Japanese advertising giant to test AI-powered tuna quality assessment in Indonesia
Japan's Dentsu plans to launch an AI-powered tuna quality pilot in Indonesia, aiming to strengthen its fresh tuna market presence and expand across Southeast Asia
Week 5 Japan tuna roundup: Fresh bluefin prices up despite abundant supply
The expanded sourcing of 'relatively high-quality' tuna boosted fresh bluefin arrivals at Tokyo's Toyosu Market by 16% w-o-w, driving auction prices nearly 30% higher
Cermaq’s profit rises 7% to $53m on salmon cost improvements in Chile
Cermaq Group posted a JPY 8.1bn net profit for the April-December 2024 period, driven by significant improvements in production costs in Chile
Week 4 Japan tuna roundup: Bluefin, high-grade bigeye prices down on slower demand
Wholesale prices for fresh bluefin tuna at Tokyo's Toyosu Market fell 12% w-o-w, while those for frozen bigeye tuna caught in the eastern Pacific declined by up to JPY 800/kg
Taking lesson from US shrimpers, Hawaii tuna sector pushes country-of-origin labeling
'We believe it's very important to have the origin [listed] to allow consumers to really make informed buying choices' -- Hawaii Longline Association executive director Eric Kingma
US senators push for country-of-origin testing for red snapper, tuna
'Our bill will help fight against pirate fishermen who try to pass off cheap foreign tuna for high-quality ahi from local Hawaii fishermen' -- US senator Brian Schatz
Week 3 Japan tuna roundup: Fresh bluefin, Taiwan-caught frozen bigeye prices up
Wholesale prices for fresh bluefin tuna at Tokyo's Toyosu Market surged 32% w-o-w, while ex-vessel auction prices for frozen bigeye caught by Taiwan's fleet edged up
ICCAT lifts Atlantic bigeye tuna quota to 73,000t
ICCAT's Special Meeting in Cyprus concluded with an agreement to increase the Atlantic bigeye tuna catch limit to 73,000t for 2025, an 18% increase from the current level
Spanish fishing body first to achieve MSC for all tropical tuna
Spain's AGAC has become the first fishery association in the world to secure Marine Stewardship Council certification for all tropical tuna stocks in the Pacific
US East Coast wholesaler on port standoff: ‘This strike is going to really wreak havoc’
The US imports as much as 260,000 metric tons of seafood worth $21.1 billion monthly, much of it arriving in the more than 14 ports that have shut down