The price of skipjack has not yet budged in trading and processing hub of Manta, even though fishing companies are experiencing higher marine fuel costs. The latest deals for frozen whole...
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Skipjack Prices In Bangkok Much Higher Than Anticipated
Trading prices in the Bangkok tuna processing hub are increasing rapidly and are even higher than Atuna published on Thursday. Market news shows that Thai processors have concluded higher...
Nambawan Seafoods Enormously Expands Cold Storage In PNG
Nambawan Seafoods PNG broke ground on what is set to become Papua New Guinea's largest cold storage facility in Lae. The new facility will have a capacity of 12,000 M/T for tuna, expanding the...
UK Police Begin Investigation In Liverpool Tuna Heist
The UK Merseyside Police are seeking information from the public about thieves who allegedly stole 20 pallets of canned tuna from Knowsley Industrial Park on Wednesday. According to police,...
Thailand Tuna Trading Market In Limbo
The squeeze in the global fuel availability has hit tuna trading and processing hubs. In Bangkok, a lot of negotiations are taking place over the price of skipjack frozen whole rounds as...
Dongwon Strikes Deal For Domestic Bluefin Supply
Dongwon Industries is joining hands with the Korean offshore Large Purse Seine Fisheries Cooperative to kick off bluefin sales in the South Korean market. The fish, processed by Dongwon, will...
AI & The Future of Tuna Sourcing: Are You Ready For The Shift?
Artificial Intelligence is already transforming how tuna is sourced, traded, and bought. As AI rapidly advances, it is starting to influence every link in the tuna supply chain, from smarter...
Insight Into The ‘Big Four’ Powering The WCPO Tuna Economy
The ‘Big Four’ dominate the WCPO tuna industry, leveraging vertically integrated operations across harvesting and processing. Their breadth and scale make them central to supply dynamics in...
Boston Seafood Expo Highlights Market Shifts, Industry Outlook
The 44th edition of Seafood Expo North America wrapped up in Boston on Tuesday, drawing tuna and seafood companies from across the globe for three days of industry discussions and product...
Dry-Aged Bluefin With Mold Crust Goes Viral And Other Social Media Stories
Would you try a raw bluefin with a mouldy crust? A video of Japanese content creators doing that is grabbing eyeballs. Dongwon has begun full-fledged promotions of its canned tuna in the US...
Maldives Unveils New Tuna Processing Hub In Fiyoaree
The Maldives has unveiled plans for a land reclamation project in its Gaafu Dhaalu (Gdh.) Fiyoaree atoll aimed at building a state-of-the-art tuna processing facility. Work on the project is...
Thai Union To Boost Tuna Traceability With Wholechain Partnership
Thai Union announced on Monday that it has partnered with Wholechain, a supply chain traceability and transparency platform, to support the rollout of standardized, end-to-end digital...
Chicken Of The Sea Grows Pittsburgh Office As Team Expands
Chicken of the Sea (COS) recently enlarged its Pittsburgh office space due to the rising number of staff. In other news, the Thai Union-owned company and brand announced hiring Megan Garcia as...
Sirena Tuna Responds To Greenpeace Allegations
Australian tuna brand Sirena Tuna has denied sourcing fish from vessels named in a recent Greenpeace report alleging forced labor. Suzanne Douglas, General Manager of Iconic Food Distribution...
EU Boosts Canned Tuna Purchases From Smaller Suppliers
European buyers increased their purchases of canned tuna from smaller suppliers in 2025, with most traders inside and outside the bloc offering lower prices than a year earlier. The Europeans...
Pre-Expo Advantage: Tuna Industry Experts At Your Fingertips
What if you could skip the footwork and get straight to the conversation with key contacts in Barcelona? The Seafood Expo Global is great, but we all know the struggle: trekking through...
Global Tuna Companies Head For Seafood Expo North America 2026
The Seafood Expo North America is all set to kick off in Boston this Sunday. The three-day event will bring together tuna and seafood companies, buyers, processors, and industry experts from...
FFA Report Maps Power Players And Shifting Trends In WCPO Tuna Industry
Tuna industry stakeholders have a new guidebook that can help them understand the structure of the multi-billion-dollar tuna industry in the WCPO. The Pacific Islands Forum Agency...
Will Annobón Tuna Factory In Equatorial Guinea Ever Take Off?
Even after years of hype, the controversial tuna processing plant on the island of Annobón in Equatorial Guinea is no closer to being operational despite officials stating that an inauguration...
Solomon Islands Pitches Bina Harbor Tuna Project To US Investors
The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Jeremiah Manele, is seeking to accelerate the long-planned Bina Harbor project, envisioned as a major tuna fishing and processing hub in the nation....