Spanish canners, who are supplying an important part of the private label sales in France, have been confronted over the first half of this year, by competing Thai Union cannery in Seychelles,...
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Stocks Analysis: Century Pacific Recovers After Weak Performance In Q3
Leading Philippine tuna canner Century Pacific shows strong signs of recovery in latest stocks at PHP 15.50 (USD 0.29), revealing a 17 percent increase from PHP 12.90 (USD 0.24), the...
Europêche Slams New EU ATQ
The new European Union Autonomous Tariff Quotas (ATQs) puts unnecessary pressure on EU producers’ prices and employment while getting a better deal from non-EU producers, according to...
Chicken Of The Sea Cut From Tuna Price Fixing Litigation
Thai Union subsidiary Chicken of the Sea has been cut out of the multi-district litigation (MDL) for the alleged price fixing of canned tuna. The case, which is currently in California Federal...
Spain Now Top Tuna Importer From Vietnam In EU
Spain’s tuna import from Vietnam hit the roof with a 336 percent increase, accounting for an estimated USD 20 million in the first nine months of 2018, according to Eurostat data....
IN BRIEF: Storm Cuts Power To Jealsa Cannery
The Jealsa de Boiro cannery, in Portugal, has been left without power for 30 minutes due to harsh weather condition in the municipalities of Ribeira and Porto do Son. The...
IOT Honors Loyal Employees
Thai Union subsidiary Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) recognized and awarded over 290 employees at this year’s long service award ceremony. The event acknowledged the efforts made by employees of...
Atuna Poll: Lack Of Easy Opening And Low Quality Drives US Millennials Away From Canned Tuna
Millenials are being blamed for market decline in canned tuna according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Earlier this month, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the CEO...
Jimmy Kimmel Dares Millennials To Open A Can Of Tuna
Even celebrity host Jimmy Kimmel could not resist the urge to join the ongoing debate on whether millennials are really affecting the US canned tuna industry. “Canned tuna...
WCPFC To Focus On E-monitoring Of High Seas Transshipment
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has agreed to adjust the standards for e-reporting of high seas tuna transshipment. During...
Vietnam Hustles To Lift EU Yellow Card As Last Inspection Draws Near
Vietnamese local authorities and members of the fishing sector are putting their best foot forward to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing to meet the requirements and...
IN BRIEF: Giant Bluefin Washed Up On Scottish Shores
An Atlantic Bluefin measuring two meters long has been found on the Orkney Isles, in the Scottish coast. It was believed the fish washed up sometime early in the morning of...
More Fishing Vessels Will Require IMO Numbers – WCPFC
As the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission concludes last week, the Commission adopted an amendment to their Conservation and Management Measures which will...
IN BRIEF: EU Pledges EUR 14 Million For Mauritanian Fishery
The European Union (EU) will allocate EUR 14.5 million (USD 16.5 million) in funding for a new Mauritanian artisanal fishery in Tanit, on the Atlantic coast.The proposed...
End-Year Lull In Bangkok Skipjack Trading Activity
As holiday season approaches, there appears to be a limited buying interest from the end markets regarding canned tuna from Bangkok. Consequently, there is a lack of purchases of skipjack from...
IN BRIEF: ‘Wicked Tuna’ Star William Hathaway Dies At 36
National Geographic’s star William Joseph “Willbilly” Hathaway, 36, died in a car crash in Salisbury, Maryland.Hathaway was a crew member in a fishing show depicting fishermen on the...
NSO: Maltese Farmed Tuna Industry Costs Skyrocketed In 2017
Tuna and other fish-farming activities grew by 15 percent in 2017, according to the Maltese National Statistics Office (NSO). The bad news, however, is that industry costs also surged...
ISSF Discovers Half Of Live Shark Bycatch Can Survive
A study by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), reveals that 50 percent of live shark bycatch from purse seine fishing vessels targeting tropical tunas can survive...
Plans For A New Tuna Base In Hao, French Polynesia
The head of Tuanui fishing company has announced plans to set up a tuna base on Hao atoll located in French Polynesia. Company owner Eugène Degage proposed the idea during a...
IN BRIEF: Spain Now Vietnam’s Biggest EU Export Market
The export of tuna from Vietnam to Spain has experienced a significant boom with a sudden growth rate of 336 percent. Elsewhere, the Netherlands and previous leader,...