Scott & Jon’s Expands Seafood Lineup with Tuna Noodle Casserole

Scott & Jon’s is expanding beyond its core shrimp, salmon and whitefish offerings with the launch of Homestyle Tuna Noodle Casserole, its first tuna product.

The frozen meal features al dente egg noodles, peas and chunk light tuna in a sauce made with milk, cream and cheddar cheese, topped with seasoned breadcrumbs. Each serving contains 21 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber, with fewer than 500 calories.

The launch comes as consumers continue to seek familiar comfort foods. In the National Restaurant Association’s 2026 What’s Hot...

Commercial Food Preparers Seek Distribution of $10.4M Tuna Settlement

Lead counsel for the Commercial Food Preparer Plaintiffs (CFPs) has filed a motion asking the court to authorize final distribution of settlement funds in In re Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Litigation, the decade-long tuna price-fixing case that reshaped the US canned tuna industry. The September 22 filing, made before Judge Dana M. Sabraw in the Southern District of California, covers a distinct plaintiff class from the retail-consumer track that reached final distribution earlier this year...

Europêche Flags Gaps in EU Tuna trade Impact Assessments

Europêche is calling for more detailed analysis of the European Union’s long-distance tuna fleet in Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs) for major trade agreements, citing gaps in how tuna products and fleet-level impacts are evaluated.

The industry group’s review of SIAs covering Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Mexico and a 2026 draft assessment for Thailand identified what it described as recurring shortcomings, including inconsistent categorization of tuna products and a lack of quantitative modeling of the EU fleet’s revenues, employment and sourcing...

Federal Court Shuts Down Gold Star Distribution After Seafood-Inclusive Recall

A federal court has entered a permanent injunction against Gold Star Distribution, Inc., barring the Minneapolis-based multi-commodity warehouse operator from distributing any FDA-regulated products — including seafood, food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics — until it overhauls its operations to meet federal sanitary requirements, the FDA announced September 23.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota entered the consent decree on September 21 against Gold Star and owner Bassam Abu Samrah, following what the agency described as...

Thai Union CEO Chansiri Honored for Decades of Seafood Industry Leadership

Thai Union Group PCL President and CEO Thiraphong Chansiri has been recognized for more than three decades of leadership in the seafood industry, receiving the Wallace R. Stevens Lifetime Achievement Award from the Global Seafood Alliance (GSA).

The award was presented at the Responsible Seafood Summit 2026 in Bangkok and recognizes individuals whose leadership and commitment to responsible seafood production have contributed to the industry globally.

Chansiri has overseen Thai Union’s transformation from a Thai seafood processor into one of the world’s largest seafood companies, while...

Europeche Demands EU Scrap 35,000-Tonne Tuna Loins Tariff Quota Ahead of 2027

Europêche is pressing the EU Council to reject a rollover of the bloc's 35,000-tonne Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for zero-duty tuna loins, arguing that a rapidly expanding web of preferential trade deals has made the quota obsolete and increasingly damaging to European tuna fishermen.

The European fishing industry association contends the case for the ATQ has been overtaken by events. All African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) nations — including Indonesia, Mexico, India and Vietnam...

Umios Takes 25.1% Stake in Thai Tuna Processor Pataya Food Industries

Japanese seafood and food group Umios Inc. is deepening its bet on Thailand as a manufacturing and product-development base, acquiring a 25.1% stake in major Thai food manufacturer Pataya Food Industries Limited (PFI) in a move aimed at accelerating its push into shelf-stable foods across Asia.

The minority stake, large enough to signal strategic intent without requiring a full takeover, was executed through Umios and its group company Kingfisher Holdings Limited. Umios described the transaction as a capital and business alliance designed...

Bumble Bee Foods to Shutter Santa Fe Springs Plant by 2027, Cutting More Than 230 Jobs

Bumble Bee Foods is closing its fish canning facility in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., with the plant expected to shut down "sometime in 2027, most likely in late March 2027," according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification letter the company filed with the state, as first reported by the Los Angeles Times.

The San Diego-based canned seafood giant will lay off 197 workers on Nov. 19, 2026, with an additional 36 positions eliminated when the facility finally closes...

Dongwon F&B Taps BTS’s Jin to Pitch Tuna as “Sea Protein” in New Global Campaign

Dongwon F&B, led by CEO Kim Sung-yong, announced on  Aug. 13 that it will unveil a new brand campaign for Dongwon Tuna featuring BTS’s Jin.

The campaign centers on positioning tuna as a premium "blue protein" (or seafood protein) with the tagline "The real high-protein is in the ocean" and the wordplay slogan "Sea Protein, Receive," designed to underscore seafood’s role in meeting rising protein demand.

In the spot, Jin is shown swimming alongside...

Chile’s Sernapesca Seizes Nearly 540 Pounds of Undocumented Seafood in Maule Road Checks

Sernapesca Maule, and Chile’s Carabineros, carried out regionwide road checks in Chanco, Cauquenes and Lomas Las Tortillas that ended with the seizure of 245 kilograms (about 540 lb) of hydrobiological resources lacking an Accreditation of Legal Origin (AOL).

Officials first intercepted a vehicle in the Margarita sector of Chanco carrying 54.3 kg (120 lb) of red conger eel and 35.5 kg (78 lb) of black conger eel without documentation. In Cauquenes, inspectors found 57 kg (126 lb) of horse...

Consumers Sue Amazon Over Seafood Sustainability Claims in Greenwashing Class Action

Amazon.com faces a class action lawsuit filed July 31 in federal court in Seattle alleging the company misled consumers through unsubstantiated sustainability claims on dozens of seafood products sold through its platform — including products under its own Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh brands.

The complaint, filed by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro on behalf of two consumers, targets what it calls "Greenwashed Seafood Products" bearing claims such as "MSC Certified Sustainable Seafood," "wild caught," "responsibly sourced," "traceable," and "dolphin safe...

Tuna Price-Fixing Saga Reaches Its Final Chapter as $152M in Consumer Funds Cleared for Distribution

More than a decade after a price-fixing conspiracy rocked the US canned tuna industry, the last major legal milestone has been reached. On July 27, US District Judge Dana M. Sabraw signed an order authorizing the final disbursement of $152.2 million in settlement funds to consumers who purchased packaged tuna at retail during the class period — bringing the In re Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Litigation to a close.

The fund pools settlements from three defendant groups: StarKist and its parent...

EU Seafood Consumption Hits Decade Low as Price Pressure and Convenience Demands Reshape the Market

European consumers are eating less fish than at any point in the past decade. EU apparent consumption fell from 12.94 million tonnes in 2014 to 10.25 million tonnes in 2023, with per capita intake dropping from 25.5 kg to 22.9 kg — the lowest level of the period — according to a sweeping new study from the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA). The sharpest decline came after 2019, as COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, and sustained food price inflation accelerated behavioral shifts...

Seafood Industry Wins Key Exemptions as US Imposes 25% Tariff on Brazilian Goods

The Trump Administration's 25% Section 301 tariff on Brazilian goods takes effect July 22 — and the US seafood industry secured meaningful relief, with many of Brazil's most commercially significant seafood export categories landing on the exemption list.

USTR Ambassador Jamieson Greer announced the final action on July 15, following a yearlong investigation into Brazilian practices related to digital trade, anti-corruption enforcement, intellectual property, ethanol market access, and illegal deforestation. After receiving more than 360 written comments and holding two public hearings...

NOAA Lifts Suriname Seafood Import Ban After Drift Gillnet Fishery Reforms

NOAA Fisheries has reinstated a comparability finding for Suriname's drift gillnet fishery under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), removing an import prohibition that had been in effect since January 1, 2026 and restoring US market access for products harvested from the fishery. The finding, published in the Federal Register on June 22 (91 FR 37086), is valid through December 31, 2029.

The restoration of access matters commercially: Suriname shipped 11.6 million pounds of seafood to the US in 2025, valued at $40.2 million across 569 shipments, according...

Ecuador Launches Executive Board to Boost Tuna Sector Competitiveness

President Daniel Noboa's administration has launched Ecuador's first Productive Executive Board for the tuna sector, a move aimed at strengthening one of the country's most important seafood industries through closer public-private collaboration.

The initiative forms part of Ecuador's Productive Development Strategy and Competitiveness Policy, led by the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade and Investment. The permanent forum will bring together industry, government and international partners to identify bottlenecks and implement practical solutions to improve productivity and competitiveness.

The inaugural meeting brought together representatives from across...

Salmon, Tuna, Lobster Among Seafood on New US-China Tariff Reduction List

A broad range of US seafood exports — from Alaska pollock and Pacific cod to Maine lobster, Gulf of Maine shrimp, Atlantic sea scallops, and sea cucumber — stands to benefit from a new tariff-reduction framework unveiled by the United States and China on September 28, following last week's summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C.

Under a document titled "Terms of Reference for the '30-for-30' Framework," dated September 27, the two countries agreed to reciprocal lists of goods...

Fresh Thyme Market Spotlights Seafood in 2027 Trend Forecast

Midwest grocer Fresh Thyme Market has named ocean-sourced foods as a standout category in its newly released 2027 "Top 10 Trends" report, giving seafood its own dedicated slot alongside the retailer's flagship flavor and wellness predictions for the year ahead.

The report, developed in partnership with consumer data firm SPINS, forecasts the flavors, ingredients and wellness priorities Fresh Thyme expects shoppers to chase in 2027. While the core list runs to 10 trends spanning fiber, brain food and GLP-1-friendly...

FDA Classifies Trinity Seafood Tuna Recall as Class II Over Scombrotoxin Contamination

The US Food and Drug Administration has classified a recall of fresh tuna distributed by Buckhead Meat Company, doing business as Trinity Seafood, as a Class II recall, the agency's second-highest risk designation, following the detection of elevated levels of scombrotoxin in the product.

The classification, issued September 16, formalizes a recall that Trinity Seafood, based in Lakewood, New Jersey, had already initiated voluntarily on July 24 after the New Jersey Department of Health notified the company that two samples of its tuna tested positive for high...

House Passes Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act

The House of Representatives has passed S. 283, the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, incorporating provisions aimed at giving federal enforcement agencies a chemical-testing methodology to verify the country of origin of seafood and crack down on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud.

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin (R-TX) announced the bill's passage on September 15, noting that the House-passed version folds in provisions from his own bill, H.R. 3706, the Standards for Understanding Source and Habitat Identification Act...

Indonesia's Fishery Exports Hit $3 Billion in H1 2026, Vannamei Shrimp Leads Portfolio

Indonesia's fishery product exports totaled 566,250 tons valued at approximately $3 billion (Rp52.6 trillion) in the first half of 2026, according to a press release from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), which credited an expanded quality certification program with widening the country's access to global markets.

Ishartini, acting head of KKP's Quality Control Agency (Badan Mutu KKP), said in the release, dated September 12, that the export performance rested on 10 flagship commodities: vannamei shrimp, seaweed, tuna, sardines, mackerel, skipjack tuna...

Seafood Scores Big on NFL Stadium Menus for 2026 Season

Seafood is carving out real concession space as NFL teams roll out their 2026 season menus, with at least seven franchises adding new crab, shrimp, salmon or lobster items and one team striking the league's first dedicated seafood restaurant partnership.

The headline move came in Foxborough, where Legal Sea Foods was named the Official Seafood Restaurant and Official Clam Chowder of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium beginning with 2026 — the chain's first-ever official NFL stadium deal in its 70-year history. Fans can buy Legal's award-winning...

Russia Eyes Record Bluefin Tuna Catch Off Kamchatka as Species Pushes North

Russia is anticipating a significant bluefin tuna harvest in Kamchatka waters this year, following an unprecedented influx of the species into the region driven by warming sea temperatures.

According to researchers at KamchatNIRO, the Russian fisheries science institute based in Kamchatka, Pacific bluefin tuna have appeared in large numbers in the coastal waters of Kronotsky and Kamchatka Bays. More strikingly, the species has been recorded in the waters around the Commander Islands for the first time in recorded history...

Bumble Bee Adds Single-Serve Tuna as On-the-Go Demand Grows

As the season shifts and demand for convenient meal solutions ticks up, Bumble Bee Seafoods is leaning further into portable protein options with the recent launch of Bumble Bee Snackers, a new line of single-serve, wild-caught tuna products positioned for lunches, snacks and other on-the-go eating occasions.

The rollout ties into the company’s broader “Bee You” campaign, which encourages flexible, personalized use occasions for tuna as consumers look for easy, mindful meals and snack options that fit increasingly busy...

Ecuador Pushes to Upgrade US Trade Deal to Full FTA With Shrimp, Tuna Access in the Crosshairs

Ecuador is pressing Washington to convert its existing trade arrangement into a full free trade agreement, just four months after signing the Reciprocal Trade Agreement (ART) with the US on March 13, 2026.

Minister of Production, Foreign Trade and Investments Luis Alberto Jaramillo told Primicias that the government will formally request the start of FTA negotiations, with a first round of talks expected as soon as August or September.

"This agreement can be negotiated quickly — there are only four products on each side...

EU, Seychelles Sign Four-Year Tuna Access Deal Worth $26 Million

The European Union and Seychelles have signed a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement that will grant EU vessels access to Seychelles waters for four years to fish up to 55,000 metric tons of tuna and other migratory species annually.

The deal, signed July 27 in Brussels, authorizes up to 30 EU purse seiners and eight longliners to obtain licenses and resume operations in Seychellois waters. Fishing had been halted since a previous agreement expired on February 23...

Japan's Umios to Absorb Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture and Processed Food Units from Subsidiary TAFCO

Tokyo-listed seafood giant Umios Co., Ltd. announced Monday it will absorb the aquaculture and processed food businesses of its wholly-owned subsidiary Taiyo A&F Co., Ltd. (TAFCO) through a simplified absorption-type company split, effective October 1, 2026. The board resolution was passed the same day.

Under the restructuring, TAFCO's bluefin tuna aquaculture operation, which carries assets of ¥9.74 billion ($59.4 million) and generated ¥7.78 billion ($47.4 million) in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 2026...

Two Tuna Boats Collide off Washington State, One Sinks After USCG Rescue of Crew

A commercial fishing vessel sank last Tuesday off the coast of Washington state following a collision with another vessel approximately 22 miles offshore of Grays Harbor. All three crew members aboard the stricken vessel were safely rescued.

An initial report of the collision between the Tabitha, a 62-foot commercial fishing vessel, and the Nora J, a 35-foot wooden commercial fishing vessel, reached Coast Guard watchstanders at the Sector Columbia River Command Center at 6:40 a.m...

US Seafood Sector Weighs in on China Tariff Framework

The US seafood industry is navigating a pivotal moment in its trade relationship with China, as the Trump Administration moves to formalize a new bilateral framework that could reshape tariff rates on a wide range of fish and shellfish products.

In June, USTR published a Federal Register notice seeking public comment on the scope of a proposed US-China Board of Trade, a managed trade mechanism announced during President Trump's May 2026 visit to Beijing. The Board is intended to identify "non-sensitive" goods on both sides eligible for reciprocal tariff...

Thai Union Launches Industry-First Recyclable Shelf-Stable Tuna Pouch Under John West Brand

Thai Union Group has launched what it claims is the seafood industry's first shelf-stable tuna product in a recyclable mono-material pouch, rolling it out under its John West brand in the UK and Ireland as a product line called Stir & Serve. The launch, developed in collaboration with packaging supplier Mondi, is now available at Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Asda, and Ocado, with further retailer expansion planned through 2026.

The innovation addresses a longstanding technical barrier in flexible seafood packaging. Conventional retort pouches...