Week 13 Japan tuna price roundup: Premium bluefin rise 10% to $69/kg amid increased supply
'Despite a steady flow of shipments due to expanded catch quotas starting this year, producers at the source remain bullish, driving up market prices' -- Toyosu wholesaler
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
Week 11 Japan tuna roundup: Fresh bluefin prices drop on ample supply
'Ample supplies from various regions, possibly due to an increase in this year's fishing quota, are arriving at the market' -- a Tokyo Toyosu wholesaler
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
Week 10 Japan tuna roundup: Bluefin prices inch down as premium ‘Toro’ remains scarce
'While the asking prices set by fishers remain high, there is a lack of high-quality Toro (fatty) tuna suitable for premium sushi restaurants' -- a wholesaler at Tokyo Toyosu Market
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
Week 9 Japan tuna roundup: Premium-grade fresh bluefin prices rise 37% on short supply
'The increase in landing prices, coupled with high offer prices set by harvesters, has contributed to the upward trend,' a wholesaler at Toyosu Marke
Vietnam sets $11bn seafood export goal for 2025
Vietnamese seafood exports surpassed $10bn in 2024, including $3.9bn in sales to the US