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Crashing Food Service Demand Affects Bangkok Skipjack Price
The price for whole round frozen skipjack is falling in Bangkok due to the drop in overall demand for raw material as food services and catering businesses across the globe have come to a...
Echebastar Thanks Crews For Work Efforts During Pandemic
Spanish tuna fishing company, Echebastar, has publicly thanked its crews for their efforts during the coronavirus crisis, especially since many of them are unable to be relieved from their...
European Tuna Conference April 26, 2021 In Barcelona
Atuna is proud to announce the eighth edition of its European Tuna Conference, which will take place on April 26, 2021, in the beautiful Spanish city of Barcelona. The event will gather...
Spanish Fishing Sector Demands Protective Equipment On Board
The Crisis Committee of the Spanish fishing sector has expressed the imperative need to have protective equipment to prevent and control any COVID-19 infection in crews on board vessels...
Lischewski Wants Civil Procedures Put On Hold
Currently, any civil actions against Chris Lischewski are on hold due to a stay that was imposed before the criminal trial against him started last November. However, the ex-CEO of Bumble Bee...
IUU Tuna Vessel Burns Down In Thailand
A tuna fishing vessel confiscated by Thai authorities three years ago was burned beyond repair while moored on Tha Chin canal. The incident was reported on Thursday night, at around 9:30 pm....
FIA Closer To MSC Tuna Certification In PNG Waters
The final report and determination in the MSC certification process of the Fishing Industry Association (FIA) in Papua New Guinea have been unveiled. The Conformity Assessment Body (CAB)...
Seafood Expo Global Skipped For 2020
Diversified Communications has announced the cancelation of the 2020 edition of the Seafood Expo Global, which was originally scheduled for April 21 to 23 in Brussels, Belgium. The event was...
Indonesian Tuna Processor Receives Investment From Meloy Fund
Indonesian fresh and frozen tuna processor, PT SIG Asia, has received capital from the Meloy Fund for Sustainable Community Fisheries. The company will use the investment to access new...
200% Observer Coverage To Guarantee Their Safety
A 40-year-old Kiribati observer was recently found dead in his cabin on board a Taiwanese tuna purse seiner. Given the particularities of the death, local authorities opened a murder...
Oil Spill Pollution Leaves Mark On Yellowfins
Ten years after the sinking of an offshore oil drilling ring in the Gulf of Mexico, which resulted in the largest oil spill to ever happen in US waters, a new study found evidence of high oil...
Asdomar Boosts Production & New Hires Amid COVID-19 Crisis
On the Italian island of Sardinia, the tuna and seafood processing company Generale Conserve is working to make sure that the local economy survives the current COVID-19 crisis and to lessen...
Outrage Over “Reckless” Tuna Joke
A tuna joke made during the recently launched comedy Spanish TV series, 'Quarantine Diaries', has taken a life of its own and is causing outrage within the tuna canning industry sector. The...
New Company Benchmarks Fisheries’ Working Conditions
Many reports and fishermen's testimonies unveiling poor working conditions within the seafood industry have come to light in the last few years, directing great attention towards guaranteeing...
Spain Strengthens In Portuguese Market
Portuguese buyers imported slightly less canned tuna in 2019 than in previous years. Eurostat data unveiled that most suppliers are losing ground in the market which is almost completely...
StarKist Samoa Qualified As Life-Sustaining Business
American Samoa has extended its coronavirus emergency measures until May 1. This means that the borders will remain closed until then. However, the StarKist Samoa cannery was granted an...
Ecuador National Assembly Officially Approves New Fishing Law
After 46 years, Ecuador will finally have a new fisheries law. This was one of the EU’s requirements to lift the yellow card handed to the country last October due to its inadequate measures...
ISSF & NGOs Concerned About Suspending Observers Presence
Amidst the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak, many tuna fisheries management organizations are suspending or relaxing the requirement for an independent observer on board tuna fishing vessels. In a...
Fever Delays Unloading Of Tuna Carrier
On April 13, the captain of a tuna carrier on its way to the port of Ribeira, Spain, reported to the authorities of having a crew member with fever on board. An ambulance took the man to the...