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· Nov 13
It is critical that the fill weight of a tuna can is not over- or underfilled. Tunacheck® from Hermasa offers the solution: the system weights the cans and communicates with the filling machine’s feed for a correction...zurl.co/hV5in @Hermasa Canning Technology #tuna
Chinese tuna fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang purchased a new purse seiner, ‘Junmeto,’ that will operate in the WCPO. Its subsidiary, Marshall Islands-based Pan Pacific Fishing, has been registered as the owner of the vessel built in China and...zurl.co/qXVkA
December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Chinese tuna fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang purchased a new purse seiner, ‘Junmeto,’ that will operate in the WCPO. Its subsidiary, Marshall Islands-based Pan Pacific Fishing, has been registered as the owner of the vessel built in China and...zurl.co/qXVkA
EU Tuna canners increased their purchases of pre-cooked tuna loins by 17 percent throughout September. Most loins were imported from China and Ecuador, whose processors expanded their trade to...zurl.co/I3ksL #EU #import #tuna
December 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
EU Tuna canners increased their purchases of pre-cooked tuna loins by 17 percent throughout September. Most loins were imported from China and Ecuador, whose processors expanded their trade to...zurl.co/I3ksL #EU #import #tuna
WPRFMC warns that commercial tuna fishing in Marine Protected Areas should be backed by scientific research into the impact on vulnerable nature and better understand tuna movements in...zurl.co/AUdM0 @wpcouncil #tuna #MPA
December 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
WPRFMC warns that commercial tuna fishing in Marine Protected Areas should be backed by scientific research into the impact on vulnerable nature and better understand tuna movements in...zurl.co/AUdM0 @wpcouncil #tuna #MPA
The influx of canned tuna exported to the EU by Ecuadorian processors through September was mainly purchased by Dutch traders and German retailers and brands. Spain remained the biggest market but saw a smaller increase to...zurl.co/n3mLQ #Ecuador #cannedtunaexport #EU
December 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The influx of canned tuna exported to the EU by Ecuadorian processors through September was mainly purchased by Dutch traders and German retailers and brands. Spain remained the biggest market but saw a smaller increase to...zurl.co/n3mLQ #Ecuador #cannedtunaexport #EU
Mexican tuna fishing and processing company Grupo Pinsa has been awarded for its contribution to the industrial development of Mazatlán. Leovigildo Carranza Beltrán, CEO of Grupo Pinsa, received it and thanked the employees for being...zurl.co/Thu5h #GrupoPinsa #tuna
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Mexican tuna fishing and processing company Grupo Pinsa has been awarded for its contribution to the industrial development of Mazatlán. Leovigildo Carranza Beltrán, CEO of Grupo Pinsa, received it and thanked the employees for being...zurl.co/Thu5h #GrupoPinsa #tuna
EU households spent more on meat than on tuna and seafood in 2024. This difference has never been that high. Europeans spent for times more for their preference for pork, chicken, and beef than for fishery and aquaculture products. Inflation...zurl.co/Chwc0 #EU #tuna
December 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
EU households spent more on meat than on tuna and seafood in 2024. This difference has never been that high. Europeans spent for times more for their preference for pork, chicken, and beef than for fishery and aquaculture products. Inflation...zurl.co/Chwc0 #EU #tuna
Save April 20, 2026 as Atuna is organizing the 9th edition of the European Tuna Conference in Barcelona that day. We will provide you with hot topics and interesting speakers to stay informed about EU regulations and developments..zurl.co/BXea4 #ETC2026 @Atunanews #tuna
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Save April 20, 2026 as Atuna is organizing the 9th edition of the European Tuna Conference in Barcelona that day. We will provide you with hot topics and interesting speakers to stay informed about EU regulations and developments..zurl.co/BXea4 #ETC2026 @Atunanews #tuna
Hundred Maldivian yellowfin fishermen sailed to Mahé habor as a protest to force the government to buy their catch through state-run Mifco. The Coast Guard prevented it but...zurl.co/MLDMh #Maldives @Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Limited - MIFCO #yellowfin
December 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hundred Maldivian yellowfin fishermen sailed to Mahé habor as a protest to force the government to buy their catch through state-run Mifco. The Coast Guard prevented it but...zurl.co/MLDMh #Maldives @Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Limited - MIFCO #yellowfin
Trump said on Tuesday that his highest priority is to make America affordable again and food prices are tremendously falling. However, consumer price index data show another trend, food prices increased, but canned tuna is an...zurl.co/hP1t0 #US #foodprice #tuna
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Trump said on Tuesday that his highest priority is to make America affordable again and food prices are tremendously falling. However, consumer price index data show another trend, food prices increased, but canned tuna is an...zurl.co/hP1t0 #US #foodprice #tuna
Nirsa has been awarded for 14th position in the Merco Companies list. María Albán, Nirsa’s Human Talent Director, accepted the award, stating that sustainability is a key principle as the company depends on nature and care for...zurl.co/IosWj @Nirsa S.A. @Merco #tuna
December 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Nirsa has been awarded for 14th position in the Merco Companies list. María Albán, Nirsa’s Human Talent Director, accepted the award, stating that sustainability is a key principle as the company depends on nature and care for...zurl.co/IosWj @Nirsa S.A. @Merco #tuna
The demand for canned tuna skyrocketed in the EU bloc, driven by lower prices. A quarter more was imported from January to September this year versus 2024. Ecuadorian processors in particular sold massively more to...zurl.co/OVMwH #EUimport #Ecuador #cannedtuna
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The demand for canned tuna skyrocketed in the EU bloc, driven by lower prices. A quarter more was imported from January to September this year versus 2024. Ecuadorian processors in particular sold massively more to...zurl.co/OVMwH #EUimport #Ecuador #cannedtuna
The Latin American Summit on Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability was held last week to foster collaboration in the fishing industry. TUNACONS addressed the BBNJ Treaty...zurl.co/7Lplr @TUNACONS - The Tuna Conservation Foundation for Sustainable Tuna fishing #tuna
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Latin American Summit on Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability was held last week to foster collaboration in the fishing industry. TUNACONS addressed the BBNJ Treaty...zurl.co/7Lplr @TUNACONS - The Tuna Conservation Foundation for Sustainable Tuna fishing #tuna
The WCPFC meeting failed to take measures for transshipment at sea and 100% observer coverage for longliners. It was hotly debated. Some members lost patience and decided...zurl.co/goYUG @Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) #atseatransshipments
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The WCPFC meeting failed to take measures for transshipment at sea and 100% observer coverage for longliners. It was hotly debated. Some members lost patience and decided...zurl.co/goYUG @Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) #atseatransshipments
Thai Union family member Dejphon Chansiri has been banned for three years by the English Football league to own any football club. He formely owned soccer club Sheffield Wednesday, but failed to manage it properly and many complains were...zurl.co/hOlpz #ThaiUnion #tuna
December 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Thai Union family member Dejphon Chansiri has been banned for three years by the English Football league to own any football club. He formely owned soccer club Sheffield Wednesday, but failed to manage it properly and many complains were...zurl.co/hOlpz #ThaiUnion #tuna
Thai canned tuna brand Sealect is capitalizing on the love for the 'Powerpuff Girls' cartoon among young consumers. A special set of four cans featuring the girls in the lithograph includes a mystery can with..zurl.co/GCvoI @SEALECT @Thai Union Group PCL. #tuna #mystery
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Thai canned tuna brand Sealect is capitalizing on the love for the 'Powerpuff Girls' cartoon among young consumers. A special set of four cans featuring the girls in the lithograph includes a mystery can with..zurl.co/GCvoI @SEALECT @Thai Union Group PCL. #tuna #mystery
Tuna trading in Bangkok is in a holiday mode and has slowed down. Thai processors bought frozen whole round skipjack at an again lower price. They have their 2025 orders produced or supply in stock. However, more fish is...zurl.co/X1RV2 #Bangkok #skipjackprice #tuna
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Tuna trading in Bangkok is in a holiday mode and has slowed down. Thai processors bought frozen whole round skipjack at an again lower price. They have their 2025 orders produced or supply in stock. However, more fish is...zurl.co/X1RV2 #Bangkok #skipjackprice #tuna
WCPFC adopted a management procedure for South Pacific albacore on its last meeting day. Extensive negotiations preceded which option to choose due to conflicting interests among members...zurl.co/6slUW @Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) #albacore
December 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
WCPFC adopted a management procedure for South Pacific albacore on its last meeting day. Extensive negotiations preceded which option to choose due to conflicting interests among members...zurl.co/6slUW @Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) #albacore
Did you know tuna is high in selenium, which is good for your brain? This essential mineral counteracts mercury, what some NGOs are raving about that it poisons you. Atuna's new selenium page shows why eating tuna is healthy...zurl.co/C6QqW #selenium #tuna @AtunaNews
December 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Did you know tuna is high in selenium, which is good for your brain? This essential mineral counteracts mercury, what some NGOs are raving about that it poisons you. Atuna's new selenium page shows why eating tuna is healthy...zurl.co/C6QqW #selenium #tuna @AtunaNews
Tuna remained the number one eaten fish in the EU, although its consumption per capita fell by 9.4% in 2023. The EU Fish Market Report, released this week, reported that overall fish consumption that year dropped by 3% and most species...zurl.co/6pxua #Europe #tuna
December 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Tuna remained the number one eaten fish in the EU, although its consumption per capita fell by 9.4% in 2023. The EU Fish Market Report, released this week, reported that overall fish consumption that year dropped by 3% and most species...zurl.co/6pxua #Europe #tuna
Vanuatu's Minister of Foreign Affairs has recalled his November letter to the IOTC on IUU fishing of Vanuatu-flagged vessels. The Chinese owned boats were missing authorization and thus illegally fishing. Why it was withdrawn...zurl.co/3K6xj #Vanuatu #IOTC #tuna #IUU
December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Vanuatu's Minister of Foreign Affairs has recalled his November letter to the IOTC on IUU fishing of Vanuatu-flagged vessels. The Chinese owned boats were missing authorization and thus illegally fishing. Why it was withdrawn...zurl.co/3K6xj #Vanuatu #IOTC #tuna #IUU
Tuna brand Bumble Bee and Costco wholesale filed a case against the Trump administration whether it has the legal authority to impose import tariffs under IEEPA. They want to secure the refund of paid...zurl.co/7Veus @Bumble Bee Foods @Costco Wholesale #tuna #UStariffs
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Tuna brand Bumble Bee and Costco wholesale filed a case against the Trump administration whether it has the legal authority to impose import tariffs under IEEPA. They want to secure the refund of paid...zurl.co/7Veus @Bumble Bee Foods @Costco Wholesale #tuna #UStariffs
Princes canned tuna brand is awarded the ‘MSC UK Seafood Brand of the Year.’ The brand set a goal to use 100 % MSC-certified tuna this year. Its commitment and effort are rewarded, but the fully sustainable sourcing has...zurl.co/ZKGdL @Princes Group @MSCecolabel #tuna
December 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Princes canned tuna brand is awarded the ‘MSC UK Seafood Brand of the Year.’ The brand set a goal to use 100 % MSC-certified tuna this year. Its commitment and effort are rewarded, but the fully sustainable sourcing has...zurl.co/ZKGdL @Princes Group @MSCecolabel #tuna
Ecuadorian canners demand for frozen whole round skipjack is not in balance with what domestic vessels land in Manta. They look for other oceans to buy fish. The shortage by the veda is driving the price, but...zurl.co/GXMKc #Manta #skipjack #tuna
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Ecuadorian canners demand for frozen whole round skipjack is not in balance with what domestic vessels land in Manta. They look for other oceans to buy fish. The shortage by the veda is driving the price, but...zurl.co/GXMKc #Manta #skipjack #tuna
ANABAC Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack fishery achieved a scope extension for the yellowfin catches of the Spanish seiners in the IO. The assessment started after scientists found this year that the fish was no longer...zurl.co/h0qGn #Anabac #yellowfin #IndianOcean
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
ANABAC Indian Ocean purse seine skipjack fishery achieved a scope extension for the yellowfin catches of the Spanish seiners in the IO. The assessment started after scientists found this year that the fish was no longer...zurl.co/h0qGn #Anabac #yellowfin #IndianOcean
The Fisheries Import Control Scheme Handbook (FICSH) was released on November 21 to guidance countries without robust import control schemes to keep IUU fish out. EU IUU Fishing Coalition, consisting of international NGOs, has...zurl.co/f6YPO #FISCSH #IUUfishing #tuna
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Fisheries Import Control Scheme Handbook (FICSH) was released on November 21 to guidance countries without robust import control schemes to keep IUU fish out. EU IUU Fishing Coalition, consisting of international NGOs, has...zurl.co/f6YPO #FISCSH #IUUfishing #tuna