The most prominent findings from the latest Carting Away the Oceans (CATO) report show that major retailers are not adequately addressing slavery and human rights in the seafood industry. Just...
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Greenpeace Clasifica Productos Marinos De Minoristas Estadounidenses En Materia De INDNR Y Cuestiones Sociales
Las últimas recomendaciones más destacadas del informe Carting Away The Ocean (CATO) indican que los minoristas no están abordando debidamente materias de esclavitud y derechos humanos dentro...
USA Wants To End Fishing Subsidies As Part Of Pacific Trade Deal
The US, working with Canada, Australia and NZ wants state subsidies for harvests of overfished stocks and illegal fishing out of the picture as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),...
EE.UU. Desea Poner Fin A Los Subsidios De Pesca Como Parte De Acuerdo Comercial Del Pacífico
Estados Unidos juntamente con Canadá, Australia y Nueva Zelanda desean acabar con los subsidios estatales para la captura de poblaciones sobreexplotadas y con la pesca ilegal como parte de la...
Discounters Storm Ahead In Private Label War
The rise of the German discounters is shaking up the tuna business, among other sectors, and driving a shift in supermarket sales. As Aldi and Lidl significantly boost their UK market share,...
Las Tiendas De Descuento Alemanas Encabezan La Guerra De Marcas Blancas
El auge que han tenido las tiendas de descuento en Alemania está sacudiendo el negocio del atún, entre otros sectores alimenticios, y está cambiando el rumbo de las cadenas de supermercados....
Dr. McBain Becomes Thai Union Sustainability Director
With an extensive background in sustainable supply chains, Darian May McBain, Doctor of Philosophy, is the latest recruit to the Thai Union team, appointed Group Director of Sustainable...
MSC Fund To Increase Accessibility Of Certification
Launching a new global fund for supporting critical fishery science, MSC is aiming to strengthen knowledge and global capacity to assist small scale and developing world fisheries to achieve...
Ematum Defended By Mozambique’s “Huge Tuna Catch”
Defending the project from masses of criticism, representatives of the Mozambique government are stressing that despite huge controversy over the investment of USD 500 million in Ematum tuna...
Europe’s First Tuna Breeding Center Opens
Europe’s first ‘tuna breeding center’ was opened last week in Mazarrón, Spain, by the Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, Carmen Vela.The center contains four large...
Asia’s Dominance In EU Market Slides
While the names of Asian processing giants crop up abundantly in the global tuna industry, collectively the continent’s dominance in the world’s largest canned tuna market is sliding. Despite...
Analysts Release New Forecast On TUF/BB Deal
Giving an updated insight into the remaining months of 2015, Thai analysts have voiced a more exact forecast on the expected closing date of a big tuna industry deal. As the global tuna sector...
Small Fishermen Feel Discriminated By High Registration Fees
Anger has mounted among small-scale tuna boat operators, claiming that registration fees and demands for deposits on vessels are “discriminatory.” Any boat owner in India’s coastal state of...
Raw Tuna Exempt From Big Apple Ban
While the 8.5 million people of New York City will be left without some fresh fish favorites later this year, they will still be able to get their hands on raw tuna sushi and sashimi, which...
Who Will Pay For Removing A Bankrupt Longliner From The Reef?
Nearly two months after running aground on the reef just off Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa, the Sea Hawk 68 tuna longliner remains stranded offshore as its owners declare...
EU And Mauritania Close A New Sustainable Tuna Fishing Deal
The European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have concluded a deal that will allow EU tuna fishermen to fish in Mauritanian waters for four years. The agreement implementing the...
Dramatic Drop In Swedish Tuna Imports
The Swedish population in 2014 consumed a significant smaller amount of canned tuna as they did in 2013, and retailers are struggling to reverse the trend. Imports dropped a shocking 19% ....
Carrefour Introduces Pole & Line Under Private Label
International French based retailer Carrefour has just announced the launch in its French stores of two new canned tuna products, under its private label, which are fished using the pole and...
Sapmer: Can More FAD Use Reverse Its Falling Profits?
French tuna fishing company Sapmer appears to have abandoned its strategy of focusing on added value yellowfin tuna products and instead has moved towards a more volume oriented route on...
Fishmeal From New Tuna Cannery In Cape Verde
Frescomar, a fish processing plant based in the Cape Verdean island of Sao Vicente, inaugurated a new production line for canned tuna on June 15th. OJFP, another company from Cape Verde, which...