Signing of treaty opens door to bounce-back year for North Pacific albacore tuna catches
The US and Canada combined for just 3,836 metric tons in 2023, one of the worst seasons on record, and down from 12,089t in 2022
Dongwon adds two new purse seiners to tuna fleet at cost of $73m
The South Korean giant has added two new 2,000t purse seiners to its fleet with an investment of around KRW 100bn
Infofish Tuna 2024: New canneries for Maldives, Oman; Ecuadorian canneries, software provider test ‘transformative potential’ of AI in tuna processing
Undercurrent News is reporting live from the World Tuna Trade Conference & Exhibition, held in Bangkok, Thailand, from May 20-22
Japanese tuna longliner runs aground in NZ
Japanese tuna longliner Chokyu Maru No.68 ran aground in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, before being safely refloated into the port of Auckland
Canned seafood importer J.A. Kirsch sold to Atalanta
J.A. Kirsch is reported to have a diverse range of more than 100 active SKUs, including tuna, salmon, sardines and anchovies
StarKist introduces new tuna, chicken pouch products
The products come with suggested retail prices of $1.69 and $3.39
Mixed trends in US retail seafood sales reflect inflationary pressures
More than half of shoppers are now seeking specials more frequently and 45% are cutting back on non-essentials, Circana reports
Surge in popularity of tinned fish leads to new US businesses
US canned seafood industry sales have grown from $2.3 billion in 2018 to more than $2.7bn so far this year, based on data from the market research firm Circana
Western Pacific chair: National monument would devastate American Samoa’s tuna industry
'This administration's [Executive Orders] on equity and environmental justice goals are rubbish if this sanctuary proposal becomes a reality, for there will be no commercial fishing,' - Will Sword, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council
Thai Union builds Pittsburgh presence with former StarKist execs
Thai Union has been hiring multiple former StarKist execs for its new US operation in Pittsburgh, where the company plans to open an East Coast 'hub' office early next year