The Mexican government is trying to prevent excessive soy in canned tuna products so a new regulation has been issued. This decision was taken after research last year revealed that multiple...
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American Protesters Armed With Bumble Bee Canned Tuna Says Trump
In what sounds like a line taken out of a late-night comedy show, the President of the United States of America has said that the protesters in the country are attacking police by throwing...
US Initiative In The Pacific To Keep China Out
The US Coast Guard (USCG) on Thursday promised a greater presence in the Pacific in order to keep IUU fishing vessels out and called out China’s distant water fleet for committing illegal...
Atlantic Skipjack Landings In Abidjan Stabilizing, Prices Up
Tuna prices in Abidjan, one of the most important tuna ports in the Atlantic, have been inflated in the last couple of months. Now, with COVID-19 measures in place, the Ivory Coast tuna...
Expert Shreds Dolphin Meat In Canned Tuna DNA Research
Recently, the Mexican tuna industry was dumbstruck by the news that research by a local university found dolphin meat inside cans of tuna sold domestically. Atuna spoke with the...
Carrier Charged USD 1 Million For Illegal Activity In PNG
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG's) National Fisheries Authority detained and fined a Panama-flagged carrier in Rabaul, one of the major tuna transshipment ports in the nation, for operating under an...
Maldives Increases Floor Price For Tuna Exporters
This week, the Maldivian fisheries ministry set the minimum price for processors to purchase skipjack and yellowfin raw material intended for exports slightly higher than four months ago. The...
Kenya Plans To Restore Its Tuna Business
President Uhuru Kenyatta stated that the Kenyan government wants to make the fisheries sector a key driver for the economy and the country to benefit more from its fish resources. He unveiled...
After Peak Catches In PNG, Seiners Moving East Again
Even though the FAD ban has kept effort at high levels, the number of days purse seiners spent in the WCPO stabilized as well as the amount of tuna taken from the waters of the PNA and the...
Will More EU Retailers Shut Their Doors To IO Tuna?
Over the weekend, leading Belgium retailer Colruyt Group announced on a LinkedIn post that it will no longer source canned tuna – both skipjack and yellowfin – from the Indian Ocean (IO)...
Atuna Readers: OPAGAC’s MSC Plan Is Too Ambitious
OPAGAC's colossal undertaking of simultaneously entering MSC full assessment in four oceans for skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye fished both on FAD and free school sets has never been attempted...
Mozambique Port Increases Space For Larger Tuna Vessels
The Beira fishing port in Mozambique is close to its first anniversary after its rebuilding, and its role in the tuna and fishing industry has expanded. Recently, it was revealed that large...
Dutch Pole-And-Line Tuna Brand Reaches The US
A new sustainable seafood brand is hitting the U.S. this month. Dutch celebrity chef, Bart van Olphen, is bringing his sustainable seafood label Fish Tales to Americans under the newly...
EU Allows The UK To Join Fisheries Organizations
The EU Council has decided by 'Implementing Decision' of September 18, that the UK is allowed to commit to international agreements concerning the EU’s fisheries policy on its own behalf...
Germans Empty Dutch Tuna Stockpiles To Meet Explosive Demand
In order to supply the growing demand for canned tuna that Germany experienced during the first half of the year, buyers imported much more tuna than what was recorded in the previous year....
Hawaii Supreme Court Holds Fate Of Foreign Longline Fishers
Last Friday, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the legality of granting commercial licenses to foreign workers employed in the state's longline fishing fleet -- which mainly...
Belgium Market Leader Shuts Door To All Indian Ocean Tuna
The Belgium market-leading retailer, Colruyt, has made an unprecedented and bold move by announcing that it will no longer be buying any tuna products sourced from the Indian Ocean for its...
Human Rights Worries Could Jeopardize Philippine’s EU Zero Duty
Philippines’ tuna trade with Europeans is on shaky ground since the EU Parliament recently denounced the deteriorating human rights situation under the Duterte administration. Following...
Former Mozambican President Under Investigation In Tuna Scandal
The Mozambican tuna scandal saga in which USD 2 billion of loans for state projects, including tuna-related fishing activity that never materialized, is far from over. The nation's Attorney...
US To Approve Mandatory ER For Its Longliners
Following a meeting on September 17, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council amended a regulation making it compulsory for US longliners to submit logbook data after each...
