There is good news for visitors to the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo’s Koto Ward. Pretty soon, those in the upper-level corridor will be able to hear the live auction. Currently, only...
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FAD-Free Evidence Against Lischewski Thrown Out
A US federal judge has told public prosecutors in the case USA vs Christopher Lischewski that they are not allowed to introduce evidence of tuna industry players' dispute with...
GrupoMar Seiner Burns And Sinks In Port
Like a massive floating bonfire, the purse seiner 'Maria Veronica' lit up the sky around the Manzanillo port in Mexico on Tuesday, October 1. The tuna fishing vessel was...
DFads Ghost Gear Damaging PNA Marine Environment
A new study shows that between 2016 and 2017, more than 1,300 drifting FADs (dFADs) beached on numerous island coasts in the Pacific, mainly PNG and the Solomon Islands. ...
Conxemar Seafood Fair Kicks Off In Vigo
The XXI International Frozen Seafood Products Exhibition kicked off today in Vigo, Spain. The Conxemar fair will take place over the course of three days at the Vigo...
TU Commits To 50/50 Women And Men In Management
Thai Union is convinced that business and society will benefit from more women in the workforce. The company takes on the challenge of overcoming the stubborn gender imbalance in the seafood...
EU Canned Tuna Regaining Its Momentum
European buyers' imported canned tuna is picking up after last year’s five percent drop. In the first half of 2019, deliveries to the old continent reached levels very close to those in 2017,...
Atuna Poll: Will US Demand For Albacore Products Grow?
Canned albacore sold as Solid White and Chunk White is very popular with US shoppers. They consume around 58 percent of the global thunnus alalunga catch. However, is there growth...
Major Global Tuna Highlights September 2019
In September, skipkjack prices that were showing recovery in different markers turned bearish. The developments in the civil and criminal US price-fixing case lawsuits...
On Netflix: Starring Bluefin In Kindai Tuna Documentary
Netflix is broadcasting the Japanese documentary ‘Cultivating the Seas: History and Future of the Full-Cycle Cultured Kindai Tuna’ in the UK. The film takes you into the life cycle...
Sapmer’s Share Loses A Quarter Of Its Value
The price fluctuation of skipjack and yellowfin in the Indian Ocean is visible in Sapmer’s share price graph. As the raw material price went up, Sapmer’s share price increased to peak at EUR...
Readers: Doubts Whether Consumers Need To Know How MSC-Certified Tuna Is Caught
Never have the results of our polls been so close. Exactly half of our readers see no need to inform consumers whether their MSC-certified tuna product is caught on free school...
Mexican Tuna Fisherman Found Dead At Sea
The body of the tuna fisherman who had been missing since September 18 was found on the beaches of Celestino Gazca, in the state of Sinaloa in Mexico. Almost two...
International Court To Rule On 150,000 km2 Tuna Zone
The fate of the ongoing Kenya and Somalia territorial dispute over rich tuna fishing grounds in the Indian Ocean (IO) is now in the hands of the United Nations International...
Nauru To Build New Tuna Transshipment Port
A new transshipment port is set to be built in tuna rich Nauru, announced the island nation’s President Lionel Rouwen Aingimea when addressing the 74th Session of the United...
Princes UK Dumps Plastic Sleeves For Cardboard Multi Packs
The Princes Group says it is constantly exploring sustainable packaging solutions, thus it is set to begin a trial of a cardboard sleeve around its branded tuna multipack in the UK....
US Market Protection Rules Will Harm Bluefin
The US federal government is considering to increase the fishing areas for longliners, including the Gulf of Mexico, to maintain a domestic market position. During springtime,...
StarKist Dominates US Chunk Light Segment
Consumers in the US have a preference for light meat (skipjack) canned tuna, mainly sold as Chunk Light. More than two-thirds of the country’s tuna market is dominated by this segment. This is...
Dongwon F&B Under Investigation For Tax Evasion
Inspectors of the Seoul Regional Tax Service visited Dongwon F&B headquarters in Seochu-gu, Seoul, on September 24 on behalf of the National Tax Service (NTS). Korean...
Thai Union Launches New Strategy To Combat Food Fraud
In an effort to protect its food supply chains from intentional contamination and product tampering, the Thai Union Group has launched the Combating Food Fraud and Food Defense...