At a time where significant decline has been seen in the amount of shelf-stable tuna sales in UK supermarkets, fresh tuna products are continuing to steal at least some of the interest. This...
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Is Ecuador’s EU Free Trade Celebration Premature?
While finalization of a multilateral FTA is branded highly likely by the European Union, sources have suggested that Ecuador’s celebrations could be coming a little early, with the deal having...
Could TPP Compromise US Seafood Safety?
American NGO, Food & Water Watch, has railed against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and has stressed the impact it believes the trade deal will have on seafood safety in the US. It...
Traders Fend Off Downward BKK Price Pressure
Stating that WCPO fishing rates are bad and that there is tight whole round skipjack supply in Bangkok, traders are not reacting to the downward pressure on the market, maintaining prices at...
TU Gets Strict On Labor Code Of Conduct
Thai Union is continuing its efforts towards transparency and good labor practices by training its business partners to act in accordance with the firm’s Code of Conduct. Over 80 business...
Ahold USA Stamps MSC On Private Label
Ahold USA’s private label canned tuna range is now stamped with MSC certification, which consists of two Nature’s Promise tuna products sold in American supermarkets. Cans of chunk light...
UK Retail Tuna Sales Fall Further
A period of decline is not easing for UK retail shelf-stable tuna sales, as the latest numbers show that both the value and volume of this market continues to slide. Decline could already be...
John West NZ Now 100% Pacifical MSC
John West New Zealand has announced that all of its canned skipjack tuna is now MSC certified, sourced through the PNA MSC tuna marketing arm; Pacifical. The brand is fully owned and supplied...
US Seafood Rising, Only Tuna Is Falling
Although overall seafood consumption has grown significantly among Americans, new statistics show that tuna was the only species in the canned segment to suffer a popularity drop last year....
Ecuador: EU Free Trade Gets The Go-Ahead
With the official signing expected to come next month, Ecuador’s Ministry of Foreign Trade has announced that its long term free trade deal with the EU, Peru and Colombia, has been given the...
MSC Tuna Top Option For “All” WWF Offices
Despite the recent recirculation of a somewhat confusing statement from WWF US President of Fisheries Conservation, Dr. William Fox, the NGO’s Oceans Communications team stresses that “all”...
Mozambique Tuna Bond Drops To Record Low
Mozambique’s USD 726 million tuna bond has fallen to a new low after the government disclosed that it would have to restructure its debts to be able to recover from its “debt distress” and...
Reader Opinions Split On Unified Ecuador Label
Last week we wanted to know your opinion on the unified logo for Ecuador’s tuna products, asking in our latest poll if you agreed or disagreed with the following standpoint: Global brands will...
Dutch Shoppers Should Only Look For MSC
Canned tuna with MSC certification is being promoted in Dutch national press as the most sustainable option on the market. In an article by the Dutch newspaper de Volksrant the journalist...
Unstoppable Expansion Of US “Fake Tuna” Market
Compared to last year, there has been over a 60 percent rise in the volume of what has been described as “fake tuna” entering the US market, labelled as “Chunk Light”. The growth in this...
Peru Authorities Seize Tuna Headed For Ecuador
A load of frozen whole round yellowfin tuna being transported to Ecuador from Peru was seized by personnel from the Peruvian Ministry of Production and national police agents, following the...
Century Owners Eye Restaurant Sector Expansion
Century Pacific’s owning family is looking to expand its presence in the Philippines and other Asian markets by adding more regional restaurant chains to its portfolio, through purchases under...
Tsukiji Move: Contamination, Controversy And Cover-up?
The proposed move of the Tsukiji fish market to a location in Toyosu, has hit another controversy, with reports that independent expert advice on how to counter the contamination problem at...
Nomad Differentiates Tuna Sustainability Per Brand
Findus, one of the leading food brands in Italy, has introduced a new frozen tuna fillet product as part of its “Natural Fish” range, which carries no sustainability claim. The new product is...
Dongwon Returns To Debt Market With Logistics Buy
South Korea’s largest tuna fishing firm, Dongwon Industries, is returning to the debt market in a bid to raise the funds to cover its latest acquisition in logistics. Dongwon will offer KRW...