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Industry Projects 2018 SKJ Peak Price At $1,800 Or Higher
The industry has shown there are very mixed views on where exactly the Bangkok skipjack price will hit a peak during the WCPO FAD ban, in the latest Atuna poll. However some have shown they...
Fleets Split More Evenly For Looming EPO Closures
This year there is more of an even split of purse seiners between the two separate fishery closure periods in the EPO, after last year saw the first instance of a strong majority choosing for...
US Albacore Expected To Bounce Back From 2017 Slump
As the West Coast albacore season continues, vessels are hoping to bring in plentiful catches after a disappointing 2017. The season is active between June and October, with averages of 11,500...
Slower Growth In Global Purse Seine Fleet
The global purse seine fleet has continued to grow over the last year, according to a report from the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation (ISSF). However the increase of three percent...
EU Canned Market Showing Signs Of Stagnation
EU imports of canned tuna fell 10 percent in the first quarter of this year, corresponding with reports from major processing locations that demand from the bloc has not been strong. The...
Vietnam Boosts Loins Business In EU Market
Vietnamese processors have seen their overall tuna exports to the EU increase in value by just over 25 percent in the first quarter of the year with pre-cooked loins contributing significantly...
Philippines To Start Fattening Wild Juvenile Yellowfin
The Philippines is the latest to try its hand at tuna farming, recent plans by The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) suggest. The initiative will be based on similar...
High-Histamine Yellowfin Withdrawn From Italian Shelves
An alert has been issued by the Italian Ministry of Health regarding a batch of yellowfin tuna products containing high levels of histamine. The products in question have been ordered to be...
FAO: 43% Of Tuna Catch “Unsustainable”, No Short-Term Fix
According to the FAO’s latest data, as much as 43 percent of the catch of major marketed tuna species came from “biologically unsustainable” stocks in 2015. This is higher than the figure...
Small Chinese Food Processor Buys Up Major Longline Fleet
Chinese condiment brand Jiajia Food Group has engulfed one of the nation’s largest tuna fishing firms, Dalian Ocean Fishing Company (DOF), in a move towards product diversification. Jiajia is...
RD Delivers 1st MSC Canned Tuna To EU Market
RD Corporation’s PNG-based cannery, RD Tuna Canners, has delivered it first Pacifical MSC certified canned tuna product to the EU market, through its Rotterdam based sales office, RD Foods....
More UK Consumers Choosing Fresh & Frozen Tuna
Fresh and frozen tuna products in the UK retail market have continued to grow in popularity as volume sales over the last year have once again seen an upward trend. The steady increase however...
Sea Shepherd Busts Vessels In Atlantic IUU Crackdown
Sea Shepherd’s Operation Albacore III has led to the arrest of three fishing vessels, all of which were found illegally operating in Gabon’s waters in the Atlantic Ocean. The operation is a...
Trump Threatens To Pull Chinese Tuna Into Trade War
The US has listed more than 6,000 additional items from China that it intends to levy tariffs on as early as September. Some tuna products, including fresh and frozen, have also made the list...
Thai Union Voted Public Company of the Year 2018
Thai Union has been crowned “Public Company of the Year 2018” by Thailand’s own Money & Banking Magazine. Now in their 11th year, the awards honor local businesses that demonstrate success...
IO Processors: EU Needs To Get Firmer Grip On Its Fleet
The European Union needs to assert more control over its fleet to help alleviate the “far from over” supply problems facing IO canners. This is the message of Patrice Robert, Chairman of the...
Wild Planet Enters Pouch Segment With Pole & Line
US tuna brand Wild Planet has launched new skipjack tuna single-serve pouches as it says demand for convenient and ‘grab-and-go’ meals has increased. The pouches will be added to its existing...
IN BRIEF: Chilean Tuna Fishermen Land Deep-Sea Monster
An eerie fish has surfaced from the depths of the ocean, and artisanal Chilean albacore fishermen captured the five meter creature. It has now been confirmed as a Giant oarfish.
Albo’s Chinese Owner Plummets Back Into Loss
One of China’s biggest fishing companies, Shanghai Kaichuang, has fallen back into net loss in the first quarter of this year. This is despite reporting healthy profits for full year 2017 with...