Canned tuna deliveries to American buyers during the first half of this year went back to almost the same value and volume as in the pre-pandemic year. But this means that around a quarter...
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Tuna Vessel Crew Rescues Migrants From Sinking Inflatable
On Sunday, crew from the Malta-flagged tuna longliner ‘Ave María II’ managed to rescue six migrants who had jumped into the water from a sinking inflatable with 60 people on board. The asylum...
No End In Sight To High Freight Costs For Tuna Sector
Freight costs have been higher than ever since COVID-19 started pushing shipping expenses up from late last year. Currently, pandemic-induced shutdowns in some of the world’s busiest ports,...
StarKist Samoan Employee Deported For Forged Document
A worker at the StarKist plant in American Samoa has been deported to Samoa after it was discovered that he had forged an official vaccine document. The employee traveled to the US territory...
Tuna Bond Corruption Scandal Trial Starts On Prison Ground
The trial against 19 people accused of blackmail, forgery, embezzlement, and laundering millions of dollars related to the tuna bond corruption case that shocked Mozambique, started yesterday....
ISSF Wants IATTC To Set Extra FAD Management Measures
Yesterday, the annual IATTC session started via videoconference. Members of the RFMO are trying to agree on conservation measures for tropical tuna for the next three years. Ahead of the...
Tuna, An Inspiration For Future Underwater Vehicles?
A team from an American university has created a new tuna robot that could inspire future underwater vehicles. Although other similar tunabots have been created in the last couple of years,...
French Vessel Accused Of IUU Tuna Fishing In Channel Islands
English fishermen are at loggerheads with the French with the former saying that a French commercial fishing vessel has illegally fished one ton of bluefin in Jersey Island’s waters. The...
Maldives Food Authority Worried Over Treated Tuna
Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has advised caution for parties buying and selling tuna in the Maldives because the Ministry has found that there are some processors producing tuna...
Drop in MGO Fuel Costs Some Relief For Seiner Owners
Purse seine operators can take a breather as fuel costs have declined slightly despite the latest rise in global oil prices. Oil prices rally across the world in the first half of the year hit...
Peru Industry Wants To Reduce ‘Harmful’ Canned Tuna Imports From Asia
The Peruvian tuna industry has asked its government to put local canned tuna products above those from foreign countries, especially Asian nations. The President of the Peruvian Chamber of...
Fiji Govt Green Lights Subsidies For Fleet Upgrade
The Fijian government has announced its intention to help grow the country's fishing industry with loans and subsidies. In particular, these will focus on upgrading the country’s tuna fleet....
Marshall Islands To Pick Up Pace On Vaccines For Tuna Crews
Marshall Islands will continue vaccinating foreign fishing crews after the work was paused as the Pacific nation had to inoculate its own citizens, especially those in more remote locations....
Philippines Seiner Fleet Has Huge Support Vessel Network In WCPO
The purse seine fleet of the Philippines in the WCPO expanded in 2020 but each seiner seems on average to have also at least two support vessels, which is an exceptional situation. The rapidly...
IATTC Hopes To Reach Tuna Conservation Measures One More Time
Members of the IATTC are once again set to debate tropical tuna conservation measures for the next three years. During the past meetings, countries were unable to agree on the best ways to...
Yvon Riva Set To Leave Orthongel After Chairing For Over Two Decades
The French association of frozen tuna producers Orthongel has elected a new President after 21 years. Yvon Riva is set to leave the organization on September 15 when Xavier Leduc, President of...
Is Bolton Entering The US Market With Wild Planet A Smart Move?
There are talks that Bolton Group is interested in entering the US market by purchasing the high-end premium canned tuna company Wild Planet Foods. This American label only...
Majority Of Readers Say MSC Objection Process Not Working
Over the month, Atuna has been discussing if the Marine Stewardship Council’s objection process regarding certification is working properly for stakeholders. Critics have said that it requires...
Korea Introduces App For Easier Tuna Transshipments
The Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries wants to optimize the administrative work regarding transshipments for pelagic deep-sea fishing vessels including tuna, and has established the...
Yellowfin Supply To BKK Stable Despite Reported Low Catches
Purse seine operators have reported that yellowfin catches in the WCPO have been significantly low during the first half of 2021. However, during the same period discharges of whole round...
