The 23rd annual Taiwanese Pingtung Bluefin Tuna Cultural Festival will begin on May 6 and will run until July 2, featuring concerts, folk songs, seafood feasts, and guided tours. It will also...
Tuna Trade News
Pacific Islands Fear Republicans Could Block USD 600 Million Tuna Treaty
The Pacific Islands are watching the USD 600 million follow-through for the Tuna Treaty that US President Joe Biden promised the region last autumn. The proposal awaits agreement from US...
Seafood Expo Global 2023 Edition A Success
The Seafood Expo Global had its final day on April 27. More than 33,000 seafood professionals attended the event. This was an increase of 24 percent from last year’s attendees when the Expo...
Ecuador Wants Less Dependency On EU
The Ecuadorian tuna industry must change its export strategy and focus more on the US market to be less dependent on European trade. The second strategy in 2023 should be eliminating the EU...
Chicken Of The Sea Top Executive Leaves Role
Chicken of the Sea will bid farewell to its Vice President Rob Kragh, who has served the company for 17 years. The top executive announced his departure via LinkedIn on April 24, posting that...
Seafood Expo Global 2023 Starts With A Bang
The world’s largest seafood trade fair opened its doors today with thousands of people around the world attending. The Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global is being held for the...
Supermarket Employee Tampers StarKist Pouches With Needles
A teenage worker of the American supermarket chain Giant Foods has been accused of inserting sewing needles into StarKist Light Tuna large pouches (2.6 oz pack) and other products. It was...
US Does Not Back Out Embargo On Mexican Yellowfin
The US will continue its embargo on the import of Mexican yellowfin products under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). NOAA – the US federal fishing authority – imposed the ban...
Moroccan Officials Find Cocaine Inside Tuna Guts
The Moroccan police initiated an investigation after confiscating bags of cocaine inside the guts of frozen yellowfin whole rounds that were being transported in a refrigerated container at...
Banana Index Shows Tuna Is Low Climate Impact Protein Source
The rising carbon footprint is a cause for urgent global concern. Over the years, studies have pointed out how meat intake is highly negatively impacting the environment compared to the...
EU Canners Bought EUR 346 Million Of Yellowfin Whole Rounds
EU demand for frozen whole round yellowfin showed a notable uptick in 2022, especially after the huge drop in 2021 when there was more interest in skipjack. Thunnus albacares comprised 63...
New Service Introduced To Expand Abidjan Tuna Reefer Exports
French container transport and shipping company, CMA CGM, has introduced a new service exclusively for tuna shipments out of Abidjan harbor, the main tuna trading hub in West Africa. It wants...
Alliance Select USD 3.5 Mil Net Loss From Tuna Activities
Philippines-based Alliance Select Foods International Inc. (ASFII) recently reported that it experienced a drop in its 2022 turnover – it hit USD 34.58 million, down 14 percent year on year....
SKJ1.8:BKK Tears Down The USD 2,000 Fence
The traded level for frozen whole round skipjack in the Bangkok hub has broken through the USD 2,000 per M/T barrier, a peak not seen in six years. A combination of factors has driven the...
EU 2022 Raw Material Imports Fall Below Loins Trade For First Time
EU canners are continuing to purchase less whole round frozen tuna. Last year was the first time the frozen pre-cooked loins trade exceeded the amount of raw material imported from global...
Manta Skipjack Now Cheaper Than BKK, Catches Showing Improvement
Manta and Guayaquil-based packers continued their efforts to reduce the price of frozen whole round skipjack in order to maintain their competitive position in the EU loins and canned market,...
Concorsio Opens Office In Milan To Bolster Sales
Spanish tuna processor, Grupo Consorcio, will serve the Italian market from a subsidiary in Milan, effective January 2024, an “important strategic decision” that will strengthen its business...
Fred Buehler Steps Into Top Executive Role In Bumble Bee
Bumble Bee Seafoods has hired Fred Buehler as the new Vice President for its mass retail, club, and drug store sales channels in the US. He will steer the company's sales by providing...
Ecuadorian Processors Expanded Yellowfin Loin Trade To Spain
Ecuador and China, the main exporters of frozen pre-cooked loins to the EU, lost business in 2022. However, Spanish processors continued to increase purchases, especially from the South...
IPLNF Appoints Prominent Member To Its Board Of Trustees
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has added Mohamed Rasheed, also known as "Moosheed," to its Board of Trustees. The industry veteran and stakeholder who has a vast experience...