Mark Doherty has left John West Foods after over 17 years of service. For the last two years, he held the position of Managing Director at the company's UK division. UNC brought the news...
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Malaysia Cracks Down On Unlicensed Vietnamese Tuna Imports
Malaysian officials seized thousands of dollars’ worth canned tuna shipment this week that entered the nation from Vietnam sans valid permits. The cargo weighed over 15,000 kg with a sales...
Wild Planet Unveils New Skipjack Flavors And Packaging Refresh
US seafood brand Wild Planet is set to roll out two new tuna flavors and debut a redesigned packaging lineup starting this month. The company announced that the two flavors, ‘Skipjack with...
Project ReCon Expands To Somalia To Recover Buoys
Spanish technology firm Satlink and Somali non-profit MARCOD have signed an agreement to roll out Project ReCon in Somalia, aiming to recover and reuse echosounder buoys used in tuna fisheries...
WCPO Purse Seiner Activity Rose, Catches Did Not Follow Suit
Overall fishing effort by purse seiners operating in the WCPO increased, but the catches only slightly rose in November. The volume of skipjack caught went slightly up on the high seas and in...
Thai Canners WR Purchases Level Out
The import of frozen whole round tuna by Thai processors reduced by over one-tenth in 2025 from the year before. Skipjack purchases from WCPO vessels declined, but the buying from vessels...
ISSF Says Global Tuna Sustainability Hits New High
Nearly 97 percent of the global tuna catches in 2024 came from stocks considered to be at healthy levels, with four out of the 23 stocks showing improvement over the previous assessment,...
Venezuelan Fleet’s EPO Catches More Than Doubled
The catches of Venezuela-flagged seiners fishing in the EPO saw an uptick from January to September last year, hitting a five-year-high. The boats increased their intake of all major tropical...
What Is the Impact of Increasing Digital Demands on the Tuna Trade?
New EU regulations now require seafood exporters and importers to provide granular digital data for every tuna shipment. This shift raises a critical question: How will these mandates reshape...
Anfaco-Cytma Taps Schools To Promote Canned Tuna
Spanish tuna canners’ association Anfaco-Cytma has launched the second edition of its gastronomic competition to promote culinary skills among school students using canned tuna and seafood....
EU Fisheries Deals Must Be Cooperative In The Future
Since 1979, the EU has had fishing agreements with developing coastal states. One recent research looked into 45 years of such deals, showing there has been a decline in their number, and many...
Spanish Processors Facing Lower Olive Oil Prices
The latest updates on olive oil prices in January across Europe’s two major canned tuna–producing countries have been published. Prices fell in Spain, while remaining stable in Italy. Overall,...
Solutions To Help Mitigate FADs Threat To Galapagos Marine Life
The Galapagos National Park wants measures to ban the threat of abandoned dFADs from tuna purse seiners to the marine life in the Galapagos Marine Reserve. By mapping the ocean currents, a...
Indonesian Crew Allege Portuguese Longliner Boatowner Abandoned Them
Indonesian crew members working aboard a Portuguese longliner have accused the vessel’s owner of having abandoned them with thousands of euros in unpaid wages, as the ship has remained docked...
GTA Executive Director Daniel Suddaby Steps Down
Daniel Suddaby, the Executive Director at the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) for the past three years, said he is leaving the organization “following a Board decision on a change in direction.”...
Philippines Fisheries Face Imminent Collapse, Says An NGO Report
The Marcos government has to take urgent measures to implement the Fisheries Code of 2015 and hold officials accountable to reverse the crisis in its fish stocks, which are 88 percent...
StarKist Buys Tri Marine’s STP Plant In American Samoa
StarKist has ramped up its work towards pet food production. It recently acquired Tri Marine’s Samoa Tuna Processors (STP) plant in Atu’u, American Samoa. The sale was completed on January 27,...
Manta Skipjack Price Sees Slight Dip
The trading value of skipjack raw material in the Manta processing hub has shifted lower. The supply of EPO origin fish is still modest and canneries are buying from European-flagged vessels....
NOAA Funds Ocean Research Projects To Boost US Tuna And Fish Sustainability
A NOAA-backed initiative will finance seven new ocean research projects, including work in the tuna-rich Pacific Ocean, aimed at improving the sustainability and economic performance of US...
Thai Canners’ Americas Exports Slipped Last Year
Thai canners' exports to the Americas dropped in 2025 after experiencing good trade the year before. Their main buyers, US brands, retailers, and importers, made a slight reduction in their...