Thai processors scaled back purchases of frozen whole round tuna from vessels flagged to Oceanian nations, from January to March this year, as prices weakened. Only Micronesian and Papua New...
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Readers: Manta Skipjack Price Is Yet To Reach Its Peak
Skipjack catches in the EPO have trailed historical averages through the first half of the year, while rising fuel costs rose, pushing frozen whole skipjack prices to USD 2,150 per M/T in...
US Bill Allows FDA To Destroy Unsafe Imported Tuna
The US House recently passed a bill that authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to destroy imported tuna, seafood, and other food products that pose significant health risks. The...
US Food Prices Remained Stable In June, Canned Tuna Stayed Cheap
Food inflation remained stable in June compared to May according to the US Consumer Price Index (CPI). The prices of shelf stable tuna and seafood increased slightly in the same period. The...
Europeans Eating Less Seafood But Tuna Gains Ground
Overall European consumption of fishery and aquaculture products has fallen over the last decade, and in 2023, per capita consumption dropped to its lowest level at 22.9 kg per capita....
Ricardo Fuentes Group Restructures Board Following Bluefin Controversy
The Ricardo Fuentes Group, the Cartagena-based bluefin company, has restructured its leadership, removing top executives José and Juan Pedro Fuentes following their convictions for illicit...
Thai Demand For Asian Whole Round Tuna Slumps
Thai processors’ frozen whole round tuna purchases from their largest Asian suppliers fell from January to March this year, primarily due to a supply shortage of fish in the WCPO, with prices...
Argentina Combats IUU Landings By Ratifying Port State Measures
Argentina's approval of a law to accede to the FAO’s Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) on July 17 marks a significant step in IUU fishing in the southwest Atlantic, a region with...
Global Shark Fin Trade: Markets, Suppliers & Role in Tuna Longline Economics
The global shark fin trade remains one of the most valuable seafood by-product markets, despite tighter regulations and declining demand in some traditional consuming countries. This has...
Spanish Seafood Processors Gear Up For Updated Labeling Rules
Canned tuna and seafood producers in Spain will have to comply with new labeling rules from this year, as processors must provide better information about species, sizes, and presentation....
Poland Consumers’ Preference For MSC Tuna Growing
Consumer demand for MSC-certified tuna in Poland surged in 2025/26 compared to the previous five years, boosted by increasing availability of sustainable products. Lidl's Nixe brand dominates...
Tuna Fisher Pingtai Rong To Invest USD 77 Million In Angolan Port
Chinese tuna fishing company Pingtai Rong Ocean Fishery Co., which operates a fleet of more than 40 longliners targeting tuna in the Pacific Ocean, plans to invest CNY 520 million (USD 77...
Dakar Port Gateway For Shark Fin Trade By Asian Longliners
The port controls in Dakar, Senegal, are failing as fishers reported increasing shark finning landings by distant-water tuna fishing vessels, according to the Environmental Justice Foundation...
Sajo Increases Sales Price Of Canned Tuna, Will Dongwon Follow?
South Korean seafood company Sajo Group will raise the prices of canned tuna and other processed foods, as of August 3, to pass on the accumulated expenses to buyers. The company announced...
StarKist Taps Tombras As Marketing Partner To Boost Charlie The Tuna
StarKist has appointed US-based Tombras as its integrated agency partner to oversee its marketing strategy, including expanding the presence of its 65-year-old mascot, Charlie the Tuna, in...
European Preference For Asian Pre-Cooked Loins Fell
The European imports of frozen pre-cooked tuna loins from Asian suppliers declined from January to March this year as buyers bought ten percent less, which was also influenced by the problems...
Will New Trade Deal With China Boost Somalia’s Tuna Exports?
Somalia and China signed a new trade agreement on July 15 that allows duty-free imports of Somalian tuna and other fishery products into the Chinese market. The deal not only supports better...
Yellowfin WR Imports Hit By Tougher EU Rules
Frozen whole round yellowfin buying by EU processors shrank by one-third in volume in the first three months of 2026. There were some notable shifts in suppliers: the usual processors lost...
US Raises Tariffs On Brazil Goods
The US government has imposed 25 percent tariffs on specific Brazilian goods targeted under the administration’s new tariff strategy. Tuna and seafood imports have been exempted from these...
PECH Allocates More Budget To EU Seafood Sector, CATCH Still A Concern
The Committee on Fisheries (PECH) allocated higher funds for the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the 2028-2034 long-term budget, which needs final approval from the European...