The production of a katsuobushi plant, which was opened earlier this year in France by Japanese seafood company, Makurazaki, will be aided through a supply deal reached with French tuna...
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Tri Marine Plant To Close Next Week
Tri Marine’s American Samoa tuna processing plant is planned to close indefinitely next week, which will see the loss of hundreds of jobs in the territory. A Tri Marine representative told...
NEWS ALERT: US Tuna Exec Pleads Guilty To Price Fixing
A Bumble Bee Foods senior executive has agreed to plead guilty for his role in fixing prices of canned tuna on the US market; the first formal action taken in an ongoing joint criminal...
Govt. Firm Accused Of Tuna Scam
A government-owned corporation in India has been accused of fraudulently declaring a batch of tuna inedible, only to relabel the cans and sell them for personal profit. The records show that...
Phil Canneries Knocked Down On Traceability
Philippine canneries received an overall low score in Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s recent report on the sustainability of their supply chains, mostly marked down due to a lack of souring...
TU’s Buying Spree: Not Over Yet
Thai Union will continue to seek more acquisitions to increase its already growing sales results, says the firm’s Chief Financial Officer, Joerg Ayrle, indicating that the buying spree it has...
PNG Industrial Zone To Finally Launch Next Year?
The long-awaited Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) project in PNG is now scheduled to become operational in the first quarter of 2017, after facing more than a decade of delays. Expected...
FAD-Caught Tuna Makes Asian Canneries Fall Short
According to Greenpeace Southeast Asia, buying from companies that use “destructive fishing methods” and that catch “vulnerable tuna species” are the major reasons why Indonesian and Filipino...
Kosher Tuna To Be Rolled Out In US Schools
Canned tuna that is purchased for the National School Lunch Program in the US will need to carry a kosher certification, after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) ordered the change, which...
Phil & Indo Canneries Fail On Greenpeace Criteria
Major tuna canneries in Indonesia and the Philippines are falling short when it comes to sustainability and social responsibility issues, according to a new report. The Greenpeace Southeast...
Donald Trump: Tri Marine STP’s Savior?
American Samoa’s US Congresswoman Aumua Amata Radewagen has said that ensuring the presence of Tri Marine in the territory is a key issue, and she’s looking to the newly elected US President,...
Walmart Suppliers To Appear In Court Over Human Trafficking Allegations
A lawsuit against several seafood suppliers to the major US retail chain Walmart, made by alleged victims of human trafficking, has been ordered to proceed by a California federal court...
TU Uses Social Media To Empower Workers
Thai Union workers at a tuna plant in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, have been introduced to new social media tools that make it easier for them to report human rights abuses. Employees can discuss...
Will ISSF Rules Provide Better Info To Consumers?
In addition to new and updated measures on FADs and fishing capacity management, ISSF’s participating companies will be urged to also follow what the foundation states are amended policies on...
Fight Over Lead Of Tuna Underfilling Court Case
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs of four class action lawsuits that have accused Trader Joe’s of underfilling some of its canned tuna products, are battling over who should lead the...
Single Insect Find Halts Japanese Firm’s Production
Japan’s main tuna processing company, Hagoromo Foods, is to suspend production at one of its plants after a single insect was found in one tuna can under its brand name. Production will be...
Own-Brand Maldivian Tuna Headed To Europe
A new brand of canned tuna processed in the Maldives will be introduced on the European market within a couple of months, initially hitting UK stores. The Maldives Industrial Fishing Company...
Bumble Bee Eyes Possible Plant In Vanuatu
Major US canned tuna firm, Bumble Bee, is reported to be considering the opening of a fish cannery in the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu. The Vanuatu government is discussing the possibility...
EU Industry To Fight Injected Tuna Case In Court
The recent EU warning letter on the illegality of injected tuna appears to have caused an immediate halt in production; however some believe that this may not mean a long-term stop to the...
Domestic US Production Hits 7 Year High
The US market has reduced its reliance on imported canned tuna products, with supply from domestic production contributing an increasing share of the overall market. At more than 180,000 tons...