Spanish tuna fishing firm Echebastar is getting a new ultra-low temperature purse seiner added to its fleet. The new vessel, which will receive the name Campolibre Alai, will be built at...
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StarKist Shutdown Leaves Thousands Out Of Work
As a result of the scheduled temporary shutdown of StarKist’s American Samoa based tuna plant, 2,000 employees will be out of work from October 21st. During the closure, the facilities at the...
Chancerelle Recalls Tuna Jars Over Possible Glass Segments
There are many reasons for recalling processed tuna, such as high content of histamine, presence of listeria or salmonella. This time, however, the motive for the alert to buyers of the Auchan...
Latest Med Bluefin Stock Assessment: ”Highly Uncertain & Overly Optimistic”?
Although a new ICCAT stock assessment shows improvements in the numbers of Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin, the results show that it is too early to say that the population of the...
John West Profits Take A Hit After Brexit
The UK’s biggest tuna brand, John West, has seen its profits decrease after Britain’s decision to exit the European Union. Despite seeing a growth in volume sales, the increased cost of...
Conxemar: Spanish ULT Frozen Yellowfin For Japanese Market
Fish and seafood producers and distributors are gathering this week in Vigo, Spain for the annual International Frozen Seafood Exhibition, the largest of its kind in Southern Europe. More than...
Sentencing Dates Postponed In Price Fixing Case
Two former Bumble Bee executives have been granted the request for a delayed court hearing. The men were scheduled to be sentenced this month for their involvement in the US canned tuna price...
Six Mexican Seiners Accused Of Fishing Too Close to Shore
Six Mexican flagged tuna purse seiner are being accused of causing serious damage to the seabed near the coast of Comondú, Mexico. The ships are reported to be depleting the seabed due to the...
Poor Catch Causes Bigeye Prices To Soar
Frozen bigeye tuna has seen a surge in prices in Japan due to poor catches and international fishing regulations, as reported by Japan Jiji Press. Once again this creates a narrowing price gap...
Largest Fiber Tuna Purse Seiner In Final Construction Phase
Although the ultimate details of the vessel are still to be supplied, with its 35 meters in length and 18 meters in height (taking the top of the mast into account), the current measures of...
Eco-FADs Are Obligation For EPO Seiners From 2019
To ensure compliance with a compulsory FAD measure by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) , the Ecuadorian industry has held an eco-FAD workshop in Manta this week to discuss...
Court Case On Tuna Sandwich Projectile Aimed At Politician
A rather peculiar court hearing is taking place this week in Hong Kong, as the chairman of the League of Social Democrats, Avery Ng, age 40, now faces charges for an incident last year...
Dispute Over Which is Canada’s Most Sustainable Tuna Brand
Canadian tuna brand, Ocean Brands, describes itself as the “most sustainable, readily available national brand of canned tuna in all of Canada” – much to the dismay of competitor, Raincoast...
Thai Union Participates In FIP Of Small Brazilian P&L Fishery
Industry members of the seafood supply chain have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of launching a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for the pole and line fishery in the...
US Big 3 Fail To Have Price Fixing Claims Dismissed
Attempts of the Big 3 US tuna brands to have claims tossed in the price fixing case have been dismissed by a California Federal Judge. StarKist, Bumble Bee and Chicken of the Sea wanted to see...
Taiwan Upbeat On Yellow Card Removal Despite NGO Pessimism
Greenpeace Taiwan is “not that optimistic” Taiwan will be removed from the EU’s warning list for IUU fishing as there have been “insufficient” reforms in the country’s bid to get rid of its...
The Korean Success Story: Fewer Vessels, More Catch
Although the amount of vessels within the South Korean fleet has been reducing year after year, the ships flagged to the nation are continuously reporting a higher combined total of catches. A...
“High Raw Mat Prices Will Not Drive Consumers Away”
Common belief in the global tuna sector industry is that higher prices of raw material tuna will lead to an increased cost for the end consumer buying canned tuna – and that this can cause...
“Diminished” Competitiveness Results In Calvo Plant Shutdown
Grupo Calvo’s Esteiro factory has been closed after seeing its capacity and competitiveness “diminished” in recent years, Calvo states. The activity carried out at the plant, based in Muros,...
Thai Union US Office Leaves San Diego
Thai Union is merging its two US offices and relocates to Los Angeles later this year. Operating in the US as Chicken of the Sea, TU is moving offices from its two previous sites in San Diego,...