Other Media | La Voz de Galicia: Atunlo, the giant, is heading for liquidation
SPAIN
Friday, March 28, 2025
Spain's largest tuna trading company fails to secure 65% creditor support after banks that held a large portion of its debt distance themselves from the company.
A fishing giant with feet of clay. Atunlo, Spain's largest tuna trading company, is entering liquidation, stifled by debt exceeding €120 million. This came to light following the Vigo-based company's bankruptcy filing in May 2024. Since then, members of the top management have been abandoning the ship in a process that reflects the group's financial vulnerability.
Author: Alejandra Pascual / Pablo Penedo / La Voz de Galicia l Read the full article here
Kura Sushi is set to open its groundbreaking "Kura Sushi Osaka Kansai Expo Store" on April 13th, 2025, at the Osaka Kansai Expo's Future Life Zone.
This landmark store, Kura Sushi's largest ever, pioneers a new "sustainable store" concept, blending cutting-edge technology with environmental responsibility.
Key Features:
Eco-Friendly Design:
The exterior utilizes plaster made from 336,000 recycled shells and seaweed-based glue.
Interior elements, including cash registers and restroom pictograms, incorporate 100 kg of recycled plastic bottle caps and containers, reducing CO2 emissions.
15 kg of recycled fishing gear is repurposed for seat numbers and foyer signage.
Waiting area benches are made from sustainably sourced Japanese cedar.
Eco-friendly materials are used for "Bikkura Pon! ®" capsules and takeout containers, aligning with SDGs.
Technological Integration:
The store leverages AI and ICT for enhanced hygiene, quality control, and customer convenience.
It features a 135-meter conveyor belt, the longest in Kura Sushi's history.
Unique Dining Experience:
The 338-seat restaurant offers a luxurious Japanese modern design with tatami-style seating.
The menu includes sustainable seafood options, such as underutilized fish, and 70 dishes representing global cuisines.
Orders are delivered with voice prompts from Kura Sushi ambassador Hamada Masatoshi.
Hà Tinh province has experienced a 4% growth in its aquaculture production during the first quarter of 2025, reaching more than 3,400 tons, as reported by Nguyen Tam from HTTV.
This increase is distributed between freshwater aquaculture, with more than 2,000 tons, and brackish water aquaculture, with nearly 1,400 tons. To achieve the aquaculture production target of more than 17,500 tons in 2025, the specialized sector and local authorities are implementing strategies focused on increasing added value and promoting sustainable development.
Key strategies include:
Promoting concentrated production methods.
Improving cultivation infrastructure, especially in shrimp farming areas.
Transitioning from extensive and semi-intensive shrimp farming to intensive farming.
Increasing the application of scientific and technological advances in production.
Conducting environmental inspections and monitoring in agricultural areas, seed production facilities, food companies, and environmental treatment products.
These measures seek to optimize production, minimize risks, and ensure the long-term sustainability of the aquaculture sector in Hà Tinh.
Member States have not identified any cases," says the Health Commissioner
Anfaco confirms the "excellent" self-control and quality of the canned tuna
Canned tuna consumed in the European Union meets all the health parameters required by EU legislation. This is what the Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, Olivér Várhelyi, has just issued in a new written response following the controversy sparked by the report published late last year by Bloom and Foodwatch, two NGOs that presented research analyzing 148 cans of tuna and concluded that more than half exceeded "the most restrictive maximum concentration defined for seafood products."
Author: Jorge Garnelo / Faro de Vigo l Read the full article here
With the imminent termination of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU, the British National Federation of ProducerOrganizations (NFFO) has issued a press release assessing the agreement and outlining its terms. “The TCA was an astonishingly good deal for the EU. The agreement made by Boris Johnson's government fell far short of what was promised,” the organization denounces, believing that the expectations placed on Brexit, specifically the idea that “the United Kingdom would become an independent coastal state,” were “undermined” by the permission granted for European vessels to fish in UK waters up to 6 miles from our coast.
Source: Industrias Pesqueras l Read the full article here
Processing, sorting and categorising fish are essential steps in the seafood industry, helping to ensure that fish are sorted in a way that maximises their economic value, and that only the best quality fish are sold to consumers.
However, performing these steps manually can be challenging. For example, manual sorting relies heavily on workers’ skills and judgement, which can potentially lead to inconsistencies in product size and weight. The work is also time- and labour-intensive, especially when large quantities are involved. There is also a high risk of contamination. With more hands required to hasten the manual sorting process, the risk becomes higher, compromising product safety and hygiene, and reducing the quality of products that are released to the market.
Author: Bonnie Waycott / Worldfishing l Read the full article here
Starting today, the European Commission will kick off a week of negotiations on the draft free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Thailand. These discussions, interrupted for several years and relaunched a couple of years ago, are causing concern in the European tuna industry. Europêche, the leading representative body for the fishing industry in Europe, calls for the exclusion of tuna products from this agreement.
Thailand is the world’s largest producer and exporter of tuna, with an annual production of about 470,000 tons of canned and prepared tuna. Currently, an average of 10,000 tonnes are exported to the EU each year, subject to a 24% tariff.
Grieg Seafood CEO Andreas Kvame steps down after a decade.
Grieg Seafood ASA announced late Sunday that Andreas Kvame is stepping down as CEO after ten years in the role. The company has begun the search for his successor.
Nina Willumsen Grieg, currently Regional Director of Grieg Seafood Rogaland, has been appointed interim CEO. Kvame will support the transition process.
Source: SalmonBusiness l Read the full article here
ANFACO-CECOPESCA, representing the Spanish tuna industry, met with the Xunta de Galicia to warn about the serious risks posed by tariff liberalization for countries like Thailand, without sufficient guarantees of compliance with EU regulations. The sector requested institutional support from Galicia and unity to defend its interests before the European Commission.
On Friday, March 28th, a delegation of senior executives from Spanish tuna companies, grouped in ANFACO-CECOPESCA, held a high-level meeting with the Xunta de Galicia. The meeting, led by President Alfonso Rueda, was attended by the Conselleiro do Mar, Alfonso Villares, and the Directores Xerais Patricia García and Emilio de la Iglesia.
The main objective of the meeting was to strengthen public-private collaboration and establish a joint strategy to protect the competitiveness of the tuna industry, especially the canning sector, against the challenges of the international tariff framework and free trade agreements under negotiation. These agreements could distort the market due to unfair competition from third countries and hinder the global fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Kaunas, Lithuania-based surimi producer Viciunai Group has announced a major expansion with a new EUR 100 million (USD 108 million) salmon processing facility in Plunge, Lithuania.
The company announced the news on LinkedIn, saying that the project was its “largest investment.” The project is linked to Viciunai Group subsidiary Viciunai ir partneriai (VIP).
Since its founding in 1991, Viciunai has grown to become a major global producer of surimi, with a diversified portfolio that includes salmon, herring, dumplings, pizza, and pancakes.
Author: Erin Spampinato / SeafoodSource l Read the full article here
SEPA statement that it 'will continue to implement' sea lice framework doesn't mean new limits will be imposed before appeals are heard
The Scottish Government has reiterated that controversial changes to Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s CAR licences for existing salmonid farms won’t be implemented until 210 appeals by fish farmers have been determined.
The changes follow SEPA’s development of its Sea Lice Regulatory Framework (SLRF) designed to mitigate the perceived impact of sea lice from fish farms on migrating wild salmon smolts.
Author: Gareth Moore/ fishfarmingexpert l Read the full article here
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SPAIN
Spain's largest tuna trading company fails to secure 65% creditor support after banks that held a large portion of its debt distance themselves from the company.
JAPAN
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Hà Tinh province has experienced a 4% growth in its aquaculture production during the first quarter of 2025, reaching more than 3,400 tons, as reported by Nguyen Tam from HTTV.
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Anfaco confirms the "excellent" self-control and quality of the canned tuna
UNITED KINGDOM
With the imminent termination of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the United Kingdom and the EU, the British National Federation of Producer 
UNITED STATES
Processing, sorting and categorising fish are essential steps in the seafood industry, helping to ensure that fish are sorted in a way that maximises their economic value, and that only the best quality fish are sold to consumers.
Starting today, the European Commission will kick off a week of negotiations on the draft free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Thailand. These discussions, interrupted for several years and relaunched a couple of years ago, are causing concern in the European tuna industry. Europêche, the leading representative body for the fishing industry in Europe, calls for the exclusion of tuna products from this agreement.
NORWAY
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LITHUANIA
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The Scottish Government has reiterated that controversial changes to Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s CAR licences for existing salmonid farms won’t be implemented until 210 appeals by fish farmers have been determined.
