The example that the US is setting on bigeye tuna catch, according to an environmental law attorney, could spur nations like China, Japan or Korea to try and buy quotas from other countries,...
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Japan SKJ Price Climbs Over Global Benchmark
Brine-frozen skipjack prices have taken an upward trend in Japan, with the most recent deals being made at rates of more than 15 percent higher than last month. The market is expected to stay...
Precios Barrilete En Japón Superan Índice Global
Los precios del barrilete (listado/skipjack – katsuwonus pelamis) congelado en salmuera han tomado una tendencia al alza en Japón, con los últimos tratos cerrados a niveles de un 15% más alto...
The Two Sides To High Seas Transshipments
This week, Greenpeace has come down hard on the act of transshipping; labelling it a “black hole in the seafood supply chain”, and calling for it to be stopped. However, it appears to have...
Dongwon Makes Tuna Even “Healthier”
Controlling a huge majority of the Korean canned tuna market for years, Dongwon F&B is quoted in the Korea Times as now bringing “healthy” canned tuna products to the nation’s...
Dongwon Proporciona Atún Todavía “Más Saludable”
Dongwon F&B, que durante años ha controlado la gran mayoría del mercado de conservas de atún en Corea, ha sido catalogado por el Korea Times como una marca que ofrece productos sanos de...
Could Price-Fixing Claims Reach $100 Million In Damages?
With the complaints stacking up each day, the threat of potentially huge financial damages to the Big Three is rising. The most recent price-fixing lawsuit against the three US tuna brands...
Greenpeace Exposes Tricks To Evade Shark Finning Regulations
This week Greenpeace has released a video which reveals some of the ways fishermen avoid detection while carrying out the practice of shark finning. Interviews with fishermen were conducted by...
ISSF: Participating Companies Not Limited To Only PVR P+L
With a substantial decline in Indonesian pole and line catch over the past few years, and ISSF’s recent aim to allow small-scale P+L vessels from the country on its PVR, there may be some...
TunaLawSuit.Com For Consumers To File Claims
Two and half years after a class action lawsuit was filed against StarKist, the case has finally been settled, and consumers are called on to come forward with their claims. To this date,...
TunaLawSuit.Com Para Presentar Denuncias
Pasados dos años y medio de la demanda colectiva presentada contra StarKist, el caso finalmente se ha resuelto, y los consumidores han sido llamados a presentar sus reclamaciones. Hasta la...
Price-Fixing Lawsuits Could Reach Thousands
Another lawsuit is added to the list of those alleging the US big three tuna brands of conspiring to fix prices this week, as the count adds up to at least four. With individual consumers now...
Silver Food Tuna Cannery Under New Ownership
Talem Africa, an African-focused food and beverage firm, has announced that it has bought 100 percent of the shares of Silver Food, a market leader in producing and selling canned tuna both in...
Nuevo Dueño Para La Procesadora Silver Food
Talem Africa, una empresa de alimentos y bebidas centrada en África, ha anunciado que ha comprado el 100 por ciento de las acciones de Silver Food, un líder del mercado en la producción y...
Spain Boosts Exports In Falling Market
Against the odds of a falling market, Spain’s pre-cooked tuna loin exports showed significant strength last year, climbing 16 percent from 2013 volumes. The volume of the product shipped...
Exportaciones Españolas Crecen En Un Mercado Decadente
Contra las previsiones de un descenso del mercado, las exportaciones de lomos de atún precocinados de España mostraron una fuerza significativa el año pasado, subiendo un 16 por ciento en...
Crew Hospitalized After Ammonia Leak
Five people have been admitted to hospital after an ammonia leak occurred inside a tuna boat which was unloading fish at a private dock north of Manta, Ecuador. The victims were taken to Manta...
Tripulación Hospitalizada Por Fuga De Amoníaco
Cinco personas han tenido que ser ingresadas después de que se produjera una fuga de amoníaco dentro de un barco atunero mientras descargaba pescado en un muelle privado al norte de Manta,...
Flat Market For US Albacore
The US albacore market price has remained almost flat since mid-June, when the season started, despite fish moving out of traditional catching grounds. The Western Fishboat Owners Association...
Bumble Bee And TMI Clash Over Tuna Supply
After expressing “strong opposition” to Tri Marine’s American Samoa SID status petition, Chris Lischewski’s comment letter to the emergency rule has sparked a reaction from TMI’s Joe Hamby, as...