The Honiara Summit 2025 concluded today in the Solomon Islands. Government representatives from all the Pacific Island nations were present at the event where sustainable tuna and other...
Tuna Processing News
Vietnam’s Tuna Industry Continues To Cry Foul Over Skipjack Size Regulation
The government-introduced regulation last year over skipjack size continues to hurt Vietnamese canners who are now forced to buy tuna from outside markets. Processors in Vietnam, one of the...
ETC2025 Explores If There Is Still Room To Grow In Tuna Fishing
Skipjack catches in the WCPO exceeded every expectation and Thai packers have never imported so much frozen whole round tuna as in 2024. Also, the EPO reported record-high skipjack volumes. Is...
EU Gives Financial Aid For Pacific East New Britain Initiative
There is momentum for the East New Britain Initiative (ENBI). The EU announced that will invest a large sum to help Pacific Island Forum Fishery Agency (FFA) members maximize economic returns...
Ensis Takes Big Leap By Entering Chinese Market
Maldivian company Ensis Fisheries will export its first duty-free tuna shipment this month under the new free trade agreement between Maldives and China. Hussain Afeef, General Manager of...
Thai Union PetCare Segment’s Stellar Performance In 2024
Thai Union’s impressive sales in 2024 could partly be attributed to the demand for its pet food products worldwide. The sales and volumes in its PetCare segment grew significantly last year...
FAO Funded Program Pushes Majuro Tuna Companies To Sustainability
The FISH4ACP project has begun work to improve the sustainability of water and energy used in the operations of tuna and other seafood fishing companies in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall...
Never Have Thai Packers Imported So Much WR Tuna
Thai processors increased their intake of frozen whole round tuna by a quarter in 2024. The much lower price and high supply were the main drivers. The cheaper finished products motivated...
Albo’s 2024 Outperformance Saved Shanghai Kaichuang’s Year Results
Chinese tuna fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang did not have many reasons to cheer last year, but the performance of Spanish canner Hijos de Carlos Albo, which it acquired in 2016,...
Majestic Tuna Corporation Will Open Doors This Year
The reopening of the Majestic Tuna Corporation, situated in the Malahang suburb of Lae in Papua New Guinea (PNG), will take place before the end of this year. This was confirmed by PNG...
Frescomar To Take Control Of Atunlo’s Cape Verde Plant
Cape Verde’s National Port Authority (Enapor) will take control of Spanish processor Atunlo’s plant in Porto Grande in São Vicente. It will also be leased to a consortium of Spanish companies...
ETC2025 Will Address Why Advanced Technology Is Revolutionizing Tuna Fishing Transparency
Technological advancement has taken off with Artificial intelligence (AI), which is also a game changer in tuna fishing. Innovation comes in different forms including affordable satellite...
Gulfood 2025 Concluded Today In Dubai
The 30th edition of the annual Gulfood ended today. Tuna companies such as Century Pacific, Frinsa, Albo, Callipo, and Golden Prize showcased their products at the exhibition. Promotional...
Brazilian Verticalized Production Strategy Benefits Nauterra
Spanish tuna processor Nauterra's steel packaging factory in Brazil to supply its local Gomes da Costa tuna production also sells the empty cans to other companies, reinforcing efficiency and...
Japanese Pilot Project To Help Improve Indonesia’s Tuna Export Quality
Dentsu, the Japanese company behind the Tuna Scope AI technology, is teaming up with Indonesian companies to help improve the quality of the Asian nation's tuna exports. Last year, the two...
“Simple, Hassle-Free” Technique Claims To Remove 35 Percent Mercury In Tuna
A group of researchers from Sweden recently revealed that a water-based solution of amino acid cysteine can remove up to 35 percent of “accumulated mercury” in canned tuna. Mehdi Abdollahi is...
Dongwon Shipped First Tuna Pet Food Products To US This Month
Korean tuna company Dongwon announced that it has started exporting tuna cat food under its brand ‘Nutriplan’ to the US from the beginning of February. The products will be available in US...
Can Atunlo Prevent Bankruptcy In Time?
Spanish tuna processor Atunlo is struggling to get its creditors' approval for its financial restructuring plan to avoid bankruptcy. Around 60 percent of the creditors have agreed with the...
Do Not Miss Out On Your ETC2025 Special Discount
As a valued Atuna member, we offer you a special discount of EUR 60 on the standard entrance fee of the European Tuna Conference that is taking place on May 5 in Barcelona, the day before the...
Thai Canners’ Trade With Americas Experienced Remarkable Growth In 2024
Thai canners significantly increased their exports to the Americas in 2024 at a slight drop in the average price. All the major buyers expanded their business with the Thais. The US and Canada...
