The yellowfin catch plummeted dramatically in the WCPO in April. Seiners caught a meager 3 to 3.5 M/T of Thunnus albacares, an all-time low since the reporting by the PNA office started in...
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IUU Fishing Day: Illicit Fishing A Threat To Sustainable Tuna Fisheries
The UN General Assembly declared June 5 as the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. This illicit practice has been harming not only tuna...
MSC Promotes Sustainable Tuna Week In Spain
In Spain, the Marine Stewardship Council is celebrating the ‘IV Seas Forever Week’ from June 3 to June 9, in conjunction with World Oceans Day. A series of activities are focused on showing...
Manta Skipjack Price Depressed By Large Supply
The skipjack trading price in the Manta processing hub is under pressure because of the continuing high volumes landing at the port. Sources have told Atuna that skipjack prices are falling,...
Tri Marine Adds Sixth Seiner To NFD Fleet
Tri Marine announced last week that it is adding one more vessel to its National Fisheries Development (NFD) tuna fishing fleet. The seiner ‘Solomon Diamond,’ will fish in the Solomon Islands...
Owners Abandon Tuna Vessels Leaving Crew Members Stuck Onboard
A rising number of shipowners have been abandoning their vessels due to reasons such as high fuel costs, debt, or unexpected repairs that they cannot afford and it is cheaper. This has a...
EU Tuna Fleets Reducing Emissions, Tighter Laws Needed In Future
The EU tuna and other fishing fleets have become fuel-efficient over the past decade, but the rising fuel costs are negatively impacting their efficiency. Processing and export of tuna can...
EU Alerts: Only One Incident Reported
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported only one tuna-related incident in May. Italy notified EU authorities of high levels of mercury in yellowfin loins from Spain which...
Sapmer In Bad Weather After Significant Loss in 2023?
The French tuna fishing company Sapmer had a rough last year with lower sales and a substantial loss in earnings. The company has been in financial trouble for some time and Cana Tera took...
A Pobra Council Blocks Jealsa’s Cannery Expansion Plan
The municipal council of the Spanish town of A Pobra rejected Jealsa’s proposal for permission to expand its Escurís cannery in the region last Thursday. Members of regional political parties...
Dongwon Inks Contract For Two New Purse Seiners
Korean Dongwon Industries has purchased two seiners to be built in a Korean shipyard. The vessels, with a 2,000 gross tonnage, will start sailing in 2026 or 2027. The company has not yet...
Major Global Highlights May 2024
In May, skipjack price and trade picked up in Bangkok. The IOTC annual meeting concluded with critical progress on skipjack and IUU fishing. Global tuna stakeholders gathered in Bangkok for...
Costa Rica Rescues Crew And Arrests Man For Human Trafficking
A Costa Rican government agency that fights against human trafficking rescued 13 crew members from deplorable conditions aboard a tuna boat that was anchored in the port town of Puntarenas. A...
PNG’s Start-Fish VDS Package To Secure Fishing Days
Papua New Guinea's National Fisheries Authority (NFA) and tuna processors Frabelle (PNG) Limited and International Food Corporation signed an MoA regarding the Start-Fish Vessel Day Scheme...
Thai Union Dissolves Chinese Entity To Shed “Low Profits”
Thai Union Group informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand that it is liquidating a subsidiary, Thai Union China Co. Ltd (TUC), and that this dissolution will not impact the Group’s operations....
US Canned Tuna Imports Fell Slightly In Early 2024
US canned tuna imports contracted slightly in the first quarter of this year with the total business amounting to USD 143.85 million. American retailers and traders cut back on their shipments...
Tanzania Takes Initiative To Enhance Vessel Transparency To Boost US Trade
Tanzania is working towards an increase in transparency of its tuna vessels to improve trade prospects with the US. The Tanzania Deep Sea Fishing Authority (DSFA) and fishing company Biostar...
Czech Tuna Company Gaston Is Evolving In The Dynamic EU Tuna Market
Gaston Group, the Czech Republic-based company, owns two of the most popular tuna brands in the country, Franz Josef and Giana. It has a strong foothold in other parts of Central and Eastern...
EPO Purse Seine Fishery Gets MSC Certification For Skipjack And Yellowfin
Panamanian organization Atun Sostenible Ltd. S.A. recently received the MSC certification for its purse seine fishery's skipjack and yellowfin catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The...
Anfaco Wants A Spanish Commissioner To Oversee DG Mare
Elections for the European Parliament are getting closer and EU citizens will take to the polls between June 6 to 9 to vote for their representatives. The Spanish seafood sector has several...
