The US House of Representatives recently approved USD 500,000 for the newly started Office of Seafood, which could help tuna harvesters and processors to gain access to USDA programs,...
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FCF Seeks MSC Certification For More Seiners In WCPO
Taiwanese tuna trading company FCF Co. Ltd. wants two more vessels in the MSC certification of the already certified WPSTA Western and Central Pacific Skipjack, Yellowfin, and Bigeye Purse...
ETF Urges EU To Consider Socio-Economic Reality Of Fishers In CFP
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) has criticized EU lawmakers for not considering the reality of fishers and the costs to them in the recently evaluated Common Fisheries Policy...
Industry Veteran Rick Heroux Is New Jealsa COO
Industry veteran Rick Heroux has joined Jealsa Corporation as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). He was the former COO of Eurofish, a vertically integrated tuna company in Ecuador. Atuna...
Thai Tuna Canners Gain Relief From UK Tariff Suspension
Skipjack raw material trading is lukewarm in the Bangkok processing hub, and demand from canneries and supply to them are nearly level. The Thai processing sector also anticipates an increase...
Oil Prices Decline As Trump Hints At Peace Talks
Hours after Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump suggested a peace deal between Washington and Tehran could be reached as soon as this weekend. Iran’s...
Influencer Slammed For Eating Raw Tuna & Other Social Media Stories
An Italian social media influencer received flak for eating raw tuna, straight out of the fish. Giant yellowfin jars in Costco grabbed attention. A stylish Instagram video of two chefs cutting...
US Opens Pacific Marine Protected Areas For Tuna Fishing
The White House on Thursday announced that US President Donald Trump has given the green light to reopen parts of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to US commercial tuna...
Wofco Posts Sharp Rise In Annual Turnover
Spanish tuna and seafood company Worldwide Fishing Company (Wofco) reported a much higher turnover for 2025 compared to the year before and forecasts better sales for 2026. Since its founding...
Frabelle Denies RNZ’s Accusation Over Illegal Dolphin Catch By Tuna Seiner
Philippines-based Frabelle Group has told Atuna that its purse seiner did not illicitly catch any dolphins in Papua New Guinea’s Manus Province. RNZ Pacific published news on June 11 stating...
Surging Bluefin Catches In Libya Soften Prices
Libyan fishers are reporting one of the strongest bluefin seasons in years, buoyed by abundant catches of the high-value species known locally as ‘blue gold.’ Bluefin is a staple food for...
Spanish Tuna Buyers Give Little Weight To Fisher Welfare, Study Finds
Spanish buyers place little weight on the welfare and working conditions of fishermen when purchasing tuna products, exposing a significant disconnect between consumer awareness and labor...
Bangkok Meeting Puts Spotlight On WCPO Tuna Crews
Stronger international cooperation, compliance with global regulations, and coordinated efforts to promote fair recruitment emerged as key priorities for improving protections for fishers and...
Spanish Canners Curb Frozen Pre-Cooked Loins Imports
European canners bought fewer frozen pre-cooked loins in Q1 2026, with prices also declining. Demand from Spanish plants, historically the largest buyers, eased as inventories remained high...
EU Canners Snap Up Cheap Chinese Pre-Cooked Loins Despite Weak Demand
EU canneries reduced their intake of intermediate products in the first quarter of this year, their demand muted by high inventories from last year when exceptional volumes were purchased....
Pacific Officials Receive Training For EU -18 Degrees Rule
National competent authorities (NCAs) of Fiji, Kiribati, and the Solomon Islands gathered last week in Suva, Fiji, for a two-week technical training on the EU -18 degrees Celsius regulation...
Environmental DNA And The Future Of Tuna Fisheries Monitoring
- VIEWPOINT - The future of sustainable tuna management relies on improved stock assessments, which remain the backbone of scientific advice for fisheries management. These assessments...
Dongwon Brings Fresh South Korean Bluefin To Retail Consumers
Dongwon Industries has begun nationwide retail sales of fresh bluefin for sashimi harvested from South Korean waters, marketing the product as never-frozen and maintaining chilled conditions...
US Senators Propose Bill To Curb Flags Of Convenience
Two US Senators last week introduced a bipartisan Senate bill, ‘Protecting US Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act,’ to crack down on foreign tuna and other fishing vessels that exploit...
Tuna RFMOs Face Key Gaps In Meeting FAO Transshipment Standards
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) released a report recently pointing out that none of the five tuna RFMOs fully implements the 2022 FAO Voluntary Guidelines for...
