The volume of tuna transshipped in PNA ports stayed steady in January compared to the previous month. Most transshipments were carried out in Papua New Guinean (PNG) ports. Atuna reported last...
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Albo’s 2024 Outperformance Saved Shanghai Kaichuang’s Year Results
Chinese tuna fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang did not have many reasons to cheer last year, but the performance of Spanish canner Hijos de Carlos Albo, which it acquired in 2016,...
Can Pacific Islands Tackle Climate Change Impacts With USD 120 Mln?
The impacts of climate change threats lurk in the Pacific Islands. To combat them, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently announced USD 107 million in grants to the 14 Pacific Island nations...
Majestic Tuna Corporation Will Open Doors This Year
The reopening of the Majestic Tuna Corporation, situated in the Malahang suburb of Lae in Papua New Guinea (PNG), will take place before the end of this year. This was confirmed by PNG...
Frescomar To Take Control Of Atunlo’s Cape Verde Plant
Cape Verde’s National Port Authority (Enapor) will take control of Spanish processor Atunlo’s plant in Porto Grande in São Vicente. It will also be leased to a consortium of Spanish companies...
ETC2025 Will Address Why Advanced Technology Is Revolutionizing Tuna Fishing Transparency
Technological advancement has taken off with Artificial intelligence (AI), which is also a game changer in tuna fishing. Innovation comes in different forms including affordable satellite...
WCPO Daily Skipjack Catches Dropped In January
The overall daily skipjack catch rates of purse seiners fishing in the WCPO in January dropped by six percent compared to the previous month. However, overall skipjack volumes fell by only two...
Callipo Group’s Tuna Sales Boosted Record Revenue In 2024
Italian Callipo Group recorded triple-digit millions in sales in 2024, the first time since the company's formation. Strong performance from canned and jarred tuna sales boosted its revenue....
Gulfood 2025 Concluded Today In Dubai
The 30th edition of the annual Gulfood ended today. Tuna companies such as Century Pacific, Frinsa, Albo, Callipo, and Golden Prize showcased their products at the exhibition. Promotional...
Brazilian Verticalized Production Strategy Benefits Nauterra
Spanish tuna processor Nauterra's steel packaging factory in Brazil to supply its local Gomes da Costa tuna production also sells the empty cans to other companies, reinforcing efficiency and...
Japanese Pilot Project To Help Improve Indonesia’s Tuna Export Quality
Dentsu, the Japanese company behind the Tuna Scope AI technology, is teaming up with Indonesian companies to help improve the quality of the Asian nation's tuna exports. Last year, the two...
WCPO Catches Showed No Significant Improvement In January
Purse seine tuna catches in the WCPO declined slightly in January despite an increase in the fishing effort. Lower volumes of skipjack contributed to this drop. The operations were mainly...
American Samoan Leader Wants Revisions To South Pacific Tuna Treaty
American Samoan Congresswoman Aumua Amata introduced a bill to the US Congress on February 16 asking for amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act (SPTT) 1988. It will be considered by...
“Simple, Hassle-Free” Technique Claims To Remove 35 Percent Mercury In Tuna
A group of researchers from Sweden recently revealed that a water-based solution of amino acid cysteine can remove up to 35 percent of “accumulated mercury” in canned tuna. Mehdi Abdollahi is...
Dongwon Shipped First Tuna Pet Food Products To US This Month
Korean tuna company Dongwon announced that it has started exporting tuna cat food under its brand ‘Nutriplan’ to the US from the beginning of February. The products will be available in US...
Ghana Tuna Association Says License Fees Harming P&L Sector
Tuna fishing license fees are once again a topic in Ghana. The Ghana Tuna Association has said that current fees are too expensive and hinder small-scale tuna fishers, especially in the...
Can Atunlo Prevent Bankruptcy In Time?
Spanish tuna processor Atunlo is struggling to get its creditors' approval for its financial restructuring plan to avoid bankruptcy. Around 60 percent of the creditors have agreed with the...
Do Not Miss Out On Your ETC2025 Special Discount
As a valued Atuna member, we offer you a special discount of EUR 60 on the standard entrance fee of the European Tuna Conference that is taking place on May 5 in Barcelona, the day before the...
Thai Canners’ Trade With Americas Experienced Remarkable Growth In 2024
Thai canners significantly increased their exports to the Americas in 2024 at a slight drop in the average price. All the major buyers expanded their business with the Thais. The US and Canada...
IO Skipjack Catch Not Picking Up, Concerns Over Industry Survival
The EU purse seine fleet still has difficulties netting tuna in the Indian Ocean. Vessels are facing poor skipjack fishing and the fish are small sized. Some large yellowfin were captured....
