US retailer, Trader Joe’s has won in getting a case against it scrapped, which accused the firm of underfilling cans of tuna. A California federal judge has granted a motion to dismiss,...
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Thai Union’s “Leadership Award” From GP: Fake News?
Greenpeace is calling out Thai Union for stating that a symbolic torch it received from GP was a leadership award, with the NGO since affirming that this information is false. While Thai Union...
Frozen Yellowfin Brings Heightened Hepatitis Fears In US
There are fears that more tuna carrying the hepatitis A virus has made its way into the US marketplace, as a recall has been issued on yellowfin products originating from two Asia-based firms....
Price Fixing Case Snowballs: Who Might Be Next?
Marking a new turn in the long running US tuna price fixing case, the charge now faced by former StarKist executive, Stephen Hodge, states that the “various business organizations and...
No Radical Change For Future Of IO Stocks
Although some concrete measures came out of the recent IOTC meeting, one acclaimed tuna scientist and expert believes that there will be no major revolution in the management of tuna stocks in...
Ex- StarKist Sales Exec Faces Conspiracy Charges
A former StarKist executive is facing a charge of conspiring with officials from other seafood companies, "to fix, raise and maintain the prices of canned seafood from 2011 to 2013”, according...
Stakeholders Meet On Challenged MSC Mixed Method Certifications
A stakeholder meeting this week will address an issue that has gathered increased attention, especially since the MSC process has faced scrutiny in recent months. Talks will focus on the...
Mexican Tuna Divers Hospitalized
Two divers were hospitalized after suffering from decompression sickness while carrying out their duties for a Mexican tuna purse seiner. Working with a 680 ton seiner named María Guadalupe,...
Fresh Outbreak Of Histamine: Over 200 Cases
The Italian government has released a health warning related to histamine poisoning, believed to have been caused by fresh yellowfin tuna. According to reports, there have been over 200...
THAIFEX Sparks Strong Trading & Higher SKJ Prices
With major tuna buyers gathered this week at Asia’s most influential food trade show, THAIFEX, skipjack trading activity is strong. Although volumes are limited, deals have been concluded at...
Thai Union & Greenpeace Hand Each Other Awards
After a long-running Greenpeace campaign against Thai Union, the two sides have shown a remarkable change in behavior, awarding each other for their sustainability efforts, TU has announced...
Gas Leak Poisons Tuna Crew
A gas leak aboard a carrier vessel that docked in a Thai port has poisoned 20 of its crew, with ten of those affected being rushed to hospital. Initial reports had suggested that an ammonia...
700,000 Consumers Call On TU To Lead On Sustainability
The attention is back on Thai Union and its tuna supply chain, after what seemed like a period in which Greenpeace was softening its campaign tactics against the leading firm. A Greenpeace...
US Govt: Longliners Haven’t Stolen Local Catch
American Samoa has asked the court to throw out an appeal from the US Federal government, in a case that has extended the territory's protected waters, limiting US longline operations....
EU The “Scapegoat” In IO Catch Reductions?
The European Commission is regretful that amendments were made to the yellowfin catch reduction measure at the recent IOTC meeting, believing that the new rules specifically target the EU...
Guinness World Record For $1.8 Mil Bluefin
The first bluefin sold at Tsukiji market in 2013 has been entered into the Guinness World Records as the "most expensive tuna fish sold at an auction". Purchased by Kiyomura Corporation, for...
El Niño Uncertainty For US Albacore Fishery
There is a 50 percent chance of El Niño forming in the waters off the US west coast by late summer or early fall this year, according to NOAA, which could put the fortune of the albacore tuna...
TU’s Value Added Focus Channeled Through Mareblu
Having communicated an eagerness to expand its value added tuna references, Thai Union is delivering on this venture through its Italian Mareblu brand, launching two new tuna-centered product...
Blue Boat Plague Dwindling?
There has been a major reduction in the incidence of IUU vessels in the South Pacific, according to the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), marking a successful surveillance operation on the back of...
US Single Duty Quota Shrinking
Each year the volume of canned tuna US importers can purchase under a slashed duty rate shrinks, a consequence of the overall decline in demand for this product on the American market, with...