A UN tribunal has ruled in favor of the Philippines, concerning territorial disputes in the South China Sea, a decision that is unlikely to immediately resolve tensions over EEZs, with...
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Thai Union Secures Massive Loan
The biggest ever in its books, Thai Union has just successfully completed a bond issue worth THB 10 billion (USD 285 million), which attracted strong participation from institutional investors...
More Rights To Female Pacific Tuna Workers
The Pacific tuna industry is to offer improved opportunities and equality for women as Fisheries Ministers have agreed to better identify and remove barriers that are preventing women taking a...
SeaValue Caught Up In Thai Labor Saga
Thailand’s second largest tuna canner, SeaValue, is the latest company to be caught up in concerns over forced labor in the country, admitting to the purchase of meat from a poultry farm...
How Chinese Acquired An Iconic Spanish Tuna Brand
The recent acquisition of iconic Spanish canned tuna brand, Hijos de Carlos Albo, by Chinese group, Shanghai Kaichuang (SK) caught the attention of many in the industry. The deal raised...
Domestic Fisheries Suffer From Hardline IUU Approach
In attempts to get to grips with the IUU problem in its EEZ, the policies of the Indonesian government have inadvertently slowed productivity of domestic fisheries, with many unable to gain...
PACIFICAL Ready To Supply Thai Union’s MSC Needs
In reaction to Thai Union‘s recently announced commitment to source all of its tuna products from MSC certified fisheries, or Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) by 2020, CEO of Pacifical,...
Lidl: Breaking The Rules of Advertising?
Lidl France is being taken to court over its recent TV advert after a complaint of unfair price-comparison. In the advertisements brands such as TU-owned Petit Navire are directly compared to...
Can Thai Exporters Recover Lost US Business?
After seeing losses of 25 percent in tuna business with the US last year, Thai fisheries exporters are hopeful that the nation’s upgrade in the recently updated Trafficking in Persons (TIP)...
Bigger Share Of Century Pacific Goes Public
A total of PHP 2.6 billion (USD 54.96 million) worth of Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF) shares have been sold by the Po Family, which equates to around five percent of the company; the...
EFTA Is No Breakthrough For Ecuador’s Tuna
At a time when securing free trade with both the EU and the US seems critical for Ecuador’s tuna industry, the country is working hard in also ensuring tariff free business with EFTA nations....
Island Hopping For Skipjack
With industrial scale fisheries working tirelessly to provide the globe with their favorite tuna dishes, it is important for us all to stay aware of the essential part tuna plays in the food...
African Tuna Conference: The 360° Perspective
There are now just 10 days left of the discounted registration rate for the second African Tuna Conference, which will cover all angles of the regional tuna industry and beyond, with...
US Snatches The Fresh Tuna Top Spot
For the first time in history, in 2015, imports of air-flown fresh tuna by the US were higher than those of Japan, as the latter showed decreased activity in a market it has long dominated....
All Thai Union Tuna Products MSC By 2020?
In the recently published Sustainability Report 2015, Thai Union has recognized the importance of sourcing all products from MSC fisheries by 2020. However, fisheries in Fishery Improvement...
Rising Pacific Tuna Catches: Where’s To Blame?
With a seemingly insatiable global appetite for tuna comes growing concern from within the industry itself, that ever-increasing tuna catches are simply not sustainable in the long term....
Global Seafood Consumption Hits Record High
Global consumers are eating more fish than ever before, according to a new report, which states that the growth comes hand in hand with rising catches. The acceleration has seen per capita...
Alleged Tuna Cocaine Smuggler Supplies Walmart
A tuna CEO arrested in Mexico on charges of drug trafficking is the head of a fishing and processing firm that is the main supplier of private label canned tuna to the country’s Walmart owned...
Booming Bigeye Imports In Bangkok
Thai canners are continuing to show a healthy appetite for bigeye tuna, as Bangkok imports of the species step up in volume once again. After a sprightly 12 percent rise, whole round bigeye...
Will US Trade Deal Energize Ecuador’s Tuna Exports?
While the US is Ecuador’s second largest export market for tuna products, volumes sent to the country pale in comparison to the South American nation’s big business with the EU. But as...