Recap UCN’s full coverage of Tuna 2022
Undercurrent News blogged live from the 2022 World Tuna Trade Conference & Exhibition but also came back with many stories to write over the last few weeks
Yellowfin tuna prices in Spain tick down amid slower demand
Prices of yellowfin tuna for delivery in December are stable month-on-month, following a drop in October
Chinese-backed Spanish tuna canner completes $30m factory
Albo has completed the expansion of its new processing plant in the northern part of Spain, according to a stock exchange alert from its Chinese parent
Mexican tuna giant orders new vessel as US canned sales rise
Mexico's Grupomar is increasing its cold storage capacity and upgrading its factory to create more products based on large yellowfin tuna
Study shows fisheries transparency challenges for small island states
A study on the tiny Indian Ocean island of Comoros shows the challenges of transparency in fisheries management facing small island developing states, according to an NGO
Former Fishin’ trio, ex-East Coast CEO out at US sales arm of African vessel owner
Three former executives of Fishin’ Co. and the ex-CEO of East Coast Seafood have left Afritex Ventures, the US-based sales arm of an African vessel-owning company
Bolton to source all tuna from MSC-certified fisheries, ‘comprehensive’ FIPs by 2024
Bolton committed to sourcing 100% of its tuna from MSC-certified fisheries and 'comprehensive' FIPs by 2024; the company describes MSC as the best available eco-labeling for sustainable fisheries
US Supreme Court declines to hear StarKist appeal in price-fixing lawsuits
StarKist has long opposed judge Janis Sammartino's 2019 decision to certify the hundreds of individual lawsuits from customers into common classes
Tesco looks beyond Hilton for premium black cod, flatfish, halibut skin-packs
Tesco has launched a super-premium range of skin-packaged whitefish products that retail for as much as £50/kg, betting the UK's squeezed shoppers will swap eating out for buying high-end seafood in retail
Princes: Dutch tuna products to be 100% MSC by year’s end, UK by 2025
Princes Group views the MSC label as the best means of getting sustainability messaging through to consumers, and is concerned the UK has not grown as fast as other markets