The Republic of Korea has emerged as the main exporter of frozen bluefin to Japan in the first quarter of this year. The country sent 386 tonnes of frozen bluefin...
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Secrecy Over Wespac Finances Triggers Press Probe
Thousands of dollars from a federal fund have been misused by members of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (Wespac), according to the latest investigation by a...
Court Blocks Mozambique Govt Deal With Tuna Fraud Creditors
Mozambique's top court has ruled that the USD 850 million Eurobond issued by state-run Ematum SA in 2013 is illegal. The Constitutional Court of the country said in a ruling...
Bottleneck Drives Prices Further Down In Bangkok
The latest deals in Bangkok have been concluded and prices for whole round frozen skipjack SKJ1.8:BKK are at USD 1200 CFR per M/T, falling about 8% in the...
Princes NL Reports Now 94% Responsibly Purchased Tuna
Princes Foods Netherlands says it made a big step towards meeting its goal of offering 100 percent responsibly purchased tuna as reported in their press release of June 4. The...
US Tariffs On Mexico To Impact Tuna Exports
Tariffs that the US is planning to impose on Mexico will have an impact on the canned tuna exports from the South American nation. President Donald Trump announced last week that the US will...
StarKist Wants 50% Discount On USD 100M Fine
StarKist, owned by Korean Dongwon Group, says it is struggling to pay the USD 100 million fine for the canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy. The fine would endanger the company’s...
Brand-New Thai Union Refinery Burns, Possible Arson
A fire broke out at the recently opened Thai Union Ingredients Tuna Oil Refinery Plant in Rostock, Germany, on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Damages are estimated at around 25 million...
Nitrite Treated Tuna Uncovered In Switzerland
Fresh tuna has a nice red color but when exposed to air the meat usually starts to turn brownish. Based on the fact that red-colored tuna sells better and portrays a fresher...
Human Rights Watchdog: ‘Tuna Brands Are Failing To Tackle Modern Slavery’
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre’s report, ‘Out of Sight: Modern Slavery in Pacific Supply Chains of Canned Tuna’, calls for more worker protection in the...
US Court Turns Down Lischewski’s First Amendment Rights Claim
Chris Lischewski’s plea of his freedom of speech used to request dismissal of the criminal case against him has failed. On May 24, a California District Court judge ruled the claim,...
Grupo Calvo Keeps Its Lead in Canned Tuna In Spain
Spanish seafood cannery Grupo Calvo has released its annual financial earnings. Though there was a decrease in its turnover, it has kept its top position in the Spanish market...
Ex-StarKist CEO’s Amusing Tweet To Neighbour To Cut Lawn
Donald Binotto, former CEO of StarKist, seems to have a beef with his famous neighbor, American football player Antonio Brown. The miffed Binotto took to Twitter, not...
Record EU Orders For Spanish Canners In Q1
Spanish exports of seafood products experienced a year-on-year increase of 6 percent in Q1 2019. Both the volume (50,450 tons) and the amount (EUR 2.39 million) are record-breaking...
Chicken Of The Sea Settles With Food Preparers
Tuna company Chicken of the Sea has settled USD 6.5 million with a group of restaurants, caterers, and other commercial food preparers in a deal to end claims brought against it for allegedly...
Overloaded EU Market For Tuna Loins Pushes Manta Prices
The global downward trend in skipjack prices is also being felt in Manta. Currently, the SKJ1.8:MNT is around USD 1,200 CFR per M/T for whole round frozen raw tuna. It...
How Probable Is The Success Of Dolphin-Safe Class Action Suit?
Recently, Atuna reported about the class action suit against the Big Three -- Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, and StarKist -- by US consumers. The complainants are suing the...
Readers: Consumers Likely To Pay The Price US Tariffs On China
On May 13 Atuna asked readers if the increase in US duty from 10 to 25 percent on Chinese tuna loins import will affect the retail prices of canned Chunk Light Tuna. Our readers have...
DOJ Says StarKist Is “Inflating” Its Inability To Pay Fine
Prosecutors from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have alleged that tuna company StarKist has depleted its cash reserves to qualify for a lower fine regarding a price-fixing...
Experts Want US And UK Kids To Eat More Tuna
Experts in the UK and US want children in these countries to eat more seafood such as tuna for its health benefits. Karen Galloway – Owner of KAGC Limited, a firm specialized in...