The U.S.-based bluefin tuna farming company, Umami Sustainable Seafood, has started the new year with significant changes to its ownership, after its Icelandic CEO and chairman resigned in December. The company has an annual turnover of about USD...
2013 is a milestone year for StarKist Samoa. The cannery will be celebrating its 50th birthday. Lots of activities are being planned to mark the golden anniversary of the territory’s largest employer.The first day of production for the cannery in...
Bel-Aire Shipyard Ltd. of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has received a USD 20- million contract from Atunera Coinseco S.P.A. de C.V. of Mexico City, Mexico, to build two tuna seiners, announces Marine Engineers Review.The vessels are...
Source: The Fiji Sun
A major fishing operator has called on Government to reduce the number of fishing licenses issued.Fiji Fish Marketing Group Limited executive chairman, Grahame Southwick, said the fishing licenses currently issued was more than...
Source: Antara News
Indonesia’s canned tuna products have dominated the Saudi Arabian market and are expected to be exported to other countries in the Middle East soon, according to a senior official.
“Shrimps and canned tuna from Indonesia dominate...
Five robbers stole two containers with 46 tons of tuna products from a carrier vessel in Chile last month. The tuna loot was worth an estimated USD 330,000.
The two containers were loaded with 23 tons of tuna in jars and 23 tons of canned tuna in...
Source: Business World
An extension of the Philippine’s access to fishing areas under High Seas Pocket-1 will ensure the recovery of production in the sector by second semester next year, a Cabinet official said.“Next year, after the first semester,...
Advances in fighting illegal tuna fishing could lead to an extra one billion dollars for member nations of the Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), according to Mark Young, director of the FFA’s fisheries operations.
In a recent interview with an...
Source: The Star
Top marine scientists are denouncing Canada’s management of fish stocks as a commercially driven approach threatening to wipe out species at risk.The attack comes from two senior members of the Committee on the Status of Endangered...
During 2011, Germany’s canned tuna market expanded, and the growth was mainly driven by Ecuador’s exceptional performance during that year. Ecuador doubled its canned tuna volumes to Germany in 2011 to claim the top position as dominant exporter...
An additional 12 tuna fishing vessels will operate on Tonga’s high seas in 2013, reports Radio NZ.
Tonga's Minister of Fisheries, Sangster Saulala has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the operation of the 12 vessels.
Saulala said...
Source: Port Lincoln Times
Most tuna companies were expected to head out to sea yesterday to start the annual catch season.Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association chief executive officer Brian Jeffriess said only one company went...
After a year of negotiations, the European Union has finally set a higher quota for the import of pre-cooked tuna loins to the delight of the Spanish canning industry. This means imports from Thailand, Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Philippines...
The Christmas party that the Spanish Jealsa group organizes each year for all its employees served once again as shareholders’ meeting. Jealsa, with CEO Jesus Manuel Alonso Escuris heading the meeting, informed its staff of the current situation of...
In November 2012, the imports of Japanese seafood, including fishmeal, dropped by 19,9 percent compared to the same period of 2011, reaching only 230.229 tons. Furthermore, the value also fell by 19.2 percent, totaling USD 1.5 billion.
Particularly,...
Source: Mauritius Business
Sapmer continues to invest in Mauritius in addition to its industrial cold room at -40° C and an additional unit of transformation and development of fish.This will increase local capacities processing 9000 to 30 000 tons...
Source: PR NewsWire
Last year, millions of viewers tuned in for a new series the critics called “wicked authentic.†Now, the salty stars of National Geographic Channel’s (NGC) breakout hit Wicked Tuna are back as the show returns for its second...
Source: Radio NZ
The Shipyard Services Authority in American Samoa has pulled up on the slipway today the largest vessel they’ve ever serviced since becoming a government authority.It’s the Cape Breton owned by Tri Marine International. The purse...
The economic crisis in Europe, rising prices and tightening of consumers’ wallets seem to be affecting the Spanish tuna canning industry, with major European markets opting to buy lower value tuna from African processors in Seychelles and the Ivory...
The European government conducted “a program of stringent checks†on canned tuna from Thailand last February, after it detected some Thai products failed to meet EU health standards, said Tonio Borg, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer...
After a holiday break, Cuca cannery workers will return to their factory in Villagarcia today, Jan. 7, even if their job status still remains uncertain. As of Wednesday, owner Conservas Garavilla, who wants to close the plant and shift production...
An article that appeared on Atuna last week titled, “Canadian Wharf To Build Two Tuna Seiners For Mexico,†is incorrect. Bel-Aire Shipyard in North Vancouver, Canada closed. It had previously built two vessels for Mexican company, Atunera Coinseco...
On Saturday, a massive bluefin tuna sold for a record USD 1.8 million in the year’s first auction at Japan’s Tsukiji fish market. The winning bidder was Kiyoshi Kimura, who operates the Sushi-Zanmai restaurant chain, and he claimed the 488-pound...
Source: AP
France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations forced the European Union to retreat Thursday from an ambitious plan to save the threatened and prized bluefin tuna.After drawn-out negotiations, the 27-nation EU abandoned a plan to seek...
UK border authorities detained a consignment of frozen yellowfin tuna from India last month, after the fish was found to have elevated levels of histamine. This was the only imported tuna product that was rejected by the European Union in December,...
MW Brands, owner of the leading UK tuna brand John West, is working with the Seychelles government to build new housing for 1,400 of its foreign employees, according to The Grocer.
MW Brands and the Seychelles government jointly own Indian Ocean...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vowed to stop destructive tuna catching in Eastern Samar’s Pacific Ocean High Seas, in line with the observance of tuna fishing ban exemption, reports Leyte Samar Daily Express.BFAR Eastern...
The Japanese government is increasing its funding to study the commercial farming of bluefin tuna from hatchlings, because the current research is progressing too slowly.
The government wants to make the project economically viable and plans to...
Vietnam’s Yueh Chyang kept its top position as the country’s leading tuna exporter last year, with nearly USD 57.3 million in sales, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). In the first 10 months of 2012,...
A corroding, Japanese tuna longliner is sinking in the port of Manta, off the coast of Ecuador.
The 379 GRT vessel, named Tatsumi Maru 56, first showed signs of a slight tilt on the morning of Jan. 3 and by the afternoon, it had sunk between 10 and...
France and Germany, two major importers of canned tuna in Europe, were largely reliable last year, making payments within a “reasonable†time frame, according to the European Payment Index 2012.
The research, by Europe’s leading credit management...
Source: Food ProcessingFood Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on a proposal to clarify the permissions in the Food Standards Code on the use of carbon monoxide (CO) in fish processing.According to Steve McCutcheon,...
Source: PacNews
The decision by the Tongan government to sell 12 Tuna Fishing Licenses at about $13,000 per license has been justified by fisheries officials “as better to get something out of fisheries, than nothing at all.â€
The Ministry of...
Italian tuna brand Nostromo reports a positive financial results for 2012 and it plans to increase its sales with eight new local accounts in 2013.
Owned by Spain’s Calvo Group, Nostromo’s turnover climbed by 5.2%, from EUR 115 million in 2011 to...
Source: BloombergThe number of Pacific bluefin tuna, a fish that fetched a record 155.4 million yen (USD 1.78 million) in a Tokyo auction last week, dropped 96.4 percent due to decades of overfishing, the Pew Environment Group said.The bluefin’s...
Thai Union’s earnings are expected to increase by 16% in 2013 to reach USD 222.6 million, despite encountering supply problems last year, according to analysts.
Chicken of the Sea, the company’s brand in the US, is expected to help drive the...
Source: Ventures AfricaMauritian fishermen are annoyed that the European Union (EU) vessels are depleting their fish resources.The EU vessels are operating in those waters under a Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) signed in February 2012 between...
Source: The Boston Globe
Whether tuna is raw in sushi and sashimi, grilled as a steak, or scooped from a can, the fish is awash in controversy. Overfishing, mercury levels, and dolphins caught in nets meant for tuna account for this. Where once a...
A marine mammals’ expert has urged against culling New Zealand fur seals on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island despite concerns their rising numbers are causing problems for the local fishing industry, reports Big Pond News.Peter Shaughnessy from the...
The Fiji Tuna Boat Owners Association has received certification from the Marine Stewardship Council for Albacore caught by the surface long-line method.Radio Australia presenter Cathy Harper interviewed Russell Dunham, Fiji Tuna Boat Owners...
Source: Before It’s News How do you like your eggs? Organic? Free-range? Free-roaming? Shade-grown? Dolphin-safe? You’ve got plenty of options in a world that’s laying all kinds of certifications, seals, and other promises on food and other product...
Clover Leaf, the Canadian tuna brand of American giant Bumble Bee, has noticed changes in consumer habits and their on-the-go lifestyles. It plans to expand on the popularity of its snack line and hopes to launch new snack products within a year....
A pilot program that aims to eliminate the by-catch of bluefin tuna, by using “greensticking†and swordfish buoy gear, has had successful results since April, according to David Kerstetter, the project’s lead research scientist.
A Stanford...
A local group in the Philippines is calling for a criminal investigation into the 315 tuna fishermen who went missing in early December, after a destructive typhoon struck the country’s southern island of Mindanao.
The militant fisherfolk group,...
The tuna port in Manta, Ecuador is already heavily congested with traffic and now there’s one more obstacle to navigate around, a 51.3 m longliner that sank in the northwest part of the harbor on Jan. 3.
The vessel, named Tatsumi, is owned by Maria...
Tuvalu and 2 others refuse ban on FADs
Source: By Robert Matau, Islands Business
Tuvalu’s recent request to the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission to be exempted from a ban on the use of Fishing Aggregate Devices (FADs) could have been...
Source: TalaneiA planned visit by the interim CEO and President of StarKist, the parent company of StarKist Samoa, has been cancelled.
Mr. Sam Lee was to arrive tonight for a four day visit, the main purpose of which was to meet the new governor and...
Source: Fairfax NZOne of New Zealand's biggest fishing firms may face a US$3 million (NZ$3.6m) fine and a ban from American ports tomorrow. This follows a Washington D C court convicting the company of pollution and obstruction of justice. Last...
Let’s hope the new year can bring some major positive changes to the troubled U.S. canned tuna market because 2012 saw its imports shrink momentously by a whopping one quarter. The devastating blow to exporters came as American tuna brands struggled...
Spanish canner Conservas Garavilla, owner of the popular Isabel brand, guarantees 100% job security when it moves the production of its Cuca factory to its existing plant in O Grove, Pontevedra, says a company source.
“100% of the employment is...
Source: Fairfax NZ
Fishing paid in shark fins are causing a decline in two threatened species of shark in the waters near New Zealand’s maritime boundary with Tonga.
The Tongan Government recently signed a deal with Ngatai Marine Enterprises Ltd to...
Anfaco, the group that represents Spanish canners, wants to block Thai tuna producers from shipping to the EU market by discrediting Thailand’s health authorities. The group is urging the European Commission to overrule Thai-issued food safety...
The number of flu cases in the US has reached epidemic proportions, and one American health and fitness expert says eating tuna is key to boosting immunity in the winter months.
Tuna is a source of vitamin D, which is essential for preventing...
New Zealand tuna fishing company, Sanford Ltd, is urging the country’s government to better manage how tuna purse seiners record and handle their oil waste, after it was fined by a US court. The company is calling on the government to define the...
Pakistan’s tuna exports could gain more prominence in the international market if proper handling and management are done, said industry stakeholders at a recent workshop that aimed to improve post-harvest practices for tuna longline fisheries....
Thailand’s tuna producers took a severe knockdown last year, as they shipped a dramatic 23% less in tuna products to the US in 2012 compared to 2011. The nation, which faced record high raw material prices, is the world’s largest tuna exporter and...
The European Union and Ivory Coast have a new tuna fishing agreement that allows the EU fleet – composed of Spanish and French vessels – to fish in the African country’s waters within the Atlantic Ocean. Ivory Coast is the major tuna processing...
Source: Thai Union Press ReleaseTUF announced last week that Tris Rating Co., Ltd. has upgraded its senior debenture rating from A+ to AA- and has assigned it a ‘Stable Outlook’. This upgrade reflects TUF’s outstanding business performance, its...
Source: The Asahi Shimbun Students at the Tegal Public Fishery SchoolHeri Iswanto accepts that coastal fishing can sometimes be hazardous work, but he says he stuck it out as an apprentice fisherman aboard a Japanese trawler “because I wanted to...
The Norwegian food giant Orkla will be merging Sweden’s leading tuna brand, Abba Seafood, with the food and drink company, Procordia, in a bid to become more competitive in the Swedish market. About 30 Abba Seafood staff will lose their jobs at the...
Angolan investors are in talks to buy the Portuguese tuna canning company behind the brand Bom Petisco. According to officials, the investors are looking to purchase 80% of the company Cofaco, which is responsible for the Bom Petisco tuna products....
Source: Islands Business“It is the big fishing nations of the EU, US, Japan and Asia that have historically overfished bigeye tuna.It is their long-line fishing vessels that are responsible for much of the catch of adult bigeye tuna which is still...
With the slow UK economy, UK consumers are tightening their wallets, but the penny-pinching behavior could be good news for tuna retailers who sell the canned fish at an affordable price, although the current high tuna world market prices are not...
The recent announcement from Tri-Marine International (TMI) about its new hire, Matt Owens, for the newly created position of director of environmental policy and social responsibility, shows the company is making a clear choice in the direction it...
The Pacific Islands Tuna Industry Association, which represents the tuna industry of 14 Pacific island countries, is urging its members’ national governments to use their highly sought-after tuna fishing licenses to bolster local economic growth....
Source: Western Fishboat Owners Association
Is the U.S. outsourcing its local albacore tuna catch to Canada?
From a local west coast albacore tuna fleet perspective the answer is “yesâ€. Despite U.S. albacore fishermen not favoring a continuation...
Written by the Canadian Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF) The United States and Canada have enjoyed a long-standing cooperative relationship regarding North Pacific albacore tuna. Canada and the United States have mutually benefited from...
Bumble Bee CEO, Chris Lischewski, blames the lack of tuna promotions in retail stores for the huge slump in U.S. tuna consumption last year, which declined by about 12%.
In an interview with a seafood news website, Lischewski says retailers are not...
Thailand, the world’s largest tuna producer, significantly reduced its imports of raw tuna material last year, as it battled supply shortages, high raw material prices and a U.S. tuna market in crisis. In 2012, the nation’s import of frozen whole...
Source: Herald Sun
Consumers are being tricked into buying fish that has been treated to make it look fresher than it is.Some tuna cuts, imported from South-East Asia and destined for fishmongers and sushi bars, have been flushed with carbon...
Source: Fish Information and Services
As part of its overall efforts to ensure that the US fishing industry isn’t undermined by unsustainable or illegal activities, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has submitted a...
The Venezuelan Socialist Unity Fextún (Fabrica de Exquisiteces de Atun) located in Cumana, Sucre state, expects to increase its tuna production to 2,000 tons during the first quarter of this year. This represents an astounding increase of 32%...
The American Albacore Fishing Association, the world’s first tuna fishery to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council, has the eco-label’s approval again after the fishery passed its recertification. Based in San Diego, the fishery – approved...
Thailand, the world’s largest tuna producer, is facing immense pressure to perform well as big obstacles such as high raw material prices and a tough US market continue to undermine its efforts.
Recent data shows the country’s export of tuna...
Spanish tuna company Conservas Cuca is launching a new premium line of tuna products called “Family Reserve.â€
According to the company, the canned tuna products are “sourced from the best raw materials†and prepared using the same traditional...
Tax exemptions will be provided to any business that creates a new job, including in the tuna industry, according to American Samoa’s new governor Lolo Matalasi.
The government hopes this incentive will help develop the territory’s economy, which...
The Thai tuna industry faced a hefty 19% drop in its skipjack tuna supply last year, but its imports of both raw albacore and yellowfin tuna spiked to four-year record highs. In 2012, Thailand imported about 52,000 tons of whole round albacore and...
The Venezuelan Socialist Unity Fextún (Fabrica de Exquisiteces de Atun) located in Cumana, Sucre state, expects to increase its tuna production to 2,000 tons during the first quarter of this year. This represents an astounding increase of 32%...
Spanish scientists found the main spawning areas of Mediterranean bluefin tuna are clearly related to the location of specific ocean currents.
The team of researchers analyzed five years’ worth of data from biological, hydrographic, and...
The Philippine government has stopped searching for the 352 missing tuna fishermen, more than a month after typhoon Pablo hit the country’s southern Mindanao island. It will instead focus on support and rehabilitation operations, which include...
Spanish tuna company Calvo has a new commercial for its “Atun Claro†product – canned yellowfin tuna – and viewers are sure to think twice about trying to deceive their mothers or wives after watching it.
Following on the great success of 2011’s ad...
Grupo Herdez, a Mexican canned tuna producer, has bought a majority share in Nutrisa, a leading frozen yogurt company in Mexico, with plans to double its number of retail outlets to 700 in the medium term.
Herdez paid USD 159 million for a 67%...
Major U.S. tuna and seafood brand Bumble Bee is planning to grow within shelf stable range but also outside of its core categories, after a catastrophic year in the American canned segment that saw tuna sales and consumption decline by about 12%....
Source: Solomon Star
A pre-trial conference was conducted Friday and a trial date fixed for January 28, on the case of prominent Honiara resident Lawrence Makili. Makili is the Earth Island Institute’s director for the Pacific Islands Nations,...
One tuna competitor is having more luck than the other in American Samoa at the moment: StarKist plans to boost the production of its plant, while Tri-Marine has stalled the construction of its cannery in Atu’u.
Top officials from Tri-Marine and...
The ISSF’s measure to limit purse seine capacity took effect at the start of January, but the question remains if it will be respected by ISSF member companies.
An American trader told UndercurrentNews that most European boat owners do not agree...
What’s the answer to an underperforming Thai tuna industry?
Thirapong Chansiri, president of Thai Union Frozen Products – the world’s largest canned tuna producer – told local media recently that companies need to invest in...
The American National Fisheries Institute (NFI) says an environment group’s recent study about mercury levels in tuna and other seafood exceeding U.S. consumer safety guidelines is false.“The Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) recently misled the...
Thai Union, the world’s largest canned tuna producer, now holds a 49.97% stake in Pakfood, a Thai seafood and ready-to-eat food processor.
The company bought 2,989,999 additional shares of Pakfood from existing shareholders at the price of THB...
UK workplace caterer CH&Co plans to serve sustainable fish, including only pole-and-line caught tuna, across all its sites. The company plans to remove endangered fish from its menus and will promote the use of demonstrably sustainable fish,...
The US Coast Guard has ordered the closing of American Samoa’s Pago Pago harbor and the StarKist tuna cannery has been forced to close due to an approaching cyclone, the second in just over a month.
“All ocean going commercial vessels and...
Spanish shipbuilder Armon has put its plans to enter the highly profitable, ship repair sector on hold because it is so busy these days with the construction of nine tuna purse seiners at its Gijon wharf. The company was not prepared for the sudden...
Source: Radio New ZealandThe Marine Resources Minister Teina Bishop has given assurances that the Cook Island government has not issued purse seining licenses and denies that the method is significantly depleting tuna stocks.Cook Islands Marine...
Source: Atuna.com by Megan Cheung
One Dutch entrepreneur is going against the industry norm and placing tuna in a can with a five-minute expiry time. This won’t catch on with consumers who stock canned tuna in their cupboards, but for customers...
Source: The Smith Journal
Tavira, PortugalThis one’s right up there with the Easter Island heads in terms of haunting landscapes: hundreds of massive iron anchors standing in perfect rows in the sand on an isolated Portuguese island.Not merely the...
New Zealand tuna fishing company Sanford and fish processing company Pelco have each been fined and ordered to pay a total of NZD 10,000 (USD 8,400) in damages after pleading guilty to charges following a serious hand injury to a Pelco employee...
The world’s largest retailers – including major supermarket and discount chains that sell tuna – grew 5% in revenue in fiscal 2011, despite the economic crisis in Europe and the USA , according to a new report by Deloitte.
In their annual “Global...
Anfaco, the Spanish National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Seafood that represents Spanish canners, is defending Conservas Garavilla’s plans to move the Cuca canning production to O Grove.Juan Manuel Vieites Baptista de Sousa,...
Forty-six tuna purse seiners are fishing again in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, after a two-month fishing ban ended on Jan. 18.
The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) started enforcing two closure periods four years ago as tuna...
A Finnish non-profit research group is accusing two Thai tuna canneries of “serious violations of basic human and labor rights.†Finnwatch, a group that focuses on global corporate responsibility issues, released a study this week that examines the...
In a groundbreaking statement issued at this week’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, WWF has joined private and public sector leaders in calling for a new global seafood traceability system to give consumers, businesses, and...
According to the Spanish websites Noticias 999 and Burbuja Info, the Galician tuna canner Calvo may be breaking even its own set of good practices. This follows from the statements of a sailor named Roman who embarked on one of Calvo’s tuna seiners,...
Today “The Campaign for Eco-Safe Tuna†launched an international effort to promote a more sustainable approach to tuna fishing and truth-in-labeling. By educating consumers about the true nature of current tuna fishing and labeling practices, the...
Pesquera Echebastar's tuna vessel “Elai Alaiâ€, that operates in the Indian OceanThe Indian Ocean tuna fishery, Pesqueras Echebastar, is striving for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. It is the first European tropical tuna fishery...
Source: by Shannon Service published on www.theworld.orgThe southern Pacific is home to some of the last health tuna populations, but they’re coming under intense pressure from international fishing fleets. Shannon Service reports from Palau on the...
With less than 90 days to go until the European Tuna Conference 2013, Atuna is pleased to announce the key topics that will be debated and discussed by tuna industry experts and decision-makers.On April 22 in Brussels, Belgium, the 4th edition of...
PNA Finds Comments “Ignorant†ISSF chairman Chris Lischewski opposes the PNA’s MSC certification because it is “not practically feasible,†and in reaction, the PNA says these views are “ignorant†of the rigorous checks and balances involved.“One...
A new 124-meter wide wharf is being built at Ile du Port, Seychelles. The site will be used by Indian Ocean purse seiners to stock up with salt, bunker fuel, unload tuna for processing as well have nets repaired.Local officials say there is a lot of...
Police are investigating the death of an Indonesian tuna fisherman, who died while working in the deep waters off the Gulf of Paria, near Trinidad.
Tary Ono, 26, died on Dec. 29 and preliminary tests indicate his death was the result of...
Tuna exporter Alliance Select Foods International Inc. has set up a Singapore-based firm, as it prepares to list on the Singapore Exchange’s SGX-Catalist Board this year.In a disclosure on the Philippine Stock Exchange on Friday, Alliance Select...
McDonald’s USA will become America’s first national restaurant chain to serve MSC-certified fish at all of its locations. This commitment marks a huge step in seafood sustainability for the U.S. food sector and it follows the successful lead of...
Brownjohn says the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), which is made up of leading tuna processors, scientists and the WWF, does not take decisive action on resource issues – such as by-catch in purse seine skipjack tuna...
French tuna canners are urging retailers to raise the retail price of their products, and if the demands aren’t met, they will be less likely to invest in sustainable fishing due to lower profits, says Pierre Commere, director of Adepale, the...
The Thai fishing industry wants the government to work with authorities in Bangladesh to supply 50,000 workers to solve a labor shortage in Thailand's growing fisheries industry, reports Bangkok Post.Furthermore, the National Fisheries...
US fast food chain, Burger 21, signed franchise agreements with six different entities in six states in 2012 to develop a total of 11 restaurants as part of its aggressive growth strategy to bring its crafted burgers to more cities across the...
Sri Lanka Minister of Fisheries Rajitha Senaratne said the government plans to amend the Fisheries Act to punish the culprits violating international maritime laws, writes Colombo Page.The new laws are to be in line with the United Nations...
Supervalu Inc announced a definitive agreement under which it will sell its Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Star Market stores and related Osco and Sav-on in-store pharmacies to AB Acquisition LLC., reports Business Wire.
AB Acquisition is...
Bolton Alimentari, owner of the canned tuna brands Rio Mare and Saupiquet, has invested “several millions†in Euro’s in its French cannery in Quimper.From January till October last year, 80 percent of the production lines have been renovated, with...
Cuca employees were keeping guard over the weekend at their Spanish cannery in Vilaxoan.The calm was complete on Friday afternoon at the headquarters of Cuca. Employees were keeping an eye on any indication of movements inside the Vilaxoán...
North American supermarket, Safeway, has launched a new “responsibly caught†range of canned skipjack tuna under its own “Safeway†label.Early in 2012, the company announced that it would be transitioning to free school purse seined skipjack by the...
Wenceslas Chancerelle announced that it will purchase its rival Cobreco (Compagnie Bretonne de la Coquilles Saint-Jacques) from its current Italian owner Nuova Castelli. The transaction, for an undisclosed amount, is supposed to be completed within...
Today the European Parliament will have a public hearing on “How to optimize the management of FADs within tuna fisheriesâ€.EUROTHON, the association representing the EU tuna industry, will be attending the meeting along with several Spanish tuna...
Fishermen are enjoying the best southern bluefin tuna catches for 30 years around the South Australian coast, following a dramatic recovery of the species.The Port Lincoln tuna industry has already caught more than half its annual tuna quota -...
The leading Finnish retailer Kesko, one of the country’s leading tuna importers, is starting an investigation into accusations made by the organization Finnwatch towards poor social circumstances in two Thai tuna canneries. Kesko has been...
Australia’s Woolworths supermarket chain has announced its commitment to have all the wild-caught fish it sells certified by the Marine Stewardship Council by 2015. This includes wild caught skipjack tuna.Sydney’s famous Taronga Park Zoo has teamed...
The Spanish processing Calvo Group has appointed Ms Macarena Ubis its new fleet director.
Ms. Ubis has been with the group for the past 16 years. The company continues to have s strong commitment on promoting the internal talents the company has, it...
Sanford managing director Eric Barratt will step down at the end of 2013 after 15 years at the helm of the listed fishing company.Sanford's MD, Eric Barratt, in the center (fifth from right to left)Chairman Jeff Todd announced Barratt’s...
Bumble Bee Foods’ corporate headquarters is currently located in an office building in Kearny Mesa.
Bumble Bee Foods, North America’s largest branded seafood company, is thinking of returning to its downtown waterfront roots.CEO Chris Lischewski...
The Spanish National Police and the Guardia Civil are investigating the theft of a possible total of 80 M/T tons of tuna from the company Atunes Del Maresme, located within the duty free zone of the port of Cadiz, in the South of Spain. As part of...
Fishing company Sealord says in the New Zealand Herald that it has signed an international environment pledge which is aimed to drastically reduce by-catch by 2015. The pledge would reduce non-tuna by-catch from 1.6% to 1.0% maximum.Sealord is the...
IGNIA Fund I, the largest impact investing Fund in Latin America, announced the joint investment with Endeavor Catalyst of MXN$ 104.4 million (USD 8.2 million) in Procesamiento Especializado de Alimentos (“Procesa Chiapasâ€).Procesa Chiapas has...
Zambian senior fisheries managers involved on the monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries issues
Understanding the value of leadership for ensuring successful monitoring, control and surveillance on fisheries management is the subject of a...
Atlantic Gourmet, subsidiary of the Atlantic Seafood company based in La Baule (Western France) and a major supplier in France of tuna in pouches for the food service and food industry sectors, has started since January its production of seafood in...
