Tuna buyers asked a California federal judge to force StarKist to provide detailed communications between the company and their general counsel, Robert Meece, in relation to a suit...
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China’s Rapid Tuna Expansion Driven By Pre-cooked Loins
For the first time, Chinese exports of canned tuna and pre-cooked frozen tuna loins exceeded 100,000 M/T. This is a 16% increase, with the U.S. and Spain as the major destinations. The...
Bumble Bee Settles With Target Over Price Fixing Claims
Just one day after StarKist reached a deal with Target Corp., the last of the “Big Three” tuna companies, Bumble Bee, has also inked a similar settlement with the company over alleged...
SKJ1.8:BKK Price Inches Higher
Prices for whole-round frozen skipjack (1.8 kg and up) unloaded in Bangkok have now risen to USD 1,575 per M/T from its previous level of USD 1,550 per M/T. This represents a...
Tahiti Seeks Dismantling Of Wrecked Taiwanese Tuna Vessel
The Government of French Polynesia is asking for offers to remove the Sheng Long Yu 21 from an atoll in the Tuamotus. The long line tuna fishing boat ran...
Seafood Connections Buys Stake In Spanish Inlet Seafish
Japanese business group Maruha Nichiro is investing in a 33 percent holding via its subsidiary, Seafood Connection, in Spain-based Inlet Seafish. This Valencian company specializes in the...
BREAKING NEWS: Control Over Tri Marine To Be Taken Over By Bolton
According to information that reached Atuna yesterday but has so far not been confirmed by either of the two parties involved, Bolton Group International is about to take over the entire...
India Starts Deep Sea Project With Gill Netting Tuna
Fishermen set out for deep sea fishing from Cochin on Tuesday, one and a half months after Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami launched the deep sea fishing project. After...
Princes vs Maersk Court Battle Over Fouled Tuna
Tuna processor Princes is suing the world’s largest shipping company, Maersk, over de-frosted whole round tuna. The Danish shipper Maersk failed to deliver 63.1 tons of frozen...
Thai Union And WWF UK Celebrate Their Contribution To Tuna Sustainability
Thai Union and WWF-UK have today released the fourth annual partnership progress report on their European partnership. Thai Union and WWF have been working together since 2014 to deliver the...
Consul Denies Alleged IUU Fishing Of Chinese Vessels In Polynesia
After an online petition asking Chinese tuna boats to be banned from French Polynesian waters went viral, China's consul Shen Zhiliang issued a statement stating that none of its...
Should Consumers Know For Which Third-Party Seals Brands Pay?
Canned tuna third-party seals are usually used to identify certain standards or criteria that the product has met. Some of these internationally used seals include the Marine...
What’s The Right Price For Tuna?
Pricing will be one of the focus points during the European Tuna Conference which will be held on May 6th, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. During the conference, price positioning of MSC...
Subway To Introduce A Green Goddess Tuna Melt
International fast-food franchise Subway will release its new “Green Goddess Tuna Melt” made from tuna flakes blended with mayo, cheese, vegetables and a special dressing. This recipe is...
Tesco, Pew, TNC Employees Join MSC Multi-Stakeholder Board
The Marine Stewardship Council(MSC) appointed five new members for its MSC Board of Trustees. Giles Bolton, the Responsible Sourcing Director for Tesco...
HEB US Retailer Updates Seafood Sustainability Policies
The supermarket chain HEB, based in San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A., is enhancing its partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The retailer is increasing its...
Ex-Princes CEO To Market “Vegan Tuna” In Europe
Mike Easterbrook, ex-CEO of Mitsubishi-owned Princes in the UK will join North Carolina, US-based Atlantic Natural Foods, the producers of “vegan tuna”, as...
StarKist Follows Thai Union And Settles On Price Fixing With Target
Dongwon-owned StarKist has reached another settlement, this month with Target Corp., Sysco, and US Foods regarding the price fixing claim for canned tuna. This latest agreement comes...
Lowest-Paying Middle East Market, Main Destination For Thai Canners
While the United States of America continues to be the main destination for canned tuna from Thailand, Middle Eastern countries have shown a growth in appetite for tuna in 2018....
Judge Denied Trader Joe’s Settlement In Underfilling Case
A deal amounting to USD 1.3 million is now off the table after a California federal judge denied preliminary approval of the said settlement between US retailer Trader Joe’s and a group of...