Dongwon-owned StarKist Samoa has requested the American Samoan government to ease immigration approvals for workers coming in from other countries, particularly from the Republic of...
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Post-Brexit Guide To Help Confused UK Tuna Importers
Seafish, the Non-Departmental Public Body set up to support the £10 billion UK seafood industry has published a guidance with the intent of preparing UK seafood...
3,000 Kilos Of Tuna Tip Onto Main Road
Over 3,000 kilos of frozen tuna has been dropped on O Salgueiral’s roundabout in Spain. The truck transporting the fish was making its way along the road when the rear door...
Montenegro Dreams About Its Own Local Tuna Brand
Montenegro, a tiny Balkan country in Eastern Europe with less than 700,000 inhabitants and with a 295 km Mediterrenean coastline, is planning to open its own tuna farming and...
EU Canners Rapidly Exhaust Duty-Free Quota For Tuna Loins
More than 41,000 M/T from six tariff codes for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins are already awaiting allocation for the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) set at 30,000 M/T for the European Union from...
Dhofar Fisheries Plans USD 26M Cannery In Sezad
A plot of land totaling an area of 41 square meters has been allocated in a leasing agreement signed by Dhofar Fisheries and Food Industries and Oman’s Special Economic Zone...
Dongwon F&B Diversifies Products, Improves Canned Tuna Segment In 2019
Leading South Korean canned tuna firm Dongwon F&B is employing a new strategy to improve business stability in 2019 through expansion of product lines and...
IN BRIEF: Storm Cuts Power To Jealsa Cannery
The Jealsa de Boiro cannery, in Portugal, has been left without power for 30 minutes due to harsh weather condition in the municipalities of Ribeira and Porto do Son. The...
IOT Honors Loyal Employees
Thai Union subsidiary Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) recognized and awarded over 290 employees at this year’s long service award ceremony. The event acknowledged the efforts made by employees of...
Atuna Poll: Lack Of Easy Opening And Low Quality Drives US Millennials Away From Canned Tuna
Millenials are being blamed for market decline in canned tuna according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Earlier this month, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the CEO...
Jimmy Kimmel Dares Millennials To Open A Can Of Tuna
Even celebrity host Jimmy Kimmel could not resist the urge to join the ongoing debate on whether millennials are really affecting the US canned tuna industry. “Canned tuna...
Azores To Augment Budget For Local Tuna Canneries
The local government of Portuguese archipelago Azores plans to boost funding for regional tuna canneries located in the outermost regions. The “additional support” will cover...
Chicken of the Sea To Reboot Image Through US Campaign
A nationwide US campaign “reintroducing” Chicken of the Sea’s line of branded canned tuna products, spearheaded by New York PR firm MWWPR, will be rolled out in the upcoming...
Thai Union’s UK Salmon Smoker Shuts Down, Axes 163 Workers
Edinburg Salmon Company (ESCo), a processing plant owned by Thai Union Group, closes after owners found “no feasible alternative solution to closure.” A total of 163 permanent staff will be...
ANFACO To EU: Avoid Thailand Free-Trade Agreement
Warnings of a drop in trade competitiveness in the Spanish canned tuna sector were brought to the attention of the nation’s General Secretary of Fisheries, Alicia Villauriz Iglesias, by...
New Research Turns Tuna Liver Into Gold
Researchers at the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology (Euro Fed Lipid) are evaluating different methods of extracting vitamins and fish oil from high-moisture tuna liver. The...
Plans For Zhoushan Plant Pushed Back
Chinese tuna firm Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International (SK) has announced postponement of the construction of their tuna processing plant in Zhoushan, China. The company has claimed weak...
Zoneco Sells Its Stake In Chinese Tuna Processor To Sojitz
Chinese seafood giant Zoneco has sold its USD 10.5 million stake in tuna processor Dalian Global Food Corporation to Japanese company Sojitz Corporation to shore up its weakened financial...
EU Committee Clarifies Position On Tuna Additives & Coloring
The Regulatory Committee of the European Commission (Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed), who met on 17 September 2018, have clarified their position on the use of...
Alliance Select Foods Exports Boost Earnings In Q3
Philippines-based tuna processor, canner, and exporter, Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. (ASFII), reported a “surge” of earnings in the third quarter, attributed to “stellar export...