The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Ocean Cookbook 2025 was released last week. This free digital cookbook is a collection of recipes featuring MSC-certified seafood curated by chef and cookbook author Bart van Olphen. This year’s edition includes three tuna recipes: Chili–Garlic tuna with mushroom broth from China, Spicy tuna bowl from Denmark, and tuna lasagna from the Netherlands.

Van Olphen said: “These delicious recipes only use seafood that comes from sustainable sources to protect our ocean for generations to come.” MSC has been publishing the Ocean Cookbook since 2022. Each year it features recipes from award-winning chefs and sustainably fishing fishers, and is part of the organization’s communications and marketing campaign for the new year.

StarKist American Samoa started production on Monday, the first day of operations for this year. According to a cannery official, there was a high turnout for work with 90 percent of employees returning to the plant. In previous years, the factory had difficulties meeting production quotas just after year-end holidays, reported Talanei. Last year, the cannery had to send a chartered vessel to retrieve its workers from Samoa as they refused to return to their jobs after the vacation.

The plant’s spokesperson, Tufuga Faafoi Palepua, said he is pleased with the employee turnout for the beginning of this year. He expects the rest of the workers after the next ship from Samoa returns on Thursday. StarKist offered tuna and food vouchers as incentives for employees to return on time.

Chicken of the Sea launched two new products this week in collaboration with the US seasoning companies Old Bay and McCormick. Wild Caught Light Tuna Packet with Old Bay Seasoning and Wild Caught Light Tuna with McCormick Chili Lime are available online and in retail stores, including Walmart, claimed COS. Both products come in 2.5 oz (70 g) pouches. Atuna checked the Walmart site, but it did not mention a price. Chicken of the Sea has been partnering with McCormick since the introduction of the Lemon Garlic and Dill Tuna Salad in 2023.

Griffin Raasch, Director of Marketing at Chicken of the Sea said that the brand is exploring ways to expand its seafood offerings. He said: “We aim to be a true one-stop shop for flavor and nutrition by listening to our fans and providing them with delicious and versatile solutions that fuel their busy lifestyles.” The US tuna brand’s last launch was a White Tuna Salad Kit in October.