Source: Radio NZ
Employees from the StarKist Samoa tuna cannery in American Samoa have begun to receive redundancy letters.
In May, the cannery announced it would be laying off between 600 to 800 staff from the plant which employs up to 3000 people....
Source: Dow Jones NewswiresThe auction for French canned seafood business MW Brands is moving toward the finish, with at least three final offers valued at Eur 650 million to Eur 700 million expected within the next week, people familiar with the...
Source: CincoDias
The Spanish cannery Calvo Group was one of the damaged parties when the supermarket chain Mercadona from Valencia, Spain, decided to remove Calvo’s products from its shelves last year. Nevertheless, Calvo has regained lost ground...
By AtunaIn a statement given at the UN Fish Stocks Review Conference, in New York last May, Mr. Satya N. Nandan, Chairman of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) called on the major fishing nations in the world to take action...
Source: Examiner
Chicken of the Sea Solid White Tuna has been recalled.
A voluntary recall of Chicken of the Sea products has been announced. Those using this product may want to be aware of the concern.
According to the company press release,...
Source: The Malta IndependentThe Biological Conservation Research Foundation, BICREF said yesterday that tuna pens were still being tagged on to Maltese coastal waters on Sunday.It wondered how this could still be if tuna fishing by purse seines...
Source: KCBYAfter shutting down production for a few months at the beginning of the year, a staple in the Charleston fishing community is up and operating again, producing a vital staple for commercial fishermen.Since April, commercial fishing boats...
Source: Pacific ScoopText below from Greenpeace press release:Foreign tuna industry power brokers blocked developing nations trying to protect tuna stocks in their own waters at a key international fisheries meeting that closed today in Brisbane.The...
Source: Scoop Co NZFisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley leaves on Sunday for two important meetings with other Fisheries Ministers and government representatives from around the Pacific. The first meeting will be held in Madang, Papua New...
Source: El Mercurio In recent months, sought a suitable place for the International Tuna Fair Expo , but there is no suitable location for this event, said last week Azúa Luigi Benincasa, director -coordinator of Atunec (Tuna Association of...
Source: Solomon StarWestern Provincial premier George Lilo has returned from the Philippines after having talks with tuna fishing company Celebes Tuna Fishing Corporation, which plans to start its tuna operations in the province.It is understood...
Source: From Global AtlantaGrants and loan for a project involving a tuna internationally based companies was among the financial incentives approved during the OneGeorgia Authority's board meeting Wednesday. Led by Gov. Sonny Perdue, the...
Source: Business WorldIn its the Regional Economic Situationer 2009 Report, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA )attributed the decline in export income for Central Mindanao and General Santos to reduced production of the...
By AtunaThe International Workshop on RFMO Management of Tuna Fisheries has ended last week in Brisbane, Australia with Japan floating the bold idea that all developed countries, distance water fishing nations, as well as the Philippines would cut...
Source: Reverse Merger ReportKali Tuna, a Croatian tuna farm, raised less than half of the amount it had planned in a private placement that was part of a reverse merger this week.Kali raised $7.3 million in the placement, which took place alongside...
Source: Times of MaltaThe Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs, Valletta in Malta has released a press statement in which it reacts on the recent attack by Sea Shepherd by which the organization released 800 bluefin tunas. The Ministery says it...
Source: La Voz de GaliciaUsed the commercial network of the German multinational Metro GroupThe Spanish multinational Calvo Group, this week signed an agreement with the German distribution company Metro Group to introduce its products in Chinese...
By AtunaThe Western Fishboat Owners Association (WFOA) refuted some of the statements the American Albacore Fishing Association (AAFA) has given over WFOA’s, recently awarded, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. This is the first time...
Source: New York TimesThe European Union is suspending preferential treatment for Sri Lankan imports because it says the government has not committed to resolving human rights complaints. This means that frozen and chilled tuna exports from Sri...
Written by Caroline Muscat, Malta TodayThe fishermen who don’t belong to the tuna ranching industry have another view of the actions by the anti-poachers Sea Shepherd last monthLast month the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society released around 800...
Source: ABCAbout 30 researchers from different countries around the world gather this week at the premises of Azti -Tecnalia in Guipuzcoa, Spain, to assess the status of the population of the tuna species bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus).Scientists from...
Source: El Comercio Digital
A total of 95 vessels from Asturias, Spain, received licenses to participate in the Atlantic Albacore tuna (Bonito del Norte) fishing season this year, reported the head of Fisheries in Asturias, Francisco González...
Source: Liverpool Daily PostTop Liverpool food and drink group Princes has opened a new Polish office to accelerate Continental expansion.Princes Polska, based in Warsaw, will cover sales, marketing and category management expertise.This will...
The following opinion article by By Chit. U. Juan was posted on Business WorldMany companies have heard about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) but are still afraid to start a program or are unaware that there are opportunities within their...
Source: Business WorldWith the three-month fish aggregating device ban now in effect, the government has offered an alternative measure that would allow Filipino fishers to catch tuna in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a tuna...
Source: Pittsburgh LiveStarKist Co. said Wednesday that it plans to increase employment at its headquarters to 115 from 70 as part of its move to the Equitable Gas Building on the North Shore.Primarily know for its tuna products, StarKist is...
Source: The GazetteA fisherman’s group on Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) plans to join the compensation list being filed against BP over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.“The day might come in a few years where there’s suddenly very few tuna around...
Source: Faro de VigoThe Mozambique Ministry of Fishery has sanctioned three Spanish tuna longliners which were accused of violating the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mozambique.Since early this year,...
Source: Europa PressThe Spanish Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) has launched a new publicity campaign for the marketing of bluefin tuna.The campaign is called “Bluefin Tuna Recovery Plan, Now or Never!â€The initiative,...
Source: Focus TaiwanA Federated States of Micronesia court is scheduled to open a second trial on July 14 to hear the case of a Taiwanese fishing boat and captain that have been detained in the South Pacific island nation for two months, the...
Source: Malta IndependentFollowing hot on the heels of a more eventful than usual summer fishing season, which has seen Maltese tuna ranch operators and the Armed Forces of Malta facing off against the likes of the Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd...
Source: Seafood SourceAfter four days of negotiations, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday announced it reached a settlement with Europe’s largest tuna fishing company Albacora S.A in regards to accusations of illegal,...
Source: Radio New ZealandAn independent film maker from Hawaii is producing a documentary about the tuna industry in American Samoa to highlight its significance for locals and the economy.Tuna canning is vitally important in American Samoa but last...
Source: Associated PressTuna, Shrimp, grouper, and other seafood snatched from the fringes of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico are safe to eat, according to a federal agency inspecting the catch.To date, roughly 400 samples of commonly consumed species...
Source: All AfricaCritics of the Operation Atalanta, the European Union’s military surveillance of the Indian Ocean officially established “to help deter, prevent and repress acts of piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia†suggest that...
By AtunaIn a recent interview, Mr. Yoshio Ishizuka, director of the Fisheries Research Agency of Japan announced that bluefin tuna is not an endangered species: “What I wish for ordinary consumers to know is that tunas are by no means an endangered...
Written by Natalia Freitas, for Atuna.comThe head of the United States delegation, Dr. Rebecca Lent, not only attended the meetings organized by the tuna RFMOs in 2010, but was chair of the Steering Committee of the bycatch workshop held in...
By AtunaThe jointed tuna RFMOs workshop on bycatch was held in Brisbane, Australia, earlier this month under a whole lot of pressure from environmental organizations to be more than just a “talking shopâ€. A good summary would be that the meeting was...
Source: Eyre Peninsula TribuneThe Southern Blue Fin Tuna Project has been announced as a finalist for the South Australia Science Awards in the excellence in research collaboration category. The Clean Seas Tuna hatchery at Arno Bay and its research...
Source: The ExaminerRaw or undercooked fish used for sushi, sashimi and related foods have always carried some risk for parasites like Anisakis, Pseudoterranova, Contracaecum and Hysterothylacium.Historically, examination of the fish for these...
Source: AAPInternational environmental watchdog Greenpeace has awarded a “sustainable†ranking in its Canned Tuna Guide to an Australian company for the first time.Fish 4 Ever’s canned skipjack tuna received an 86.30% score in the latest survey,...
Source: Prensa LatinaThe commercial fishing company Pescalba, a Venezuelan-Cuban Socialist Joint Venture, has increased its tuna catches by 313% during the first 5 months of 2010, compared to the same period last year.According to Pescalba’s...
Source: Seafood Source
European politicians are warning that seafood should not be exposed to a “purely†free-trade approach. At a plenary session in Strasbourg, France, last week, European Parliament members overwhelmingly voted through a...
Written by Natalia Freitas, for Atuna.comThe Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment of the PNA Western & Central Pacific skipjack tuna free school (unassociated/Non-FAD) and log set (non-artificial) purse seine fisheries is attracting a lot...
Source: Pacific Islands ReportA Marshall Islands company has initiated talks with a Taiwan company to build a purse seine fishing vessel and is seeking local investment to fund half of the estimated $15 million cost.If successful, it would become...
Source: The Daily AstorianThe U.S. Coast Guard evacuated a woman from a commercial fishing vessel Tuesday evening. At about 7:30 p.m., Coast Guard Group Astoria got a call from the 60-foot boat Tommie Si, stating that a 41-year-old woman was having...
Source: The Malaysian InsidersThe DAP, said this week Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, must explain his role in the default by a government tuna port venture of a RM240 million bond which was issued based on an endorsement letter from the Agriculture...
By AtunaThe government of Seychelles announced this week that it is entering into negotiations with MW Brands over revised terms for the shareholders’ agreement governing the operations of Indian Ocean Tuna Limited (IOT).Located in the Seychelles...
From ANFACO Press ReleaseANFACO, the National Association for the Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Seafood asked the EU Fisheries Commissioner, MarÃa Damanaki, protect against fish imports from Thailand, especially canned tuna.The General Secretary...
Source: World FishingIndependent catering group CH&Co has become the first catering company in the UK to serve pole and line-caught tuna in spring water throughout its 120 restaurants nationwide.The tuna will be served across all of its...
Source: Radio New Zealand
Some families in American Samoa are struggling to feed their children as unemployment rises as more jobs go from the territory’s critical tuna canning industry.Catholic Social Services Director Cecilia Solofa says she...
Source: Daily NewsWhile member countries of Bay of Bengal Program (BOBP) are yet to establish regional cooperation for a potential Action Plan to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregular (IUU) fishing, the countries of the West, that are on the...
Source: El Comercio
The weather and low temperatures are causing Ecuadorian tuna producers to struggle as they see their production levels drop. This is reflected in sales volumes to the international market. Between January and May of 2010, export...
Source: Solomon StarA Solomon Islander working overseas wants to see the Soltai issue sorted out for the good of the company and the nation.Dr. Transform Aqorau who is from the Western Province called on the Premier of the Western Provincial...
Source: AFPA monster tuna caught off Japan turned heads at a Tokyo fish market Friday, where the 445 kilogram (981 pound) bluefin -- the biggest caught here since 1986 -- sold for 3.2 million yen (USD 36,700).“Many of the people who work at the...
Source: Samoa NewsStarKist Samoa general manager Brett Butler suggested during testimony before the House in April the formation of an ASG-StarKist task force to work on finding ways to further improve the company’s sustainability in these...
Source: Mainichi Daily NewsThe amount of bluefin tuna Japan imported from South Korea has reached at least 980 tons during the first half of this year, exceeding last year's total import of 920 tons, a survey by the Fisheries Agency showed...
Source: La EstrellaAlthough the Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama (ARAP) banned tuna fishing, the Authority is still to meet this week to set the fines that they will apply to the boats caught fishing tuna.|The tuna fishing ban for purse seine...
Source: Business WireDSC Logistics, an integrated logistics and supply chain management company headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, was named Lead Logistics Partner for StarKist Co., leading producer, distributor and marketer of shelf-stable...
Source: GMA NewsThe Philippine Coast Guard has sought assistance from its Indonesian counterparts to look for a fishing boat that went missing off Mindanao since Sunday.Fishing boat Kaio Maru No. 5, with one Japanese national and eight Filipino...
Source: VOV NewsVietnam’s export turnover of tuna in foreign markets has increased sharply recently, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers.According to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs, by...
Source: Europe PressThe canning group Garavilla and Venture Capital Fund MCH Private Equity have entered into an investment agreement, in which the latter will control a significant stake in the capital of the Spanish canned fish company.To carry...
Source: Seattle TimesFishermen who use longlines to catch ahi, mahimahi and other fish off Hawaii should use a different kind of hook so they don’t accidentally severely injure or kill a rare dolphin species, a federal advisory group said.Longline...
Source: Global PostIt takes less than five hours to turn a fresh fish into a canned meal and the biggest tuna cannery in the Indian Ocean produces 1.5 million cans every day.Francois Rossi, operations manager of French-owned Indian Oceans Tuna, gave...
Source: Europa PressThe Ministry for the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) of Spain applauded the renewal of the three Protocols of Fisheries signed between the European Union (EU) and the Comoros, Seychelles and Sao Tome and...
Source: Europa PressA total of 8 different research studies are being developed in Spain aiming to improve the understanding of bluefin tuna, as a species, and also to start up projects and actions to recover their conservation.The parties involved...
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Natalia Freitas, reporting for Atuna.com Tuna prices have continued to rise and reached a high level in South America, while in Asia prices are settling down at a more stable level. This is...
Source: Associated PressA Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates in February has been released, Spain’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.In a statement, the ministry said the Sakoba, carrying its crew and Spanish captain Manuel...
Source: Solomon IslandsProduction at Noro for the Soltai Fishing and Processing Limited (SPFL) has finally started this week after funds have been secured and will be injected by Tri-Marine and National Provident Fund (NPF).Under a new agreement...
Source: Sunday ObserverCross-border fishing disputes and other related issues between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu will be taken up for discussion with Tamil Nadu fishermen’s associations and the State Government during the scheduled visit of Minister...
Source: GMA NewsAt least six Filipino crewmembers were rescued after the Taiwanese tuna longliner vessel they were on caught fire off Negeria Sembilan in Malaysia last July 15.The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the six Filipinos and...
Written by Natalia Freitas, for Atuna.comPapua New Guinea (PNG) duty benefits on tuna exports to the European Union (EU) have been recently extended to more fishing grounds, attracting a large number of investments to the processing industry into...
Source: KCBY
Tuna season kicked off a few weeks ago here on the South Coast, but even though there is a ton of tuna to by caught, mother nature is putting a slight damper on things.“It looks like there’s plenty of tuna within striking distance but...
By AtunaThai Union Frozen Products’ (TUF) board of directors announced yesterday the confirmation of the MW Brands acquisition from Trilantic Capital Partners for a final amount of EUR 680 million.
TUF will acquire 100% of MW Brands for the...
Source: Sunday ObserverThe foundation for tuna fish canning factory projects will be laid before the end of this year, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Dr. Rajitha Senaratne to the Southern Indian State of Tamil Nadu said. He...
Source: Times of Malta
The police have sought the assistance of foreign counterparts in their investigations into at least three clashes between Maltese tuna fishermen and environmentalists last month.Although they did not specify who they were...
Source: Natural Products Market PlaceOn its consumer Web site, Every Day Health, FDA offers a slide show of the top riskiest foods, that combined, sicken millions of Americans every year. FDA based its list on reported cases of foodborne illness...
Source: PR NewswireGate Lighting Corp. (“Lions Gate†or the “Companyâ€) (OTC Bulletin Board: LNLT) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 33% of Baja Aquafarms (“Bajaâ€) along with an option agreement to acquire the remaining 67%...
Source: Solomon StarThe Soltai Fishing and Processing Limited’s (SPFL) base in Noro has resumed production last week with a supply of 25 metric tonnes of tuna from National Fisheries Development (NFD).The fish supplied by NFD has enabled Soltai...
Source: ENS NewswireFish caught in a wide area of the gulf near Florida are safe to eat, said federal officials last week Thursday as they allowed commercial and recreational fishing boats back into part of the Gulf of Mexico that had been...
Source: WWF Press Release
WWF, the global conservation organization, is organizing a Symposium on the Responsible Consumption of Tuna in Tokyo – reaching out to consumers, industry, media and governmental stakeholders in Japan on the conservation...
By AtunaAn official statement from the local police has reported that the Supreme Court of Seychelles have sentenced 11 Somalis to 10 years imprisonment each, for offences related to Piracy.
Among the 11 convicts, 8 were sentenced for the acts...
By AtunaRecent data released by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) have once again confirmed fishermen reports of very low skipjack catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). Total catches of the species were down 32% by the end of...
By AtunaThe Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) has organized the pooling and deployment of national means for control, surveillance and inspection both at sea and ashore, bringing together seven Member states involved in the control of the...
