America Samoa’s Governor has predicted the closure of StarKist’s local tuna cannery in the next five years, unless the US government intervenes. A cut in wages has been one of the proposals to...
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Possible 10 Yr. Jail Time For Stealing StarKist Tuna Truck
A US man could face up to 10 years in state prison after he was charged and found guilty by Grand Jury for stealing a truck filled with over USD 100,000 worth of StarKist branded canned tuna....
Mareblu Targets Double Digit Growth In Italy
The second biggest tuna brand in the Italian market, Thai Union-owned Mareblu is targeting a sales growth of 10 percent this year by offering more value added tuna products to consumers....
Albacore Season: Worst Start In Years
The Atlantic albacore season has proven disappointing for Spain’s Galician fleet, as it has gotten off to the worst start seen in several years. The beginning of this fishing campaign has also...
Analysts Forecast Heavy Slump In TU Profits
Thai Union is expected to see a year on year drop of 27 percent for its second quarter net profit result, according to a leading Thai analyst firm; a slump which is almost solely credited to a...
Strong Italian Demand Outperforms Other EU Markets
Of all major EU canned tuna markets, buyers in Italy are showing the strongest growing demand for imports of this product, as they up their purchases distinctly from last year. In 2017’s first...
Fisherman: The World’s Most Dangerous Occupation?
More needs to be done to ensure safety at sea in the fisheries sector, an FAO officer has stated. Although improvements are being made on the issue, a large number of these workers lose their...
Global Press Coverage For TU & GP Deal
Quite remarkably, a list of commitments from TU to raise the bar on the sustainability of its tuna sourcing, have hit international press on a relatively wide-spread scale. Some choose...
Tesco Launches First Own-Brand MSC Tuna Cans
The UK’s biggest retailer, Tesco, has stepped up on its sustainable tuna sourcing and has recently brought out its first range of private label MSC certified canned tuna. Although the...
Thai Union Makes “Game-Changing Reforms”
Thai Union has committed to measures that will work to tackle IUU and overfishing, which Greenpeace calls “game-changing reforms”, following two years of campaigning for the company to clean...
Sea Shepherd Returns For 2nd IUU Hunt In African Waters
Controversial anti-poaching group, Sea Shepherd, has been invited back to patrol African waters and to keep illegal fishermen out of some tuna-rich Atlantic Ocean areas, which have recently...
Phil Canners Most Competitive In EU Market
A weakening of the local peso exchange has significantly boosted the competiveness of canned tuna sold by Philippine processors to EU buyers, reflected in a sharp rise in shipped volumes....
TOG & TU Start New Atlantic Tuna FIP With WWF
A new Eastern Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) has been inked by Thai Union Europe, other firms, and WWF as they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana...
Severe Supply Challenges For Indian Ocean Canneries
Canneries in the Indian Ocean region could be set to lose out on a significant volume of raw material supply, if the predictions that a number of purse seiners will tie up in the final months...
Sainsbury’s & Tesco Winners In MSC UK Prize-Giving
The recent Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) annual awards in the UK have seen prizes given to the country’s top retailers Sainsbury’s and Tesco. The recognitions reflect efforts made in terms...
PNA CEO: “In Our Waters We Make The Rules”
The PNA is continuing to assert its authority on the role of onboard observers, with CEO Ludwig Kumoru stressing that in “our waters we make the rules”, outlining the importance of ensuring...
Bullish Century Stock Hits Sky-High Record
Strong investor confidence in Century Pacific’s stock is extremely evident, as the per-share price enters brand new territory, at the highest level by far since the company’s 2014 listing....
Observers Reporting To Industry: A Safety Risk?
PNA ministers have reiterated that in order to ensure the safety of the government employed observers onboard purse seiners in the region, they should never record or provide information for...
Atuna Readers: More FADs Reason For BKK Bigeye Spike
Despite concerns about its overfished status in the Western and Central Pacific, bigeye landings in Bangkok in the first four months of 2017 have tripled year on year. In the latest Atuna poll...
Free-School Yellowfin Fishing Now Pays Off For French IO Fleet
There appears to be more optimism from the French purse seine fleet in the Indian Ocean that vessels may be able to keep fishing until the close of the year, as sources tell Atuna that around...