Spanish canners have been hit with two consecutive disappointing years, as production volume for the sector dropped 1.5 percent in 2013. According to an Anfaco report, coupled with a 3.1...
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Bumble Bee Considering To Process In Samoa
Bumble Bee Foods is thinking of spreading its wings and establishing a tuna loin processing plant in the independent state of Samoa. Representatives from the company visited the island twice...
EII’s Annual Report Raises Eyebrows
Stressing its instrumental role in the protection of dolphins and providing consumer confidence in tuna products, EII has released its 2013 Annual Report, listing its accomplishments for the...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Slowly Climbing
There’s a slow, but so far sure climb in the Bangkok market skipjack price, edging up to USD 1,250 per ton. We’ve updated the atuna.com Tuna Market Price Watch page and identified some...
Tamper-Proof Onboard Cameras On Longliners
An initial project, trialing the use of tamper-proof onboard cameras for longline tuna vessels in the Pacific is due to complete its first trip in just one month. Two vessels, testing the...
Century Projects To Double Profits In 2014
Financial forecasters expect to see the Philippines largest canned tuna company, Century Pacific, soar this year, doubling its net income to more than USD 26 million. This is up significantly...
Ecuador Expands Dominance Across EU Regions
Ecuador has displayed significant export growth across all EU regional groups, considerably upping its shipments of canned tuna throughout the entire community from 2012 to 2013. As Central...
Mexico’s Yellowfin RM Exports Halved
The EU has become less of an important market for the Mexican fleet over the last 2 years. The country’s shipments of frozen whole round yellowfin RM (raw material) tuna to Spain have been...
Aussies: Duty Phase Out Takes Too Long
Elimination of southern bluefin tuna tariffs as part of a Japanese free trade agreement is taking too long, according to the Australian Port Lincoln tuna industry. Several agricultural groups...
Greenpeace Scolds Obama Over Meal Choice
Greenpeace is unhappy with President Obama’s recent meal choice when on a visit to Japan. Dining on rare dishes at one of the most famous sushi restaurants in the world, Sukiyabashi Jiro,...
Study: EII, Authority Without Credibility?
Source: as published by Campaign for Eco-safe Tuna on their Web blog A new study from the Environmental Policy Group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands questions the reliability of...
Peruvian Firm To Bet On Tuna Expansion
Tuna Expansion is on the cards for Peruvian company, Pesquera Hayduk, as it plans to inject USD 7 million into its tuna fishing division. The company will adapt part of its fleet and...
Canadian Outcry Over Longliners Exaggerated
The fear of longliners entering the Gulf of St. Lawrence for tuna fishing this year is an exaggerated non-issue according to Canadian Federal Fisheries Minister, Gail Shea. She believes...
UN Could Limit High Seas Tuna Fishing
Limits on tuna fishing across 50 percent of the Earth’s surface, covered by the High Seas, could be decided by the United Nations (UN) by September 2015. Recently, the first of three...
Kroger Releases Videos On Dedication To Sustainable Tuna
Kroger has taken to social media sites in line with Earth Day 2014 to promote its dedication to sustainable seafood, through a series of four online videos. The footage highlights the US...
World’s Largest Fishmeal Industry Loses Millions
The global fishmeal industry is facing tough times, with the largest producing country, Peru, losing more than USD 87 million in the sector last year. Only two out of twelve Peruvian companies...
New USA Retail Index Shows Strong Price Cuts
US canned tuna brands have been slashing their retail prices significantly over the last three months, in a reaction to the lower raw material prices for skipjack in Bangkok. Scanning a...
Cooks To Close Fishing Grounds For Marine Park
The Cook Islands is closing off its fishing grounds, as plans are well underway for the creation of one of the world’s largest marine reserves. More than a 1 million meter squared area will be...
Global Ocean Action Summit: Less Talk, More Walk On Tuna
It’s not a secret that most of the tuna industry believes more action and participation and less meetings are needed to protect the future sustainability of our ocean resource. And that was...
TUF’s Launches New TV Ad Campaign
Promoting “The Wonder of Deep-Sea Tuna, Freshness You Can Enjoy Everyday”, Thai Union, the world’s largest canned tuna producing company has launched a humorous new television ad, where tuna...