Frescomar, un planta procesadora de pescado con sede en la isla caboverdiana de Sao Vicente, inauguró el 15 de junio una nueva línea de producción de atún enlatado. OJFP, otra empresa de Cabo...
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Bullish Trend On WCP Skipjack Persists
Skipjack prices in Bangkok continue their firm upward trend. Prices have already reached USD 1300 per M/T CFR Bangkok for skipjack and some medium size factories are already booked at USD 1300...
Canner In Baranquilla Has Strong Export Ambitions
Colombia’s second biggest tuna canner the Atlantic Food Group, or Gralco, has the ambition of expanding its markets within South America and beyond, according to its president, Hugo Marino...
ISSF Companies Undermine Their Own Core Strategy
The ISSF’s annual report has revealed that only two out of 24 companies have been fully complying with the conservation measure in place to provide data support to RFMO’s scientific bodies....
TUF Releases Dates For New Share Sales
Preliminary dates have been announced regarding the sale of Thai Union Frozen Product’s newly issued shares. The ordinary shares will be available to the company’s eligible existing...
Should Vegetable Extracts Be Allowed In Yellowfin Loins?
It’s tough not to judge a book by its cover, and often we do the same with tuna. Freshness is judged on appearance and, in the case of yellowfin for example, the rich red color of its fresh...
American Samoa – A Small Developing State?
If American Samoa could become a SID, what’s stopping the distant island territory of any developed nation getting the status? Could New Caledonia then also be named as a Small Island...
¿Puede Samoa Americana Convertirse En Un Pequeño Estado En Desarrollo?
Si Samoa Americana pudiera convertirse en un SID, ¿qué está deteniendo el distante territorio insular alejado de cualquier nación desarrollada de conseguir el estatus? ¿Podría entonces Nueva...
“Stocking Up” Makes Manta SKJ Price Explode
High catch in the EPO has been keeping Manta skipjack prices low in recent months, but a few concerning factors are now pushing the market up. Ecuadorian canners have started to make a move to...
Nostromo’s Passion Comes From “The Heart Of The Sea”
Nostromo, one of Italy’s market leaders in canned tuna, is back on television screens with a new advert after a year’s absence. The company has invested EUR 1.5 million on their new...
Global Warming Makes P&L Skipjack Harder To Hook
Abrupt shifts in weather conditions spur changes in tuna migration patterns, and for Maldivian pole and line fishermen, this trend is occurring too close for comfort. According to a skipjack...
West Coast Albacore Landings Picking Up
Catches of albacore off the US west coast continue to come in early; as over the first week of July, significant landings by Oregon fishermen have been reported. While the effort is not yet...
Remontan Los Desembarques De Albacora En La Costa Oeste
Las capturas de albacora (atún blanco/albacore) en la costa oeste de los Estados Unidos continúan llegando temprano, puesto que ya en la primera semana de julio algunos pescadores de Oregón...
West Coast Albacore Landings Picking Up (3)
Catches of albacore off the US west coast continue to come in early; as over the first week of July, significant landings by Oregon fishermen have been reported. While the effort is not yet...
BP Addresses Australian Tuna Concerns
Last week oil-giant BP met Australian tuna industry representatives in Port Lincoln, South Australia, to discuss plans regarding the prevention and management of oil spills in Australian...
BP Atiende A Las Preocupaciones Del Atún Australiano
La semana pasada el gigante petrolero BP (British Petroleum) se reunió con representantes de la industria de atún australiana de Port Lincoln, en Australia del Sur, para discutir los planes...
Tough Fight Ahead To Reconquer Lost Markets
There could be a tough fight ahead for Sri Lankan fresh and frozen yellowfin tuna exporters, as competition in the Philippines particularly is grabbing markets that were previously supplied by...
Thai Union Unlocks Trapped Cash
TUF is unlocking trapped cash in its global business and has obtained a license to set up a global treasury center in Thailand. The plans are made mainly to centralize liquidity, foreign...
Venezuelan Search For The Last Tuna Cans On The Shelves
After fears that the collapse of canners in Venezuela could cause “unbearable hunger levels”, reports note that there is a lack of canned tuna on the shelves in some of the nation’s...
Overall Frustration About IATTC Indecisiveness
After drawing to a close on Friday, the 89th annual meeting of the IATTC in Guayaquil has resulted in significant frustration from several corners, as the Commission appears to have taken...