The net sales for the Herdez Group, a Mexican producer of shelf-stable foods, increased by 10.4 percent to MXN 5.7 billion (USD 230.8 million) in the first quarter of this year compared to the...
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US Senator’s Tuna Melt Video Met With Laughs
During the coronavirus crisis, many people who are stuck at home are dabbling in cooking and sharing their work online. This week, Virginia US Senator Mark Warner’s Instagram video of his tuna...
Govt Builds “Air Bridge” For Aussie Tuna Exporters
With the global tuna and seafood supply chain currently being impeded by a lack of flights due to the coronavirus, the Australian government has established an air freight network that can...
Noro Intends To Become World’s First Tuna E-Port
The government and industry want to put the Solomon Islands at the forefront of port state management. They intend to introduce a digital catch documentation and traceability scheme for the...
Peruvian Seiner Capsizes, Two Men Dead
On Wednesday, the 'Huacho Cinco', a Peruvian-flagged purse seiner capsized while fishing 120 miles off San Juan de Marcona, Peru. Two brothers, Pablo and Wilson Liñan Alva, did not survive the...
MSC Yellowfin Exporter Finds Alternative Outlet At Aussie Retailer
The current coronavirus crisis is making tuna companies that usually supply restaurants and other markets rethink the way they conduct their business. Queensland based tuna company, Walker...
Three Foreign Engineers To Save 2,500 Jobs At StarKist Samoa
As an exception to American Samoa’s lockdown measures, three StarKist engineers arrived from South Korea in a private jet last Saturday morning to provide emergency servicing to the island’s...
Fresh Bluefin Trade Suffering Heavily From Coronavirus Slump
Fresh tuna trade across the globe is suffering due to the coronavirus crisis, and the trade of the most valuable species is no exception. Demand for bluefin has come to a near standstill given...
Women Dominate Solomon Islands’ Salt Tuna Trade
Although men occupy roles associated with fishing, heavy physical labor, and management positions in the Solomon Islands tuna value chains, women participate in various other roles. They work...
Lischewski’s Sentencing Postponed Yet Again
The sentencing for former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, has once again been postponed and is currently set for June 3, according to the calendar of the US Northern District Court of...
Toyosu Market “Business Almost Dying”
Given the ongoing pandemic which has resulted in lockdowns and the closure of thousands of restaurants and catering businesses, many fresh and deep-frozen fish markets worldwide are currently...
Doubling On Board Observer Coverage – Not That Easy
Recently, after the death of a tuna fishing observer in the Pacific was reported, a WWF representative mentioned the possibility of having two observers on board fishing vessels as a way to...
IOT Plant Appoints New GM
Last week, the Indian Ocean Tuna Limited (IOT) cannery announced that its General Manager, Nicol Elizabeth, will be stepping down from his role. In 2018, the Thai Union-owned company had...
50% Drop In Food Service To Hit Spanish Canners
The Spanish tuna and seafood processing sector as well as food services are feeling the sharp sting of plummeting business due to the coronavirus crisis. This week, the Spanish National...
Unionization For Migrant Workers Tough In Thailand
Although trade unions are giving more voice to migrant workers in Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia, organizing has not been easy, according to a report of the International Labor Rights...
Peruvian Mayor Under Inquiry Over Expired Canned Tuna
A provincial mayor in Peru has landed in hot water after food baskets containing expired canned tuna were given to impoverished families during the coronavirus pandemic in his city. The Chivay...
US Start-Up Wants To Take Tuna Off The Table
Yet another company is jumping on the plant-based alternative wagon, which is feeding off the popularity of the tuna business. This time a technology start-up in the US has claimed to...
OPAGAC Meets 80% Of Tuna Traceability Commitments
Part of the Spanish tuna fleet grouped under OPAGAC is already meeting 80 percent of its tuna commitments made three years ago under the Declaration of Traceability of Tuna 2020, specifically...
Japanese Buyers Spreading Out Their Canned Sourcing
The demand for canned tuna in Japan kept steady in 2019 as buyers imported almost the same volume as the previous year. In the 12 months of last year, a total of 65,091 M/T of canned tuna was...
US Oil Price Goes Negative, Will Marine Fuel Be Next?
This week, for the first time in history, US oil prices turned negative due to the low demand amidst the coronavirus pandemic while storages are full and with little outflow. This meant that...