The European Commission activated the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) on April 16, allowing member states to compensate tuna and other seafood fishers, processors,...
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Australian Tuna Market Crosses 70 Percent MSC Threshold
Australian tuna brands and retailers hit a new milestone this year, with 70 percent of canned tuna available in the country now sourced and labeled from MSC-certified sustainable fisheries. On...
Colombia Must Address Infrastructure & Sustainability Gaps
Colombia’s tuna industry stands at a crossroads, balancing the demands for sustainability, infrastructure, and global competition. With the requirement for more tuna across the world, the...
COS To Become “First Mainstream US Brand” To Sell 100% MSC-Tuna
Chicken of the Sea announced on World Tuna Day that its retail tuna products, cans and pouches, will contain 100 percent MSC certified tuna by the end of this year. It stated that going 100...
MSC Yearbook 2026: Tuna Sales Break Records
The global market for MSC-labeled tuna has grown strongly in the last 10 years, with a 33 percent growth YoY. It reached its highest level in a decade in the period from April 2025 to March...
INFOFISH Opens Registration For World Tuna Conference
Registration is now open for the biennial 19th INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference and Exhibition, set for September 14 to 16, 2026, in Bangkok. More than 500 participants from across the...
Zunibal Diversifies: Blue Earth Capital Joins Investors
Spanish Zunibal is broadening its role in marine technology and ocean intelligence, with Blue Earth Capital joining Nazca Capital to support this next phase of development. Zunibal's focus...
World Tuna Day Celebrations Begin
World Tuna Day will be celebrated tomorrow on May 2, and 2026 marks the 10th year since the UN declared this day for the most consumed wild-caught fish in the world. Tuna is not just a source...
Major Global Highlights April 2026
The war in the Middle East continued, causing challenges in the global tuna supply chain in April. Higher fuel prices and increased costs raised skipjack raw material prices across the global...
Private Label Buyers Boost Thai Pet Food Exports In Q1
Thai pet food producers began 2026 on a strong footing, building on record-breaking sales achieved throughout 2025. In Q1 2026, the total exports amounted to USD 222.16 million. Thai Union’s...
EU Canned Tuna Market Resilient Despite Crises In Supply Chain
The EU tuna market has weathered three major shocks — the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – from 2019 to 2024. While canned tuna demand remained broadly stable, the...
Poor Catch And High Fuel Costs Force IO Seiners To Stop Fishing
Indian Ocean purse seiners have been catching small volumes of tuna, the value of which, despite a price increase, does not cover a seiner's operational costs. Boat owners are on the verge of...
Ecuador Tuna Sector Faces Rough Start To 2026
For Ecuador, 2026 is shaping up to be tougher, with various challenges clouding the outlook, according to Guillermo Morán, Executive Director of the TUNACONS Foundation. The nation's tuna...
Comingling Issue Poses Challenge For US Fisheries In EU CATCH System
US fisheries are dissatisfied with the new mandatory digital EU CATCH system, to prevent IUU products from entering the European bloc. The EU imports low volumes of ambient tuna products and...
Thai Canned Tuna Exports Decline As US Buyers Scale Back Demand
A large drop in demand from key canned tuna import markets like the US, Libya, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reduced overall Thai canned tuna export volumes by 12 percent year on year in...
Readers: Consumers Must Brace For Canned Tuna Price Hike
The ongoing Middle East war continues to disrupt global tuna supply chains, intensifying concerns over a potential rise in retail prices for products such as canned tuna. Earlier this month,...
WWF Praises Ecuador’s Tuna Sector’s Sustainable Efforts
WWF recently blogged how Ecuador has worked to rebuild its tuna fisheries to make them sustainable, including TUNACONS’ MSC certification. The work has not just helped marine life but also...
Asian Canners Are Gaining Foothold In EU
The canners in Asia extended their trade with EU customers in 2025, despite strong competition from their Ecuadorian counterparts. Philippine packers and those in Thailand enlarged their...
Princes To Debut Two Premium MSC Yellowfin Cans
Princes Tuna is launching premium sustainable canned Yellowfin Tuna Steak products which will be available in Tesco outlets from May 4. The new MSC-certified product range, Princes Ocean...
EUMOFA Says EU Canned Tuna Demand Stable Amid Major Global Disruptions
From 2019 to 2024, Europe’s fisheries and aquaculture industry navigated through three major disruptions which upended their operations – the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, and the Russian...