Japan’s Kyokuyo opens new plant to repurpose skipjack tuna byproducts
The Japanese seafood giant has launched a $1.3m factory in Kagoshima Prefecture to produce 200t of neribushi, a dried skipjack tuna paste, for the domestic and overseas broth market
Chinese tuna giant Shanghai Kaichuang lifts sales as profits rise at Spanish subsidary Albo
Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International reported a 15% increase in revenue for 2024, while Spanish subsidiary Hijos De Carlos Albo saw profits rise
Global tuna prices continue upward trend amid supply constraints
The increased demand for whole skipjack, combined with suboptimal catches, has contributed to the sharp price rise in Spain
Trump administration urged to reduce Central Pacific marine protections by 80%
The proposal, by American Samoa's representative to the US Congress, also recommends reopening all Pacific marine monuments to tuna fishing and withdrawing from international protected area efforts
South Korea’s seafood output drops 2%, with tuna growth offsetting coastal declines
Despite fluctuations in fishery output over the past five years, South Korea's total catch value has steadily increased, driven by higher market prices and a growing emphasis on high-value species
Bumble Bee Foods sued by fishermen alleging forced labor
The company is alleged to have violated the US Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
Thai Union’s Chicken of the Sea Frozen Foods adds director, three managers
Thai Union's US frozen seafood division has hired a director and three managers to bolster its US commercial team
Amid tuna scarcity concerns, American Samoa rep urges Trump to reopen Pacific Remote Islands monument to fishing
A tax break proposal for StarKist's American Samoan operations and a $107 million grant to develop a tuna migration tracking system are among measures being implemented to bolster the tuna-fishing sector in the Pacific
Thai exports rebound in 2024 as tuna, pet food sales surge
Thailand's key frozen and processed seafood exports lifted in 2024, with total volumes rising 22% to 1.48m metric tons, driven by a 30% recovery in tuna and a 19% increase in pet food sales
Week 8 Japan tuna roundup: Frozen bigeye low-end prices hold firm as supply tightens
Wholesale low-end prices of large-sized frozen bigeye tuna, a key benchmark for lean meat or Akami, remained steady at JPY 650/kg at Tokyo Toyosu Market since Week 4, though still JPY 100/kg lower than the same period last year.