Around 800 tons of tin will be provided to the Venezuelan tuna processing industry in order to produce more canned tuna, which could indicate that production will be on the rise again in the...
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Missing Observer Mystery Still Unsolved
Increasing safety for fisheries observers was one of the few points agreed on at the WCPFC meeting late last year, in which the disappearance of American observer Keith Davis was a big driver...
TU Establishes Trading House For Chinese Growth
Thai Union has set up a new Chinese trading unit, following predictions that it would be looking to grow its branded presence in the national market, and the new site and its operations are...
Marshall Islands Eyes 2017 Tuna Revenue Record
Home to one of the world’s busiest tuna transshipment ports, PNA nation the Marshall Islands, is expecting to see record setting revenue from its commercial tuna fishery this year, forecast to...
SKJ Price Movement On Strong “EU Approved” Demand
Increased demand for raw material skipjack tuna that is “EU approved” has seen the Bangkok market price take another step upwards, and there’s strong expectation that further increment is...
Pouches Make Charlie The Tuna Return To Screens
US tuna brand, StarKist is making an appearance on TV screens again, as mascot Charlie the Tuna is back in a new advertising campaign for the brand’s pouched tuna products, a segment showing...
Military Collaboration Catches Vietnamese IUU Vessels
A recently penned MoU between PNG and the Australian Border Force (ABF) has already yielded results, with the reported interception of three Vietnamese IUU vessels. Information was shared in...
Tuna Importer Among UK’s Top Profit Makers
After ranking one of the top 100 UK performers for 2015, UK tuna importing firm, Lovering Foods, commonly known for its Kingfisher tuna, has seen its profits soar to even higher levels in the...
Can Tuna Bycatch Feed The Developing World?
The disconnection between discarding tuna bycatch at sea and the possible benefits of using it as food, has prompted research to begin on how unwanted fish could be used to its full potential,...
Judge Limits Strikes In Price-Fixing Saga
The piling price-fixing lawsuits against the US Big 3 tuna brands have been given approval to move forward, however limits have been put on the arguments allowed to be used by...
Dongwon Muscles Into Japanese Dominated Grounds
South Korea’s largest fishing firm, Dongwon Industries, has netted bluefin tuna for the first time in an ocean area largely dominated by Japanese operations, and plans to sell the top-grade...
Why TU Sales Prices Are Forecasted Higher In 2017
By next year, Thai analysts are expecting Thai Union’s average canned tuna selling price to have risen notably on 2015 levels, after an increase already this year. The predicted upturn...
The Winning Bid: 2017’s First Tsukiji Sale
The New Year brings with it a new bidding war at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market, and the first auction of 2017 has seen a 212kg bluefin fetch JPY 74.2 million (USD 637,600); the second highest...
Sino-Japanese $12 Million Plant Expansion
The joint venture between China’s Zhangzidao and Japan’s Sojitz is to expand with a second tuna processing plant, after the Chinese firm explained that a growing global demand for tuna...
A.Samoa Gets Bigger Voice In High Seas Decisions
Legislation has now been passed that benefits US territories, particularly American Samoa, in gaining more say in tuna fisheries management in Pacific high seas areas. The “Ensuring Access to...
Can “Vegan Toona” Rival The Real Deal?
Fishless tuna sales are growing in the US, with plant-based alternatives to protein taking up an increasing amount of shelf-space in American supermarkets, as more US consumers are steering...
Have Cancer Fears Boosted UK Tuna Sales?
Meat sales in the United Kingdom plummeted in 2016, while prepared fish sales climbed, and some of the shift has been connected to health warnings linking processed meat to cancer. Last year...
Tuna: One Of 2017’s Top Food Trends
This year is looking to be an exciting time for tuna-centered meals, with our favorite fish being a key part of many of the predicted food trends for 2017. Let’s take a look at what food...
Faulty Tuna Shipments Blocked At EU Border
The last two months of 2016 saw six Thai shipments of tuna products stopped at the Swedish border, with checks revealing damage to packaging and one instance of an infestation of insect larvae...
TU Ensures Workers Know Their Rights
Thai Union has developed a booklet on labor rights for migrant workers in collaboration with the Labor Rights Promotion Network Foundation (LPN), an initiative following suit with the firm’s...