When the European Commission (EC) handed a yellow card to Ecuador last October for the country’s inadequate measures on combating illegal fishing, it sent shock waves across the tuna...
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US FDA Too Lax In Applying Law In Histamine Case Says Pew
The Pew Charitable Trusts has taken issue with the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) response to an outbreak of histamine poisoning from yellowfin products, saying that the agency is...
GTA Receives IOTC Observer Status Despite India’s Protest
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) recently received its observer status with the IOTC despite India having objected to it late last year. On January 10, Susan Imende,...
Callipo Reports Steady Sales Growth In Organic Jars
The positive trend in Callipo Conservo Alimentari’s turnover since 2013 continued in 2019 with the company seeing an increase of ten percent. Last year, the Italian-based tuna and seafood...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Shows First Sign Of Turnaround
Skipjack trading has resumed in the benchmark Bangkok market and although it has been slow start, there are indications that the declining price trend might be turning...
Frinsa Offers Direct Tuna Purchases Through WhatsApp
The Spanish canned tuna processor group, Frinsa, is betting on its digital channels to better cater its tuna and seafood brand to its clientele. Thus, the...
Industry Sues Ghanaian Gov’t Over “Exorbitant” Tuna License Hike
The Ghana Tuna Association has sued the country’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development over the recent increase in tuna licensing fees stating that it is exorbitant. The Ministry...
FRIME Looking To Double Its Infrastructure Near Barcelona
The Catalan tuna processor, FRIME, is looking to expand its production by building a new processing plant in Castellolí, near Barcelona, Spain. The company, which has experienced major growth...
Liberia Wants To Revitalize Fisheries Sector
Liberia is looking to revitalize its fisheries sector and increase its tuna fishing activities. The country’s National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has been in...
Bumble Bee’s Bonuses Approved Except For Three Top Execs
A US Bankruptcy Court judge has approved an incentive plan that covers 37 Bumble Bee executives, stating that the evidence showed that these employees were being properly motivated to...
Albacora Steps Back From Barreras Shipyard
On Monday, Spanish seafood company, Albacora, and Mexican petroleum company, Pemex, transferred their political rights over the Barreras shipyard in Vigo to...
Judge Defers Ruling, Dispute Over 3 Bumble Bee Managers’ Bonuses
A US federal judge has stated that she needs more time to consider the proposals put forth by tuna company Bumble Bee regarding its bonus plans for select executives in its Chapter...
EU Pre-cooked Loins 2020 Quota Already Exhausted
The beginning of the New Year marked the start of the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins making their way into the EU. This quota refers to the volumes of tuna...
Skipjack Trading Resumes With Little Movement
Trading has resumed in Bangkok after the year-end festivities but it has been a very slow start. No confirmed deals are on the table as yet. A source...
Japanese Owasebussan Aiming For MSC On Longline Tuna
The Marine Stewardship Council has announced that Japanese Owasebussan Co., Ltd. is getting ready to undertake its full assessment for the North Pacific Longline Tuna Fishery for...
Ghana’s Fisheries Ministry Defends Tuna License Fee Increase
The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development of Ghana has defended the recent hike of tuna licensing fees for fishing vessels. A new fee approved by the...
Euro Annual Inflation Sees Slight Increase
The annual inflation in EU countries using the Euro is expected to be 1.3 percent in December 2019, which is 0.3 percent higher than in November, reported Eurostat. ...
Canned Tuna Brand Promotes Responsible Voting In Peru
In Peru, after a survey revealed that 35.8 percent of respondents stated they were unsure of whom they are voting for, canned tuna brand, A1, has launched a campaign to promote...
Report Shows EU On Top Of Import Control Schemes
A new report comparing the different import control schemes aimed at combating IUU fishing in three top seafood markets – the EU, the US, and Japan -- was launched recently by the EU IUU...
More MSC Canned Tuna In Transparent Packaging
Brands and retailers are always looking for new ways to attract customers to purchase their products. This is no exception when it comes to the tuna industry. Atuna has...