The US government has noticed the potential tuna production of PNG, according to the Production Manager of one PNG based cannery, International Food Corporation (IFC). His remarks came...
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BKK Skipjack Price Hits Another Support Barrier
Slipping to a major reference point for the global tuna market, the Bangkok skipjack price has experienced a further nine percent decline over the past two weeks, and traders are now holding...
Attitudes To FAD-Free And PMIZ Predictions
Surprising results were recorded in our poll last week about FAD-free declarations, and this week we have a new poll which could produce some equally unexpected results. It concerns the final...
Nestlé: Every Importer Of Thai Seafood Exposed To Risks
Switzerland-based food giant, Nestlé SA has conducted a self-policing study that finds that virtually all US and European companies buying Thai seafood are exposed to the same risks of abuse...
PNG One Of China’s Largest Investment Destinations
The kick-starting of the long-delayed Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) program in Madang, PNG, has contributed to the nation becoming the largest destination for Chinese investment in the...
Will World’s Largest Tuna Production Zone Become Reality?
After eleven years of toing and froing, a multi-million project is said to have got the final go-ahead in the Madang province of PNG, under the name of the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone...
Sri Lankan Fishermen Protest Against Indian Intrusions
A protest against India’s failure to stop IUU fishing took place this week in Sri Lanka, as the island’s fishermen accused India of depriving the Sri Lankan fishing community of their...
Will Chinese Be Successful Running A Spanish Premium Canner?
It would be a big challenge for anyone to take over a company with deep rooted traditions and culture, and a long history in producing premium canned tuna products for the Spanish market; even...
Speculation Over Potential “Immediate” COS Buyer
Since expectations first came to light that Thai Union would sell off at least part of Chicken of the Sea if it got its hands on Bumble Bee, there has been heavy speculation on which firms may...
McDonald’s Brings Pacifical MSC Tuna To Its Menu
As the first ever restaurant chain to include Pacifical MSC certified skipjack tuna on its menu, hundreds of McDonald’s restaurants are following through in the company’s commitment to...
Who Will Be The Next Owner Of Chicken Of The Sea?
Still unsure on the final decision, TU believes that the result on its planned purchase of Bumble Bee Seafoods (BB) will come earlier than it first thought, and expects an answer in time for...
Pioneer Of Spanish Tuna Farming Industry Passes Away
Ricardo Fuentes Herrero, a pioneer in the tuna farming sector, and founder of family-run Spanish seafood supplier, Ricardo Fuentes e Hijos, has sadly passed away at the aged of 80. Spanish...
Canned Tuna Imports Ruining Domestic Processing Industry
The demise of the tuna processing industry in Venezuela, resulting in significant job loss, is a labor problem fast becoming a major social problem too. Around 3,000 workers are now unemployed...
How Kiribati Aims To Make More From Its Tuna
A tiny country with massive fishing grounds is aiming to make more revenue from its rich tuna resource by boosting domestic production. However, the first attempts to make this move have...
Seeking Lower Interest On USD 850 Million Tuna Loan
As Mozambique appears to drown in a huge tuna bond debt, a national bank has started discussions with investors to restructure the USD 850 million sum, of which a large portion is assigned to...
Experimental Tuna Fishing – A Loophole?
Most recently heard as part of a drafted Cook Islands and EU Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA), the term “experimental fishing” often crops up in bilateral tuna fishing deals....
WTO: Dolphin Safe Is Not Verifiable
The long-running dolphin-safe tuna dispute between Mexico and the US has come to a final conclusion, as the World Trade Organization (WTO) sides with Mexico, and deems that the majority of...
70% Of Tuna Destroyed In Post-Harvest Stage
In a country catching around 40,000 tons of tuna every year, it’s substantial that as much as 70 percent of the volume is destroyed in the post-harvest period. In Pakistan, the treatment of...
Will New WCPFC Leadership Style Produce Results In Bali?
Nearly a year in the role, WCPFC Executive Director, Feleti Teo, appears to have brought a new style to the leadership, a method that some believe may result in this year’s annual meeting...
Cook Islanders Protest Against EU Seiner Deal
Environmentalists have already argued their case against the deal, and now residents of the Cook Islands are backing the protest, as they take to the streets to urge the government to stop the...