Although a recent IPNLF report suggested that pole and line tuna fishing may have passed its peak, the foundation is still set on charging forward with plans to rejuvenate this industry....
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PNA To Select New CEO Next Week
The PNA is in the market for a new CEO this week as it was revealed that after six years at the helm of an organization which has control of 50 percent of global skipjack stocks, Transform...
UK Govt. Advises Consumers To Only Eat MSC
Guiding consumers to the official MSC website, the UK government’s latest advice is that British people should only eat sustainably certified fish. The news has strong potential to drive an...
Vicky Serrano Leaves Tri Marine Cannery
Tri Marine has announced this week that Victoria Serrano will retire from her position as General Manager of Seafman, the firm’s majority owned tuna processing company in Manta, Ecuador. Vicky...
Is Violence Against IUU Vessels Acceptable?
An official Indonesian government vessel gave no warning before firing at two Taiwanese longliners earlier this month, says a report from Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency, which also denies claims...
US Far Less Firm On Treaty Withdrawal
Despite the US government announcing an official withdrawal from the South Pacific Tuna Treaty earlier this year, the country’s seiner fleet is still fairly confident that the broken...
Tuna Recalls Not Big Enough, Says Greenpeace
A large-scale recall of nearly two million cans of tuna across the US does not go far enough, according to Greenpeace. After a health scare emerged last week that some tuna cans may have been...
TU: Best Managed Company In Thailand
Thai Union has been named the best managed company in Thailand after winning an award which assessed businesses from across the country. The firm also ranked in first place in a number of...
Resistance Against EU: Cooks Tuna Deal Enters New Stage
Undeterred by government support for the deal, the Cook Islands opposition says it will not give up fighting the proposed purse seine agreement which will grant access to four EU seiners to...
Killer Of Officer On US Seiner Goes To Trial
A Vietnamese fisherman who allegedly killed a vessel officer on board a US flagged tuna seiner is set to go on trial in the Marshall Islands charged with murder, after the killing occurred in...
The Show Must Go On: Seafood Expo Global
The organizer of the world’s largest seafood show has announced that the event will go ahead as scheduled due to the vital role it plays in the seafood business calendar, and has shared...
Tuna-less “VeganToona” Launched In US
Exploiting a growingly health conscious market, Californian based ‘Sophie’s Kitchen’ (SK) has launched its brand new range of canned tuna-less tuna, “VeganToona”. Unveiled recently at the...
It’s Not Over Yet: WTO Dispute In Arbitration
In the next stage of a long-running case, the US-Mexico dispute over dolphin-safe tuna labelling has now advanced to arbitration, with the US unsurprisingly objecting to the USD 472 million...
Half Of “Tuna Scandal” Fleet Unable To Fish
Despite forking out a large part of a massive USD 850 million dollar loan on the construction of a 24 vessel strong national tuna fleet, half of the Mozambique government’s Ematum longliners...
BKK Skipjack Price: Just The Start Of Strong Rally?
Yet another hike in the Bangkok skipjack price has taken the global benchmark market (SKJ1.8:BKK) to touch levels that haven’t been reached since September 2014. The most recent inching up...
7 Year Dormant Tuna Plant To Finally Get Going
After failing to get off the starting blocks seven years ago, the Sino-Van Tuna Plant’s opening has finally been announced by the Vanuatu government, scheduled for July. Making the...
Pressure Now Mounts On Mars’ Supply Chain
The international leader in pet food products, of which a large range contains Thai-supplied seafood, is experiencing mounting pressure to clean up its seafood supply chain, with Greenpeace...
Nestlé And TU Cooperate On Traceability
The largest food company in the world in terms of revenue has cooperated with the global leader in canned tuna production to make sure that nearly all of its seafood products are fully...
Chinese To Drive Albo Brand Into Asian Market
Energy and retail investors group China Resources Corporation (CRC) has announced its plans to begin constructing a new tuna plant in Asia which will produce canned tuna products bearing the...
Thailand Brings EU On Side To Tackle Slave Labor
In a step of cooperation with the EU and International Labor Organization (ILO), the Thai Labor Ministry has signed an agreement to end IUU and labor malpractices, such as slavery, in the...