The Korean language-learning website, TEK, is currently using years old aggressive tuna commercials by Sajo canned tuna to easily teach viewers Korean. Also, ads from other firms are subject...
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IATTC Deal On FAD Reduction Blocked By Spanish Interests
IATTC members have once again failed to agree on conservation measures for tropical tuna in the EPO. The RFMO’s annual online meeting, which came to an end last Friday, represented the third...
Breaking News: Bolton Enters US Market Through Acquisition Of Wild Planet
Today, Bolton Group announced the acquisition of Wild Planet Foods. Bolton says the transaction is in line with its strategy to accelerate growth at an international level as a global player...
Dongwon Tuna Gift Box Of USD 859 Sold Out In One Day
The South Korean tuna and seafood company Dongwon Industries launched this month a premium sashimi gift set for the festivity of Chuseok in September. Within one day, reservations for the...
Skipjack Catches Suspended From A Mexican Purse Seine MSC Certification
Part of the MSC certification of a Mexican tuna purse seine fishery has been suspended. Additionally, the same organization was recently denied a variation request that asked for more time to...
Indian Ocean Carriers Moving Skipjack To Ecuadorian Canners
The tuna catches in the Indian Ocean remain at the normal level expected in August and the inventory level of canneries in the region can be defined as moderate. Until recently, there has not...
ISSF: Support Vessels Should Also Have Onboard Observer Coverage
Purse seiners often utilize support vessels, also called auxiliary, supply, or tender, and they help to increase fishing efficiency and contribute to effort creep. However, there is a need to...
Seiner Chief Officer Turns YouTuber While 27 Months Onboard
Korean Kim Hyun-Moo has been on board for 27 months as Chief Officer on a tuna vessel owned by Sajo Group. The 27-year-old boarded the seiner in May 2019 without knowing it would be his home...
Marshall Islands Vaccinated 132 Tuna Sailors In One Day
Marshall Islands has officially reinstalled its vaccination program for tuna fishermen. From now on, all Fridays will be reserved for commercial sailors to get their jabs, informed the...
US Canners Spread Albacore Loins Sourcing, Less Reliant On Thailand
Deliveries of pre-cooked loins to US-based canneries during the first half of the year strongly dropped compared to 2020. In fact, just like in the case of canned and pouched tuna, imports...
FDA Detects Minuscule Levels Of “Forever Chemicals” In Canned Tuna
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has found some levels of “forever chemicals” in processed products including canned tuna but said that it does not mean that the foods must be...
Dongwon Boldly Introduces MSC Tuna In Korean Market
In a move to bring sustainable tuna to Korean consumers, Dongwon F&B has launched Dongwon MSC skipjack canned tuna. It announced on August 19 that the product will be available to the...
Thai Union’s New Tuna Commitment Leaning On FIPs, Despite High MSC Availability
Thai Union (TU) recently released a Tuna Commitment 2021 progress report which gives an overview of its next stage of work in terms of responsible tuna sourcing by 2025 and how its...
Philippines Powering Recovery Of US Pouch Market
The import volumes of pouched tuna into the US have been normalizing after last year's near-complete shutdown of the foodservice sector deeply depressed the trading of these products. Filipino...
Will IATTC End Meeting Without Conservation Measures Again?
IATTC members are currently debating tropical tuna conservation measures for the period 2022-2024. While they had a fairly hopeful feeling going into this week’s meeting after the...
High Risk Piracy Areas In IO Reduced
Less piracy in the Indian Ocean (IO) has resulted in changes regarding the geographic boundaries of the waters considered High Risk Areas (HRA). Starting September 1, the HRA borders to the...
Tuna Gets Royal Attention & More Social Media Trends
It is amazing how tuna is always a popular topic on social media. This time, the Atuna team found some hilarious, wonderful, and even royal posts starring tuna. Crown Prince Frederik of...
Mozambique Demands USD 3 Billion Compensation In Tuna Bond Trial
In the trial currently taking place on the grounds of a Mozambican prison, the prosecution has demanded that the 19 accused of blackmail, forgery, embezzlement, and money laundering pay the...
India: Poor Fishers Should Not Bear Responsibility For IO Yellowfin Decline
India has officially objected to the quota cuts in the newest IOTC yellowfin rebuilding plan adopted during the annual meeting in June. The country pointed out that large-scale industrial...
WCPO Skipjack Volume Falls As FAD Ban Comes Into Place
WCPO purse seine catch volumes fell sharply in July as the FAD ban began and fishing took place in both the eastern and western zones of the PNA. There was a sharp 15 percent decline from June...
