Financial think tank Planet Tracker has introduced a portfolio tool within its seafood database, enabling investors and lenders to assess, measure and rank sustainability risks tied to tuna...
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Seafood Expo Global Wraps On Final Day In Barcelona
The Seafood Expo Global 2026 draws to a close today, capping a three-day gathering that has brought together 2,290 exhibiting companies and more than 35,500 seafood industry stakeholders since...
Consumer Trust In MSC Eco-Label Grows Alongside Heightened Scrutiny
Eco-labels such as MSC are gaining wider acceptance, with uptake higher now than a decade ago. However, an increasing number of seafood consumers want more traceability and to know the source...
US Finance Banks Purchase Shares In Chinese CNFC
Higher 2025 profits at China National Fisheries Corporation (CNFC) prompted US-based investment banks Morgan Stanley and Barclays to acquire shares in the company. The move was made after...
Bangkok Processors Skipjack WR Demand Drops
Processors in Thailand are facing higher raw material prices, and purse seine fleets in the WCPO are experiencing a bad fishing season and higher costs across their supply chains. Processors...
Thai Processors’ Pre-Cooked Loin Business In EU Grows Exponentially
The EU canner's purchase of pre-cooked loins from smaller suppliers rose in 2025, with non-bloc processors expanding trade and intra-bloc operators reducing volumes. Prices remained stable....
Toyosu Auctioned Bluefin Enters Guinness World Records
A Pacific bluefin sold at Toyosu Market on January 5 this year set a Guinness World Records as the priciest tuna ever auctioned. Kiyomura Co. Ltd., owner of the Sushi Zanmai brand, paid JPY...
“Perfect Storm” Hits Manta Trading Hub
The Ecuadorian tuna industry is currently caught in a “perfect storm” of events, according to a major tuna processor. Skipjack price in the Manta processing hub is climbing, following the...
Over Hundred Tuna Companies To Exhibit At Seafood Expo Global 2026
Seafood Expo Global 2026 opened in Barcelona today, kicking off a three-day gathering of the global seafood industry featuring conferences, exhibitions, and trade talks, with thousands of...
New Unrest In Middle East Worries Global Tuna Trade
US President Donald Trump indicated new tensions in the Middle East this week, yet again escalating worries in the global tuna industry, which has been reeling from surging fuel prices and...
Europe’s Appetite For Ecuadorian Tuna Surges
Ecuador’s canned tuna exports to the EU peaked again in 2025. All buyers raised business at a marginal price dip with Spain leading the bloc’s purchases. The South Americans have been...
Conxemar DG Says EU Laws Should Not Be “Ad-Hoc” For Tuna Sector As Stakes Rise
The EU must prioritize support for its tuna processing sector and the European authorities "need to have a long-term plan instead of making ad hoc regulations," stated Yobana Bermúdez,...
European Tuna Conference 2026 Kicks Off
The European Tuna Conference 2026, organized by Atuna, has begun in Barcelona. Throughout the day, expert moderators and top industry voices will dive into topical issues in the industry with...
Italy’s Canned Tuna Imports Rose Sharply
Italy’s canned tuna imports saw a substantial increase in 2025, with the majority of volumes originating from Spain. The share of exports by suppliers from outside the EU rose to nearly half....
American Consumers Facing Higher Tuna & Seafood Prices
Americans paid more for all categories of tuna and seafood in the US in March, while they reduced their demand for the products. Seafood also costs more compared to a year ago at retail...
US Ends Decades-Long Ban On Panamanian Yellowfin Imports
After 26 years of restriction, Panama can now export purse seine-caught yellowfin in the EPO and derivative products from this fish to the US. On Wednesday, NOAA issued a new five-year...
Check Out European Tuna Conference Final Program Online
The countdown has begun! With just days to go until the 2026 edition of the European Tuna Conference, the final program is officially live, and you will not want to miss it on Monday, April...
FAO Highlights 20 Percent Of Global Seafood Linked To Fraud
Up to 20 percent of seafood traded globally may be linked to fraud, according to a recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization, which detailed the scale of the issue along with its...
EU Processors’ Frozen WR Bigeye Buying Slides Over The Years
EU processors cut purchases of frozen whole round bigeye in 2025 despite lower prices with Seychelles and Indonesian fleets being the top suppliers. Trade with non-EU-flagged vessels remained...
Dongwon Group Looking To Expand In Pharmaceutical Sector
Korean Dongwon Group is planning to enter the biomedical and pharmaceutical sectors using tuna byproducts as part of its future strategy. The conglomerate wants to develop health functional...