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Bumble Bee Single-Serve Cans Hit US Retail Shelves
Bumble Bee recently launched multiple flavors of single-serve cans for quick, healthy protein snacks. The company stated that the US consumers’ choice for cans over pouches prompted it to...
Filipino Fishers Experience Sluggish Skipjack Season
The Philippines-flagged vessels' tuna and tuna-like species catches dropped substantially from January to June this year, driven largely by low volumes of skipjack. The Philippines Statistics...
Cops Speed Up Search For 20 Tons Of Stolen Tuna In Pennsylvania
The US Pennsylvania State Police have yet to find the thief who stole 20 tons of canned tuna. The incident happened on July 25 when a man stole a trailer with canned tuna and took off in...
Vietnamese Canned Bonito In High Demand In US Market
The US experienced a notable increase in its canned bonito imports in H1 2025, with a new seller in the top five, which was Spain. Vietnamese canners continue to reign in this market. These...
Micronesia Improves Port States Procedures To Combat IUU Fishing
The Federated States of Micronesia is strengthening its efforts in fighting IUU fishing operations and IUU-caught tuna landed in the country through better Port State Measures (PSM). It not...
Indonesia Seizes Illegal Fishing Philippines Seiner
Indonesia has seized a Philippine-flagged purse seiner on suspicion of illegal tuna fishing in northern Papua waters, according to the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries on Tuesday....
EPO Seiners Experience Massive Drop In Skipjack Catches
Skipjack catches were going downhill in the EPO from the beginning of this year, and this continued in the second quarter as well, leading to an overall drop in catches in H1 2025. Meanwhile,...
Spanish Tuna Company Initiates Crew Training Program For Seychellois
Spanish company Albacora is providing crew training to Seychellois youth aspiring to a career in the fishing industry. Last week, the first cadet joined a Seychelles-flagged purse seiner,...
Tuna Vigo 2025 Speakers & Program Announced
The 12th edition of the Anfaco World Tuna Conference will start in Vigo, Spain, on September 11. The organizer expects around 400 participants from the tuna industry to attend the two-day...
WCPFC Scientists Prepare Stock Recommendations
The WCPFC Scientific Committee (SC) meeting is taking place with scientists, fisheries managers, and other stakeholders holding a debate over the world’s biggest tuna fisheries in the WCPO...
WCPO Purse Seiners Smashed Skipjack Catch Record In 2024
Purse seine fleets in the WCPO captured unprecedented levels of tropical tuna, the highest on record since the 1970s, boosted by decades-high skipjack volumes. The provisional catch was...
Sniffer Dogs Detect Millions Of Euros Worth Of Drugs In Tuna Shipment
In a recently held operation in Guayaquil, two Ecuadorian police dogs helped officials detect nearly 1.6 tons of cocaine hidden in pallets containing tuna products, destined for the EU, worth...
Overwhelming Interest In Dongwon F&B Bonds
The interest in Dongwon F&B bonds exceeded supply by 12 times, reaching KWR 730 billion (USD 525.24 million) at the demand forecast meeting on August 13. The company decided to double the...
US Canners’ Pre-Cooked Loins Buying Remained Stable
The US processors’ purchase of pre-cooked tuna loins saw only a meager uptick from January to June this year, despite worries about these canners having to pay additional taxes. Thailand, the...
Century Pacific Goes The Extra Mile In Plastic Neutrality
The Philippines' leading processor of canned tuna reasserted its commitment to achieving plastic neutrality. Century Pacific recently stated that in 2024, it recovered close to 2,900 M/T of...
Brand Sales Boost Century Pacific H1 Results
Philippines’ tuna producer Century Pacific Food (CNPF) reported a ‘resilient, sustainable’ growth in the first six months of 2025. The sales of branded goods rose while OEM exports declined...
Maltese Environmental Watchdog Pushes Bluefin Farms To Clean Up Slime
Maltese environmental authorities instructed tuna fattening farms to carry out cleaning-up operations on the coast after beachgoers complained about slime in the waters, which prevented them...
US Pouch Importers Anticipated Effects Of Upcoming Tariffs
US buyers increased their purchases of tuna pouches from January to June this year at a slightly lower average price compared to the same period in 2024. US President Donald Trump announced...
Tuna Company Execs Sentenced To Prison For Scam
Seven defendants in the controversial illegal bluefin scam in Spain have agreed to close to two years in prison. Among them are José and Juan Pedro, former directors of the Cartagena-based...