More than half a year has passed since CATCH, the EU digital system for IUU catch certification, came into place. While several teething problems in the first months since implementation on...
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PNA Office Is Looking For New CEO
The PNA Office has opened applications for a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the Majuro-based organization that manages sustainable tuna purse seine fishing operations in the WCPO. The...
Pevasa Confirms Sale To Atunsa
After weeks of speculation, Spanish tuna fishing company Pesquería Vasco Montañesa, S.A. (Pevasa) has confirmed that it has agreed to acquisition by Atunsa. The financial details of the deal...
IO Catches Remain Stagnant: Seychelles Skipjack Price Under Pressure
Tuna catching in the Indian Ocean is still moderate. The improved volumes hoped for in July did not materialize. Rising skipjack prices in other tuna hubs forced canners to pay more for the...
Ecuador Opts For Free Trade Deal With The US
Ecuador’s Minister of Production and Foreign Trade, Luis Alberto Jaramillo, is convinced that the current extra 10 percent tariff on exports to the US will not be reversed. The country wants...
Chinese Dominance Grows As Thai Pre-Cooked Loins Imports Remain Flat
The demand for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins by Thai canners remained stable in the first half of 2026, but the price they had to pay fell significantly compared to H1 2025. Chinese processors...
Thai Fisheries Dept Is Confident Tuna Sector Can Withstand US Tariff Blow
Thailand’s Department of Fisheries stated that the country’s tuna industry would remain competitive despite the Trump administration’s new 12.5 percent tariff on tuna products entering the US....
Critical Role of Traceability In Thai Union’s Sustainable Supply Chain
Traceability is the backbone of credible and measurable sustainability in Thai Union’s SeaChange 2030 strategy. Without the ability to verify the origin, handling, and standards of tuna and...
Century Pacific Posts 15 Percent Jump In Revenue, Tuna Exports Rebound
<Main Tags> Tuna Processing News, sectorprocessing Title> Century Pacific Posts 15 Percent Jump In Revenue, Tuna Exports Rebound Text> Despite an increasingly volatile market...
Weaker WCPO Catches Weigh On WR Supply To Bangkok
Thai processors' purchases of frozen whole round skipjack, their mainstay raw material, edged lower in the first half of 2026 as weak catches in the WCPO constrained supply. Sales of yellowfin...
Atunsa Makes Breakthrough In Pevasa Acquisition?
Spanish tuna fishing company Atuneros Congeladores y Transportes Frigorífcos (Atunsa) has acquired Pevasa, which has been struggling with financial difficulties for a few years, according to...
Sharp Rise In Bangkok Skipjack Trading Price
The price of skipjack raw material traded at the Bangkok processing hub has risen sharply in the past few weeks, the sector pressured by low supply due to poor fishing and a seasonal FAD ban...
EU Alerts Show Tuna Sellers Still Breaching Histamine Limits
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported three tuna-related incidents in July, two complaints originating from Italy over products from Spain. On July 14, Italy notified...
Thai Union’s PetCare Business Extends Growth Streak
Thai Union Group’s PetCare business gained momentum in the first half of 2026, fueled by the demand for its branded products increasing in key markets including the US and the EU. Sales and...
INFOFISH Announces Speakers For World Tuna 2026
The organizer of the World Tuna Trade Conference in Bangkok has started revealing the names of the speakers who will contribute to the three-day event starting on September 14. INFOFISH...
Grupo Consorcio Consolidates Strong Performance In Anniversary Year
Spanish Grupo Consorcio consolidated its growth in 2025, when it celebrated its 75th anniversary, and closed the year with an increased turnover. Sales of canned tuna and anchovies in the...
Indian Ocean Frozen WR Supply To Thailand Sees Sharp Growth
Volumes of frozen whole round tuna delivered to Thai canneries fell by a small margin in the first half of this year. Several main fleets that fish in the WCPO experienced a drop in business,...
European Tuna Fishers Renew Alarm Over Tuna Inclusion In Indonesia Deal
The EU’s decision to include tuna products, especially frozen tuna fillets, in its proposed EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) has surprised Europêche, which...
Branded Canned Tuna Sales Boosted Thai Union’s H1 Results
Thai Union Group's first-half 2026 results show strong top-line performance, particularly in the Ambient segment, which includes tuna products. This was a better showing than in H1 2025, when...
US States Sue Trump Over Latest Round Of “Unlawful” Tariffs
A group of 25 Democratic-led US states on Monday sued President Donald Trump and his administration for imposing an additional 10 to 12.5 percent tariff in July on goods from 60 trading...