The bankruptcy administrator ADV is suing the owners of Spanish processing company Atunlo for diverting assets to other firms while the company was insolvent. Atunlo ceased operations on March...
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US Tariffs Could Disrupt Global Tuna Supply Chain Say Processors
Global markets are still reeling from the US Trump administration’s announcement of high tariffs for over 180 countries. Economists have been critical of these new levies, saying that they are...
EU Due Diligence Reporting Takes A Back Seat
EU tuna companies now have more time to implement human rights and environmental protection measures across their supply chains. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted on Thursday to...
Were Peruvian School Students Poisoned After Consuming Tuna?
More than 80 students in Piura, a northwestern city in Peru, were poisoned after consuming tuna and milk at school on Thursday. They experienced nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. 30 of...
EU Alerts Show Five Tuna-Related Cases Last Month
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) listed five tuna-related incidents in March. Two of the cases pertained to histamine in tuna. Portuguese officials entered an alert into the...
US “Reciprocal Tariffs” A Massive Upset To Thai Tuna Industry
World markets are reeling from US President Donald Trump’s announcement yesterday over a blanket 10 percent tariffs on all US imports from across the globe. It appears the rule book to free...
Nauterra’s ‘Montelape’ To Be The Main Supplier To El Salvador Plant
Nauterra-owned purse seiner 'Montelape' has begun operations in the WCPO to ensure the abundant tuna supply to the company’s El Salvador plant. It was docked at the La Unión port last week....
Concessions For Spanish Tuna Boats Priority In Spain-Cape Verde MoU
Spain and Cape Verde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on tuna and other fisheries. A concession for its vessels to use the Mindelo cold storage facility was one...
Tuna Fin-Inspired Underwater Drone To Take Off In Two Years?
A US-based researcher has kick-started a project to build an underwater drone powered by a robotic fin, modeled after the rear fin of a tuna. Researcher Cecilia Huertas Cerdeira and her team...
Bermeo Documents History Of Iconic Tuna Boat
Tuna fishing is a quintessential part of the Spanish coastal town Bermeo’s cultural identity. This is one of the main reasons why Bermeo is not ready to destroy its decades-old tuna vessel...
Canned Tuna Should Be Part Of EU Emergency Food Stockpile Plan
The European Commission recently launched the Preparedness Union Strategy to support Member States and enhance Europe's capability to prevent and respond to emerging threats. The Strategy...
EU Inches Closer To Delaying Due Diligence Rules
The EU is one step closer to revising its strict regulations to mitigate the impact of businesses on people and the environment. A majority of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted...
Fog Bank Affects Mazatlán Tuna Boat Operations
The city of Mazatlán in Mexico and its port, home to numerous tuna vessels, has been encompassed by a fog bank over the past week. Port authorities closed the harbor for small vessels last...
Will Trump’s Deregulation Order Impact Pacific Treaty?
US President Donald Trump, signed the Deregulation Executive Order (EO) on February 19, which is worrying the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) and the US fleet. The...
Is The EU-Thailand FTA Nearing Fruition?
The EU and Thailand have begun a fifth round of negotiations for the highly anticipated (for the Thais) Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The EU canning industry fears it would be a huge blow to...
Canadian Company Negotiating With Trump To Mine Seabed In Pacific
Canadian deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) recently announced that it has begun talks with US President Donald Trump’s administration to gain authorization from the US to mine in...
Number Of IO Longliners At-Sea Operations Declined
The number of at-sea transshipments by large-scale tuna longliners and the volumes they transferred into carriers declined in 2024. The number of operations and tonnages has been falling for...
Winners and Losers – What Does A Deep Dive In European Trade Data Tell Us?
That 2024 has been an extremely unusual year in tuna trading has become clear to many of us. But what shifts in trade were caused, which processors benefited from major changes in tuna...
Manta Price Slides Down With Higher Supply
The price of skipjack being traded in Manta has fallen over the past few weeks because EPO skipjack catches have remained high. Sources told Atuna that offers for frozen whole-round skipjack...
High Growth Ambitions For Century Pacific Fueled by Investment
Century Pacific Food has planned an investment of USD 52.4 million to grow its business by 13 to 19 percent in both sales and net income by 2025. Most will be deployed to support the growth of...
