In November, the Bangkok skipjack price jumped to an unexpected level driven by poor WCPO catches. Also, the ICCAT concluded its annual meeting, a lawsuit was filed over ‘Tuna Not So...
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Princes Joins New Sustainable Tuna Association To Represent Mauritian Interests
Princes Tuna Mauritius and IBL Seafood have joined forces and launched the Sustainable Tuna Association (STA) on November 17. The Mauritian tuna processing industry and its value chain want...
Fisherman’s Foot Amputated By Accident On Board Seiner
An accident on board the tuna vessel ‘Azteca 1’ in Mazatlán, Mexico, resulted in the amputation of a crew member’s foot, as reported by La Sirena. According to witnesses, the incident...
How Heavy Do Ethical Demands Weigh In A Canned Tuna Price War?
The UK’s market is currently experiencing an open war between retailers on canned tuna. Market leaders Tesco and Sainsbury’s are fighting discounter Aldi’s super low prices by matching...
Harvest Strategies Among Top Issues At WCPFC Meeting
The global tuna sector is eagerly awaiting the WCPFC 18th Annual Meeting which starts tomorrow. Feleti Teo, Executive Director of the Commission, highlighted in a letter last week that a new...
FFA Experts Urge Priority For Tropical Tuna Measures At WCPFC18
Before the WCPFC annual meeting on Wednesday, the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) and representatives of the fisheries administrations of FSM and Kiribati talked about the need for...
High French Trade Activity Dominates European Market
The volume of imported canned tuna in the EU was at almost the same level as last year, but trading dynamics within the bloc changed slightly. French importers were very active, making them...
Panama Could Get Rid Of EU Yellow Card Soon
This week, officials from the EU will be visiting Panama to check the country’s progress on its efforts to get rid of its yellow card, said The Secretary-General of the Aquatic Resources...
Falling Marine Gas Oil Costs Compensating For Low Catch Volumes
Fuel prices for purse seiners have fallen following market worry over Omicron variant of COVID-19. This must come as welcome news by seiner operators who have been experiencing slow catches in...
Strong Q3 EU Buying Sends Canned Tuna Imports Up
Despite increased container freight charges and various raw material costs hammering the tuna industry, canned tuna import volumes within the EU up to Q3 2021 appear to have been only very...
Two Deaths During Mexican Seiner’s Maintenance
Two Mexicans died last week while they were doing maintenance work on board the tuna purse seiner, 'Constanza', at the port of Ensenada. The cause of death was fuel intoxication while the men...
PNG Loining Plant Closed Due To Intermittent Water Supply
A pre-cooked loins tuna processing plant in Wewak, PNG, had to halt operations temporarily due to interruptions in its water supply. The South Seas Tuna Corporation (SSTC) Ltd, which processes...
Readers Think HCRs For WCPFC Remain Uncertain
With the WCPFC Regular meeting in sight, Atuna asked its readers their opinion on whether they think the 26 members of the RFMO will agree on harvest control rules for tropical tuna. HCRs have...
Malaysian Fishermen Oppose Tuna Project In Penang
The Penang Fishermen's Association in Malaysia is opposing a private company buying seven acres (28,328 square meters) of land from the state’s Fisheries Development Board (LKIM) including a...
Indonesian Govt To Allow Foreign Fleets To Fish Tuna In Its EEZ
In order to boost the fisheries sector and overall economic development, the Indonesian government is planning to offer IDR 110.2 trillion (USD 7.71 billion) worth of commercial fishing rights...
UK’s Tuna Price War A Race To The Bottom?
Retailers in the UK are offering canned tuna at some of the cheapest prices in Europe. This is mainly the result of a fierce price war in which some of the major retailers in the country have...
ANFACO Worried Over Current Economic Strain In The Market
The Spanish processing sector has expressed its deep worries over the current economic strain in the market, which has created a state of uncertainty over tuna production. The Spanish...
Europeans’ Tuna Self-Sufficiency Is Declining
An individual European on average consumed around 24 kilograms of tuna and other fish species combined (wild-caught and farmed) in 2019. This high seafood consumption has been mainly fueled by...
Walmart US Looks To Drones To Deliver Tuna
Walmart customers can now have their canned tuna delivered via drones. Last week, the largest retailer in the US began offering aerial distribution in the state of Arkansas. Its inaugural...
Mexican Purse Seiner Catches Fire In Mazatlan Harbor
This Tuesday morning, a purse seiner belonging to Pesca Azteca caught fire in Mexico's Mazatlan port. Firefighters managed to put out the blaze. The incident was reported to the emergency...
