Italian tuna processing company Callipo Group will soon have a new management heading its operations. Its Director Filippo Callipo is paving the way for his two sons, Giacinto Callipo and...
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No Relief For IO Seiners, Fish Yields Remain Poor At Slightly Higher Price
The hoped-for better skipjack catches when the monsoon would lower the surface temperature have not materialized for the Indian Ocean (IO) seiner fleet. This drove the price as the processing...
US Lauds Major Milestone In Pacific Bluefin Stock
The latest stock assessment of Pacific bluefin revealed its largest recorded biomass since the evaluation began in May 2008. The fish has exceeded international targets a decade ahead of...
Festival For Value-Added Tuna Products A Massive Success In Seychelles
The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) and Thai Union-owned IOT plant organized a fishing festival in Praslin, the second most populated island in Seychelles, to promote value-added...
Aldi And Mercadona Tuna Again Rated For Top Quality
A Spanish consumer organization recently conducted a test on tuna cans to assess quality. The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) tested 32 light tuna in olive and sunflower oil items of...
Thai Union Increased Its Sourcing From MSC Fisheries In 2023
Thai Union (TU) increased its purchase of MSC tuna last year by eight percent more than what was sourced in 2022. This was revealed in the company’s Sustainability Report 2023, titled ‘Healthy...
Canary Islands Argue Higher Quotas For Its Fleet
Canary Islands, the Spanish autonomous community, wants the EU to urge the ICCAT to increase its tuna quotas. Narvay Quintero, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Food...
Amazement About Canned Tuna Produced In Vanuatu
The discovery of two flavors of canned tuna, produced by Sino-Van Fisheries, in a shop in Port Vila in Vanuatu has raised questions. The company has no plant on the island yet but the label...
John West UK Rolls Out New Sustainable Packaging
John West UK introduced a new tuna can designed for ease of use, sustainability, and minimal waste named ‘Ecotwist’. The latest product, with the revolutionary packaging solution, are...
ISSF Members Went Behind In Compliance
ISSF published its annual report showing a 98.95 percent compliance with all 33 conservation measures in 2023. This is a slight decline of 0.8 percent compared to last year. The International...
TUNACONS Wants MSC Scope Extension For Bigeye In EPO
The Eastern Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna (TUNACONS) purse seine fishery is pursuing an MSC scope extension of its skipjack and yellowfin certification by adding bigeye for all vessels operating...
Frime Launches New Tuna Products For Raw Consumption
Spanish tuna producer Frime S.A.U presented a new product line of ready-to-eat tuna products. It claims this is the “first marinated, non-smoked tuna suitable for raw consumption with the...
Higher Prices Make Aussies Reluctant To Buy Sustainable Tuna Products
Consumers in Australia and New Zealand are hesitant to buy sustainable tuna and other seafood products due to their high cost, difficulty in availability, and lack of clarity...
US Vessels To Begin Tuna Fishing In Fijian EEZ
American longliners and purse seiners will soon start fishing in the tuna-rich EEZ of Fiji. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said that the Fijian cabinet has endorsed the execution of a...
New Feature: Atuna Stock Index Shows Market Value Of Tuna Companies
Atuna has a new feature, the Atuna Stock Index, based on the market capitalization of 11 leading tuna companies listed on the Stock Exchange. It gives our readers a valuable and interesting...
Several Longline and Pole & Line Fisheries Aiming For MSC Logo
MSC announced that four tuna fisheries made further steps in their assessment to achieve an MSC certification in the WCPO, EPO, or Atlantic Ocean. Silla WCPO longline tuna fishery The Final...
Govt’s And NGOs Must Collaborate To Secure Food Security
Governments and NGOs must not ignore the importance of tuna and other seafood products to feed the growing world population. Both parties must work together to ensure food security for the...
Indonesia Contributes 18 Percent To World Tuna Production
Indonesia claimed that its abundant tuna resources contribute to much of the world’s total tuna production. The country’s tuna production reached 1.49 million tons in 2022 with an export value...
EU Soon To Begin Evaluation Of Common Fisheries Policy
The European Commission has begun a consultation to assess the effectiveness of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). It will examine in depth how the CFP has achieved its objectives since 2013....
OPAGAC And Satlink Join Hands To Make Tuna Fisheries More Selective
Technology firm Satlink is all set to deliver 1,500 smart buoys to the 'SelecTuna Project' in three oceans – the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic – to optimize the selectivity of catches of...
