Industry body urges IATTC to adopt stronger tuna protection measures, and calls for more transparency from fishery management
ISSF calls for tuna management to be tightened
Fiji exporter refutes sharkfin allegations
Fiji Fish Marketing says reports of shark fins being air freighted to Hong Kong are exaggerated and says increase in shipments is due to tuna (more…)
Thai Union hopes booming baht eases up in H2
Company says Thai government is watching development of baht closely as it clarifies its 54% profit drop for the quarter (more…)
Clean Seas predicts lower losses
Kingfish and bluefin tuna farmer says losses should be lower thanks to strong performance of kingfish in 2013
Princes launches ‘deli-style’ tuna sandwich fillers
Princes launches in a new tuna in tomato sauce product and a range of tuna deli-inspired sandwich fillers
Alliance Select aims to break past $100m in revenue
Company’s expects increased consistency in supply, demand in Asia, to boost growth this year after last year’s 60% jump (more…)
EU, Seychelles extend fishing protocol
Protocol between the EU and the Seychelles will be for six years and allow European vessels to continue its fishing activities uninterrupted off the islands
Thai Union sells Indonesia tuna subsidiary
Thai processor says it sold Juifa International Foods for $2.6 million due raw material shortage, inconvenient transport routes and difficult recruitment conditions (more…)
African countries given EU ultimatum
Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and Kenya are among seven African countries that risk being required to pay tariffs on exports to the EU
Firm downgrades Umami shares
Cash-strapped bluefin tuna producer downgraded to ‘underperform’, shortly after company warned it may not be able to continue operations
Thai Union-backed Papua New Guinea tuna factory to open in June
The Majestic Seafood $38m tuna processing facility in Malahang, Lae, will begin operations next month
EMS takes toll on Thai Union Q1
Profit drops 54% in first three months of the year as shrimp disease EMS hits supply, but analysts expect earnings to recover in the second quarter
Tuna held in ports as UK import checks drag on
MMO confirms some shipments are being held in port, as European delegation plans visit to Ghana at end of May (more…)
Spanish tuna canners up pressure on Thai import protection
Spanish minister Miguel Arias Canete will be lobbied to include canned tuna from Thailand in FTA negotiations with the EU
Philippine sashimi-grade yellowfish tuna volumes drop
Export-grade yellowfin tuna landings in the quarter fell 4.3%, while landings of non-export grade tuna rose 37%
FAD-free US tuna firm eyes Europe
Wild Planet Foods president Bill Carvalho tells Undercurrent News how he sells FAD-free, branded canned tuna for a premium in the US, as he mulls the European market
Tuna entrepreneur: ‘Environmentalists have been our friends’
Unbridled passion for conserving the resource meets sustainability trend (more…)
EU kickstarts bluefin tuna monitoring campaign
Six high seas patrol vessels, 22 coastal patrol vessels and 11 aerial patrols will be launched to protect the fishery this year
Luxembourg holding rescues cash-strapped tuna producer
After failing to secure bank credit or finding investors, Lumar inks deal with Luxembourg-based holding to allow it to continue operating (more…)
Norway loves sushi almost as much as France
Norway’s sushi-lovers eat the Japanese dish almost as often as their French dining peers, the Norwegian Seafood Council reports (more…)