Century Pacific Foods (CNPF) said it has partially resumed tuna processing at its General Santos facility, more than a week after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake disrupted operations and displaced...
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Tuna Australia CEO Says Industry Growth Faces Multiple Headwinds
Australia’s tuna industry is grappling with mounting pressures that threaten growth, ranging from meeting export-market demands for traceability, sustainability, and competitive pricing to...
Oman Fisheries Company’s Board Resigns Amid Liquidity Crisis
An acute liquidity crisis in Oman Fisheries Company (OFCI), Oman’s largest and oldest tuna and seafood processing company, has led to the resignation of its Board of Directors. Its General...
Will Ecuador’s Tuna Sales Shrink In 2026?
The Ecuadorian tuna sector is having a challenging year with low skipjack catches for production, high fuel costs, and elevated raw material prices. Boat owners expect fishing operations to be...
Ecuadorian Tuna Sector Enduring “One Of The Hardest Years”
It is only halfway through the year, but Ecuadorian tuna experts have admitted that 2026 has been one of the hardest years for the industry. The country’s tuna sector has been hard hit by...
US Top Court Leaves Trump’s 2018 China Tariffs Intact
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on Chinese tuna and other products in 2018 during his first term in office. A group of...
African Canneries See Decline In EU Market Share
EU brands, retailers, and traders reduced their intake of canned tuna from smaller processors in the first quarter of this year. In particular, canneries in Africa lost around 30 percent of...
MSC Tuna Volumes Soar As Portugal Embraces Sustainable Seafood
Portugal's market for MSC-certified tuna products surged 153 percent between April 2025 and March 2026, driven by strong momentum from brands and retailers that expanded the availability and...
Philippine Tuna Plant Shutdown Extended Following Aftershocks Damage
Alliance Select Foods International said it has extended the temporary suspension of operations at its General Santos tuna cannery, citing ongoing aftershocks in the area following last week’s...
Readers: Tuna Loins Must Be Excluded From ATQs
The EU’s pursuit of free-trade agreements covering tuna products has heightened concerns among European canners, who warn that greater market access for major processing nations could...
Multiple Factors Drag Down EU Processors’ WR Intake
The demand for frozen whole round tuna by EU processors fell in the first quarter of 2026. The usual suppliers lost a large share of their trade, and their average price dropped. This is in...
Nauterra’s New Campaign Focuses On Tuna As Ideal For Lunchtime
Nauterra has partnered with Spanish media group Atresmedia to promote its canned tuna products as a lunch option through a campaign ‘Tuppers Especiales’ (Special tupperware). The...
Industry Veteran Rick Heroux Is New Jealsa COO
Industry veteran Rick Heroux has joined Jealsa Corporation as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). He was the former COO of Eurofish, a vertically integrated tuna company in Ecuador. Atuna...
Thai Tuna Canners Gain Relief From UK Tariff Suspension
Skipjack raw material trading is lukewarm in the Bangkok processing hub, and demand from canneries and supply to them are nearly level. The Thai processing sector also anticipates an increase...
Oil Prices Decline As Trump Hints At Peace Talks
Hours after Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump suggested a peace deal between Washington and Tehran could be reached as soon as this weekend. Iran’s...
Influencer Slammed For Eating Raw Tuna & Other Social Media Stories
An Italian social media influencer received flak for eating raw tuna, straight out of the fish. Giant yellowfin jars in Costco grabbed attention. A stylish Instagram video of two chefs cutting...
Spanish Canners Curb Frozen Pre-Cooked Loins Imports
European canners bought fewer frozen pre-cooked loins in Q1 2026, with prices also declining. Demand from Spanish plants, historically the largest buyers, eased as inventories remained high...
EU Canners Snap Up Cheap Chinese Pre-Cooked Loins Despite Weak Demand
EU canneries reduced their intake of intermediate products in the first quarter of this year, their demand muted by high inventories from last year when exceptional volumes were purchased....
Dongwon Brings Fresh South Korean Bluefin To Retail Consumers
Dongwon Industries has begun nationwide retail sales of fresh bluefin for sashimi harvested from South Korean waters, marketing the product as never-frozen and maintaining chilled conditions...
US Senators Propose Bill To Curb Flags Of Convenience
Two US Senators last week introduced a bipartisan Senate bill, ‘Protecting US Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act,’ to crack down on foreign tuna and other fishing vessels that exploit...