With recent data showing an overall increase of eight percent in its canned tuna imports, the UK remains an important market for international processors, with African countries in particular...
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IMO Numbers For Southern Bluefin Fishers
Concerns about the history of tuna fishing vessels appears set to become a thing of the past, as more and more tuna RFMO’s around the world continue to require boats to have mandatory unique...
Authorities: “FAD-Free” Declarations Are Illegal
“FAD-free” or “Free School” claims on a can of tuna with no MSC certificate are merely self-certification with no validation, and involvement of observers with such declarations are illegal....
Mood Still Bearish As Bangkok Price Weakens
There has been little movement in the Bangkok skipjack market (SKJ1.8:BKK), as price takes a very slight further fall, slipping to USD 1,100 per ton. While packers are putting in considerable...
Two Fleets Taking EPO Skipjack To A Whole New Level
Total tuna catch in the Eastern Pacific Ocean has surged to a whole new level so far this year, the highest volume on IATTC record. With tonnage currently standing at over 480,000 tons...
TU To NGO’s: Stop Attacks, Focus On Progress
Reacting to several recent claims made against his company, TU’s President and CEO, Thiraphong Chansiri is urging NGOs to be constructive, and to find solutions to make improvements, rather...
Two Dead In Tuna Boat Brawl
Two men have been officially pronounced dead after an alleged fight took place onboard a Taiwanese-flagged tuna vessel last week, with four others also requiring hospital treatment for burns,...
Is Thailand Preparing For The Worst Case Scenario?
Thailand appears to still be clueless on the likely fate of its IUU status with the European Union, as its current sanction remains yellow. Recent steps taken by the government could suggest...
Dongwon Heading For PNG Processing
Investing USD 35 million into the move, Dongwon Industries has just this week signed an agreement to construct a new tuna cannery in the PNG city of Lae. As South Korea’s leading tuna fishing...
Spain Wants Limits On Asian Tuna Fleets
The Spanish tuna industry is calling for limits to be placed on the access that fishing vessels of developed countries have in Atlantic and Indian ocean tuna fishing grounds, with a particular...
Thai Union Wants Seiner Owners To Think About Social Issues
As Thai Union continues to face considerable pressure from several angles, the company appears to be pulling out all the stops to clean up its supply chain, and is now taking initiatives to...
Has Albacore Been Managed Through “A Rear View Mirror”?
With scientists now announcing that the southern albacore stocks appear to be in an alarming state, some in the industry are relieved that the situation is being recognized, yet are more than...
Tri Marine: StarKist’s Drastic Measures Are No Surprise
On StarKist’s potential shift of production out of American Samoa, Tri Marine, owner of the territory’s other tuna cannery, has said that “it should come as no surprise to anyone that such...
Is StarKist Just Bluffing On Moving Production?
In a breaking story this week, StarKist has announced that it could be moving its canned tuna production away from American Samoa, and into other, more cost-competitive countries, after a...
Registration Now Open: 1st Americas Tuna Conference
Registration for the first Americas Tuna Conference is officially open, and for a limited time only, interested attendees can secure their seat at a discounted Early Bird rate. Hosted by...
Will StarKist Move Production To Vietnam?
With StarKist suggesting that its American Samoa production could be relocated elsewhere, a recent minimum wage hike in the territory might not be the only driver. What role has the recently...
Will Ecuador’s Bumper Catch Push Prices Down Further?
Defying all expectations of El Niño impacts this year, Ecuador’s skipjack catch continues to rise, with the fleet’s landings up 25 percent year on year. The rising supply could generate...
Revealed: The Top 5 Tuna Importers Of The Americas
The Americas is one of the world’s biggest markets for imports of tuna, with the region’s top five importing nations alone bringing in nearly 400,000 M/T of canned tuna and precooked loins...
Somalia Urged To Scrap “Conflicting” Fishing Deal
A deal in which a Mauritius-registered company was given the right to manage all aspects of Somalia’s fishing industry has been criticized as “a potential conflict of interest”, and a World...
StarKist Move Would Have “Domino Effect”
With around 80 percent of American Samoa’s economy estimated to be reliant on the territory’s two tuna canneries, the recent news that StarKist may shift production to another location has...