Two more plaintiffs have joined the US antitrust case, filing a complaint in California that accuses the Big 3 tuna brands of conspiring to fix the prices of canned tuna during the period...
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Balfego To Offer Traceability By Individual Tuna
One of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters, Grupo Balfegó, will be introducing a new traceability system for bluefin tuna based on the use of QR codes. The new scheme offers wholesalers,...
Revamped Maldives Cannery To Revive Exports
After being closed for a year for renovations, a state-run cannery will reopen in the Maldives, and will initially look to serve its domestic market before expanding into exports. Felivaru...
Actemsa Joins IPNLF
One of Spain’s tuna processing and marketing companies, Actemsa, is becoming the 38th member of the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF). The MSC certified supplier processes more...
StarKist Samoa Closes Again, Tri Marine Plant Continues
In October, StarKist will temporarily shut down its processing plant in American Samoa because it has not been able to source enough raw material, but rivals Tri Marine haven’t announced any...
Funds Frozen Of Two Ecuadorian Processors
Two Ecuadorian tuna processors may default on the salaries of their employees this month, after they have had their accounts frozen as part of the administration process for a bankrupt company...
Rising EU FAD-Free Demand Spurs Shift In TOG Production
A rising demand for pole and line and FAD-free tuna in several European markets is impacting the tuna industry in the Ivory Coast, according to management from one of the nation’s major...
Canning Tuna Bycatch: A Food Security Solution?
Small-scale fish canning is getting off the ground in the PNA, with the focus on utilizing bycatch species from the tuna purse seine vessels that are often transshipping in the region’s ports....
Israeli Market One To Watch For Asian Exporters?
Vietnamese tuna processors are looking to increase their presence in the Israeli market, which has shown a strong and growing demand for their products, on the back of a recent endorsement...
WATCH: How To Fillet Tuna In A Flash
This week we appreciate the craft and guile that goes in to making our favorite fish so enjoyable to eat. From preparation to end product, we browse the social media platform, Instagram, for...
Can Europeans Get A Taste For Katsuobushi?
A Japanese company is hoping to popularize the traditional tuna dish of Katsuobushi on the European market and has opened a processing plant in France for the product. Seafood company...
Spanish Tuna Lovers Celebrate The Soul Of Barbate
On Sunday the Spanish town of Barbate hosted festivities in celebration of its traditional bluefin tuna trap fishery. The full day popular event, called 'Sabor a Barbate' (Taste of Barbate),...
German Importer Wins Long Legal Battle Against Asian Alliance
One of Germany’s leading canned tuna importers has won a nearly decade-long legal fight against Thai tuna processor, Asian Alliance, which was based on the latter’s non-performance on an order...
Rocketing Canned Tuna Prices Fuels Twitter Protest
The price of a can of one of Venezuela’s leading brands of tuna has risen to VEF 4,435 (USD 445), with an image of a supermarket shelf widely circulating on social media in a country beset by...
Is “Undermining” TU Going Too Far?
Thai Union was one of the tuna suppliers criticized in Greenpeace’s recent ranking of US foodservice seafood firms, but just days after the NGO has now issued a statement praising TU’s...
FOS Certification For Bluefin Processor
Australian fish processor, Mori Seafood, has gained the Friend of the Sea (FOS) stamp of approval for its Southern bluefin tuna. The firm based in Port Lincoln, South Australia, processes...
Fierce Competition Leads To Job Losses In Tuna Industry
According to Jaques Datte, Executive Director of CARF (Committee of Directors of the Free Economic Zone), the management of one of the Ivory Coast’s most important tuna canning facilities has...
Is COS Giving Up On US Sales Growth?
Thai Union is focusing on boosting margins and profits instead of sales in the US market, concentrating on value-added products to increase revenue amid a competitive environment. TU’s...
Nirsa: “We’re Not For Sale”
Following spiraling rumors that Thai Union had set its eyes on the acquisition of canned tuna producer, Nirsa, management from the Ecuadorian firm, according to local press, has stated that...
Alliance Tuna Getting Back On Track?
A growing demand for its products has led to a widened market share for Alliance Select, mainly in the US, Japan and the Middle East. Alliance Select reported a heavy net loss of USD 6.39...