Gabon which has a tuna-rich EEZ is joining hands with the French employer federation -- Mouvement Des Entreprises De France (MEDEF), which will invest in fisheries, energy, digital,...
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Europeans Increased Spending On Seafood In 2021 Amidst Inflation
European households spent more money buying seafood in 2021 compared to the year before, with Italians forking out the most euros, according to the latest EU statistics. In 2021, nominal...
Weak Yen Eats Into Japanese Seafood Firms’ Profits
Japanese seafood companies are feeling the impact of a weakening currency saying that their profits are being dragged down by high costs. Soaring fuel prices have affected bigeye fishing...
Maldives Tuna Export Collapsed In Q3
A new statistic from the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) showed a meager increase in tuna exports in Q3 this year which underlines the poor catches due to the monsoon season. But October did...
TU Maintains Position With Tony Lazazzara As ISSF New Chair
On December 1, ISSF announced the appointment of Tony Lazazzara as the Chair of its board of directors. Lazazzara is the Fish Procurement Director at Thai Union and succeeds Kevin Bixler,...
Dongwon’s Marketing Strategies Receive Applause On Social Media
Dongwon strikes chords with consumers, especially on social media in Korea where the internet is widely used. The #onebreathchallenge went viral earlier this year asking people to quickly read...
Does FDA’s New Traceability Rule Uphold GDST Standards?
The new Food Traceability Final Rule (FTFR) introduced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be a game changer. A part of the "new era of smarter food safety blueprint", the...
Pacific Island Flagged Vessels Now Supply Half Of Thai Canners’ Needs
Nauru has become the second-largest supplier of frozen whole-round tuna to Thai processors and Tuvalu turned out to be the emerging supplier in Q3. A compilation of all Pacific Island vessels...
Europeans’ Self-Sufficiency For Tuna Production On Downward Trend
Tuna is still the most consumed fish in the EU with Europeans eating 3.06 kg per capita in 2020 but this was a slight drop from 2019 levels. This is still well above the second and third-place...
Mexican Brands Again In Row Over Use Of Excess Hydrolyzed Protein
Mexican tuna brands are in the news again for adding excessive amounts of soy-based hydrolyzed proteins to their canned tuna, revealed Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (Profeco) in a recent...
Ecuador Issues First Blue Bond To Finance Tuna Conservation
On November 22, the first blue bond in the Latin American region was issued by Ecuador. World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) reported the placement through the Ecuadorian Banco...
EU Tuna And Seafood Prices Soar In 2022
European consumer food prices have been rising since 2015, with the overall food value peaking in 2022. Eurostat's 'Food price monitoring tool' has been tracking data on food prices...
SolTuna To Expand To More Shelves In The UAE
SolTuna canned tuna brand from the Solomon Islands is expanding in the UAE. Since 2020, it has a deal with Abu Dhabi-based Talent SeaFoods Trading. The distributor recently...
Despite EPO Veda, Manta Skipjack Is Holding Steady
Skipjack trading at the Manta port continues at record-high levels. Despite canners' efforts to reduce the price, the value per ton of fish has remained the same since last month. This is...
Tuvalu – The Emerging Supplier For Thai Canners
This year, Tuvalu-flagged purse seiners managed to massively expand their tuna trade with Thai packers. This tiny Pacific Island nation has become the emerging supplier of skipjack to the...
Japan Airlines Serves Plant-Based Tuna In First Class
Japan’s second-largest air service, Japan Airlines, is serving BettaF!sh plant-based tuna in a wrap to first- and business-class passengers on flights between Tokyo and London. The...
Pacific Islands Working Hard To Get Foothold In China
China is looking towards increasing its business dealings with tuna-rich Pacific Island nations and a Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) is saying that there is always a willingness by...
Nauru Second-Largest Supplier Of WR To Thai Canners
Processors in Thailand maintained their buying of frozen whole round tuna in the first nine months of this year. The total trade amounted to a whopping USD 1.03 billion, mainly driven by...
NFI President & US Seafood Pioneer John Connelly Has Passed Away
John Connelly, former President of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and a pioneer in the American seafood trade for over twenty years, has passed away at the age of sixty-one....
Spanish Processor Stopped Operations After Complaint Over Tuna
Spanish processor Coinba is set to resume operations after it had to stop production due to a health alert issued in Italy last week. This followed a complaint registered against a...