Following a Withhold Release Order (WRO) by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on seafood harvested by a Vanuatu-flagged and Taiwan-owned tuna longliner, ‘Da Wang’, Greenpeace has alleged...
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More Seiner Activity But Less Catches In WCPO
The purse seine fishing days in the WCPO increased in July 2020 despite COVID-19. The number of VDS days that month was also the third-highest since January 2015. However, all this activity...
Starring Tuna On Social Media
The Atuna team has picked out some amazing posts on social media platforms starring tuna, from bluefin sightings to the amazing work of Ghanaian pole-and-line fishermen. Bluefin sighted in UK...
Former Bumble Bee CEO Lischewski Self-Surrenders To Jail
The former CEO of Bumble Bee, Chris Lischewski, was scheduled to self-surrender to a minimum-security prison in Lompoc, California, on August 17 in the afternoon. He is most likely already in...
Spanish North Atlantic Albacore Season Closes
On August 18, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries announced the closure of the northern albacore fishery in the Atlantic. Vessels flagged to the country have been prohibited from...
China Increasing Grip On Richest Pacific Tuna EEZ
The new Kiribati government is pro-China and the Asian giant is using this as an opportunity to increase its influence in the Pacific island nation. President Taneti Maamau was re-elected in...
Thailand Frozen Skipjack Imports At 5-Year Low
In a period when Thai canners experienced an unusual boost in business, they imported significantly less frozen skipjack, which accounts for the bulk of their production volume. The amount of...
US Longline Captain “Illegally” Jailed
Michael Foy, Captain of the US longliner ‘Rebel Lady’ which fish for tuna and swordfish, is awaiting imprisonment on charges of illegal entry into the British Virgin Islands (BVI) during the...
NOAA Adopts Extra Measures To Protect US Observers
NOAA Fisheries has announced the implementation of extra measures to secure the safety of US observers on tuna vessels. After years of US-led negotiations, the IATTC Emergency Action Plan, a...
Bangladesh Explores Creating Tuna Fleet
The Bangladeshi government is planning to create a tuna fleet and boost fish production in the country. The Department of Fisheries submitted a proposal for purchasing purse seiners to the...
Pacific Tuna Tagging To Take Place Within MPA
The Pacific Community (SPC) has started its seven-week tuna tagging program for the world’s largest tuna fishery despite challenges posed by COVID-19. The research expedition vessel departed...
Artic Fox II Skipper Died Trying To Save Crew
The daughter of the captain of the capsized albacore troller, ‘Arctic Fox II’, recently said that her father died trying to save his crew. The 76-year old skipper, Tom Lindberg, and another...
Canned Tuna Sales Normalize After Pandemic Peak
Canned tuna sales in the US have stabilized after it hit its peak in March this year, according to the latest figures. By the end of week 28 (July 12), just over eight million pounds of...
Bangkok Sharply Increases Albacore Imports And Production
In the first half of 2020, Thailand took in less volume of frozen whole round frozen skipjack compared to the year before but sharply increased its albacore buying. Up to Q2 2020, a total...
Maldives To Liberalize Skipjack Tuna Trade
The Maldivian Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources, and Agriculture has broadened the possibilities for companies to purchase skipjack with the aim to improve its domestic tuna industry....
Will FTA Make Ecuadorian Tuna Flood Mexican Market?
There is dissatisfaction among Mexican tuna industry professionals about their national government signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Ecuador. They fear that low-priced and low-quality...
Phytoplankton Size Can Help Predict Annual Tuna Catch
Two scientists have published a new study that can help predict the catch rate of bigeye for up to four years in the Hawaii longline fishery by using information about the sizes of...
SKJ1.8:BKK Price Follows Its Predictable Path
The rise in the Bangkok skipjack price is showing the same trend as we have seen in the past few years during the month of August. According to Atuna sources, deals are being made at much...
Colombian Outcry Over Japanese Longliner License
Colombian National Fishing Authority (AUNAP) has granted a license to Japanese longliner Koyo Marú No. 7 permitting it to fish for tuna in the nation's Atlantic Ocean EEZ. This has created...
TU Updates On Russian Cannery Shares
Today, Thai Union announced additional information about its acquisition of shares in TUMD Luxembourg S.à.r.l, which Atuna reported on recently. Thai Union currently holds 49,732,490 shares,...
