The sentencing for former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, has once again been postponed and is currently set for June 3, according to the calendar of the US Northern District Court of...
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Unionization For Migrant Workers Tough In Thailand
Although trade unions are giving more voice to migrant workers in Thailand and the rest of Southeast Asia, organizing has not been easy, according to a report of the International Labor Rights...
European Tuna Conference April 26, 2021 In Barcelona
Atuna is proud to announce the eighth edition of its European Tuna Conference, which will take place on April 26, 2021, in the beautiful Spanish city of Barcelona. The event will gather...
Seafood Expo Global Skipped For 2020
Diversified Communications has announced the cancelation of the 2020 edition of the Seafood Expo Global, which was originally scheduled for April 21 to 23 in Brussels, Belgium. The event was...
Indonesian Tuna Processor Receives Investment From Meloy Fund
Indonesian fresh and frozen tuna processor, PT SIG Asia, has received capital from the Meloy Fund for Sustainable Community Fisheries. The company will use the investment to access new...
Fever Delays Unloading Of Tuna Carrier
On April 13, the captain of a tuna carrier on its way to the port of Ribeira, Spain, reported to the authorities of having a crew member with fever on board. An ambulance took the man to the...
Seiner Saves Palau’s Coronavirus Testing Facility
A Taiwanese tuna purse seiner saved Palau's plan to build COVID-19 quarantine and testing facilities. The initiative was seriously threatened when critical supplies coming from Taiwan could...
Indonesia Keeps Capturing Vietnam’s IUU Vessels
An official from Indonesia’s Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has said that illegal fishing is still rife in the outermost islands of the North Natuna Sea. Last week, authorities...
Toyosu’s Working Conditions Under Review Amidst Pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has inspired the workers at the Japanese Toyosu Fish Market to review their working conditions. Normally, the tuna auction draws a dense crowd of traders gathering very...
7 PNA Nations Among 18 COVID-19 Free Countries
Remarkably, while the coronavirus has become a global pandemic causing casualties in basically all nations, 18 countries have managed to stay infection-free. Comoros, Kiribati, Lesotho,...
Barbados Wants To Boost Its Tuna Exports
The tuna sector of the Caribbean island country of Barbados has drawn up a plan to increase the value and sustainability of its exports. United Nations organizations UNCTAD and FAO, also took...
Seafood Expo North America Announces New Dates
Seafood Expo North America has announced its new dates after being postponed from its original dates of March 15 to 17 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event is now rescheduled for...
Tuna Companies Supporting COVID-19 Crisis Initiatives
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, many governments, institutions, and businesses have been standing up to help the more vulnerable people. Worldwide tuna companies have carried out...
Bumble Bee CEO Joins Board Of Plant-Based Good Catch
Jan Tharp, the CEO of Bumble Bee, has joined the board of directors of Gathered Foods, which produces the plant-based seafood replacement brand, Good Catch. This emphasizes Bumble Bee’s...
Spanish-Owned Seiner Held In African Port Due To COVID-19
A tuna purse seiner is being held in the Port of Abidjan after it was refused permission to leave due to a possible case of coronavirus among the crew. The fisherman who had a fever and other...
Catch Tuna In Nintendo’s New Animal Crossing
Gamers hooked on Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons can catch many different types of fish including tuna in order for their avatars to survive. In the simulation, users start out...
COVID-19 Might Boost Vietnam’s Tuna Exports
The Vietnamese tuna industry is forecasting that its exports will increase around 15 percent in 2020, surpassing USD 719 million. According to VASEP, this is in great part due to the...
Californian Fishers Throwing Unsellable Tuna Into Sea
Deep-sea fishermen who have been at sea for weeks have returned to San Diego, California, to be stuck in a horrible situation – they cannot sell their fresh fish because of the closures...
Sardimar Commits To No Price Increase Amid COVID-19
Costa Rica based Sardimar reported a 40 percent increase in its canned tuna sales in the past week. The market leader announced that it will not take advantage of the growing...
MSC To Temporarily Allow Remote Audits
In a press communiqué, MSC announced that it will temporarily allow audits and fishery assessments to be conducted remotely where necessary due to the global virus outbreak. Usually,...