, especially Saudi Arabia, up to the first nine months of 2020 (Q3). Trade data has revealed that EU exporters have...
Sustainably Managing Fisheries Can Close Global Food Gap
If tuna and other fisheries are managed effectively to help stocks and ecosystems recover, it could increase the amount of food available for millions of people -- in fact, the populations of...
Mystery Surrounds Whereabouts of Taiwanese Longliner Crew
The chances of finding the missing crew of the abandoned Taiwanese longliner, 'Yong Yu Sing No. 18' seem to be diminishing day by the day as the fishermen have not been seen for nearly two...
Tri-Union Seafoods Settles All Antitrust Litigation In US
Today, Thai Union Group (TU) informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) that its subsidiary, Tri-Union Seafoods, has reached a final agreement to settle the remaining antitrust litigation...