As the future of trade between Mexico and the US is in a state of uncertainty, accelerated talks with the EU that could result in thousands of product lines becoming tariff free, might be the...
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Tsukiji Saga: Can Move Still Happen?
The saga over the relocation of the Tsukiji market, famed for its tuna auctions, has brought with it yet another controversy. Groundwater tests at the new location of Toyosu have revealed that...
IUU Fish Entering EU Market “Easily”
There are still avenues in which IUU seafood can easily enter the EU market, according to new research, which believes the problem lies with the fact that Member States lack a common...
Shrinking Sales No Impact On UK’s Top 2
While canned tuna retail sales in the country have been spiraling downwards, the UK’s top supplying nations have gone unaffected, with their 2016 volumes (Jan-Oct) actually showing...
Where Will The SKJ Price Hit Its Peak?
This time around we’re asking Atuna readers to react to the following standpoint: Bangkok SKJ Price Will Peak At USD 1,800 With news that the whole round skipjack price in Bangkok touched...
Opinion Clear On Predicting Prices
Atuna readers were asked this time around to share their opinion on the standpoint: Tuna Raw Material Prices Can Be Predicted The poll followed from the announcement that Dr. Patrice...
IMF Forgiving Mozambique After Tuna Scandal?
When hidden debts from a “tuna bond” were disclosed by Mozambique, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lost trust in the nation, but there are now hints that the organization is willing to...
US Retailer Tackles “Complex” Canned Tuna
A year after meeting sustainability commitments for its fresh and frozen seafood, US retailer, Hy-Vee, has now included shelf stable tuna in its ‘Seafood Procurement Policy’. The firm has...
Tuna As Bait For Beasts
Tuna is not only a favorite food for humans and pets, but also a big part of the diets of large predators such as sharks. The fish can also sometimes be used by humans to attract massive...
SKJ Price: Heading For Critical Reference Point?
The consistent rise in the Bangkok skipjack price that has played out for the past few months could soon take the level to a critical reference point, in which this volatile market will be...
Penalties Imposed For Japanese Bluefin Breaches
Violators that exceed their allocations for Pacific bluefin catch could now face penalties, as the Japanese Fisheries Agency is planning to impose stricter controls. Measures such as bringing...
World’s First MSC Pizza Restaurant
Finnish pizza chain Kotipizza is switching to 100 percent sustainable seafood, after becoming the world’s first pizza chain to achieve full MSC Chain of Custody certification, and the first...
Slow US Albacore Season Leaves Inventory Low
Higher ocean temperatures driven by El Niño had notable impact on Pacific albacore catch off the US West Coast last season, and better conditions are expected to give a stronger start to this...
EU Extends Hunt To New Forms Of Injected Tuna Fraud
After warning the tuna industry that injecting fresh or defrosted tuna to enhance its color is illegal practice in the EU, the European Commission (EC) has heightened its rule-enforcing,...
Spanish Canners Concerned By Brexit Uncertainty
The unknown end to Britain’s EU exit route is causing Spanish canners some concern, with Anfaco-Cecopesca stating that less favorable tariff conditions with the country could significantly...
Chinese Firm Reveals Big Processing Plans
Chinese fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang (SK), owner of Spanish firm Albo, has released more about its plans for a new tuna processing plant in the Zhoushan coastal region of East China....
Ecuador Fights Itself Back Into German Market
Ecuadorian canners are back in business, as their 2016 EU-sent tonnages reveal a notable rebound in the end market they most heavily rely on, after a substantial loss in tuna trade in 2015....
World Tuna Day: Bigger Than Ever
With only three months to go until this year’s World Tuna Day celebrations on May 2nd, the event is expected to be bigger than ever before, thanks to the recent ratification from the United...
Price Fixing: Jail Time Likely For Bumble Bee Exec.
The first plea agreement of the US canned tuna price fixing case has been reached between former Bumble Bee executive Walter Cameron and the US Department of Justice (DOJ). In return for...
Eyes In The Sky To Stop IUU Invasions
Efforts to watch over the world’s largest tuna fishery will be intensified, after a USD 330 million investment has been put into an aerial surveillance program, with the target of both...