In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the IOTC decided to postpone the Commission to November 2 to 6 in Bali, Indonesia. However, Indonesia has backed down from hosting the event as it...
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Atuna Team Celebrates World Tuna Day
In honor of the World Tuna Day, the Atuna team would like to share with our readers some of the tuna dishes with which we celebrate the occasion during lunch. Clockwise: tuna poke bowl, tuna...
2020 Marks Memorable Affair For Celebrating The Mighty Tuna
World Tuna Day this year has a different flavor to it. Although a quiet affair, this annual event is still going to be a memorable one for different reasons. In 2017, the UN officially...
MSC 2020 Handbook Says Sustainable Tuna Sales Doubled
In good news for the sustainable efforts taken by the tuna industry, today Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) reported that the sales of MSC certified tuna have more...
NGOs Sue Trump’s Administration For Bluefin Bycatch Law
Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against US authorities stating that a new federal bycatch law “threatens the very foundation of the bluefin population” and goes against the...
Chinese Fishing Firm Donates Health Equipment To Iran
A major Chinese tuna and seafood fishing group made a donation of medical face masks to Iran, where the Asian country’s fleet has a strong presence. In the midst of the...
Seiner Denied To Leave Port Amid Observer’s Murder Investigation
Kiribatian authorities have opened a murder investigation following the suspicious death of a national observer on board a Taiwanese tuna purse seiner. Consequently, the vessel remains...
Tuna Facts That Will Amaze You
Happy World Tuna Day! May 2 marks the annual World Tuna Day, a time to celebrate and honor our favorite fish. This United Nations initiative was created in 2017 to bring attention to the...
Virtual Conference For MSC Fisheries Standard Review
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced that it will be holding a virtual conference for its Fisheries Standard Review consultation on May 13 at 1400 UTC. Every five years, these...
Small-Scale Fisheries Collateral Damage In IUU Battle?
In recent years, much attention has been given to the issue of IUU fishing and how to battle this problem. Newly released research looks at how IUU discourses and regulations are undermining...
2019 Strong Year For Canned Tuna In Finland
After the volume of canned tuna imported to Finland fell significantly in 2018, the demand took a big surge last year making it the highest in the last five years. Buyers in the northern...
El Niño Impact On Tuna Fishing Exaggerated?
El Niño is known for its devastating consequences across the world such as droughts, flooding, and increasing sea surface temperatures. A new study on this climate pattern and its effects on...
Mexican Tuna Firm Sues Umami Seafood For “Bad Faith”
Servax Bleu, a Mexican tuna firm, has a filed lawsuit against California-based Umami Sustainable Seafood accusing the latter of running a “campaign to harm” it and acting in bad faith by...
Waiting Game Puts Seychelles Skipjack Price In Doldrums
There has been hardly any change in the market situation in the Indian Ocean (IO), which is reflected in the skipjack price. Due to the coronavirus crisis, production in the processing plants...
US Coast Guard Boards Venezuelan Seiner Looking For Drugs
The Venezuelan tuna purse seiner ‘Taurus I,’ which fishes in the Pacific near the Costa Rican coast, was intercepted and boarded by the US Coast Guard (USCGC) on April 28. This was done in an...
Massive Reduction In US Meat Supply Good For Canned Tuna?
In order to keep food supply in the US continuous, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday mandating the meatpacking industry remain open despite the coronavirus crisis. He...
Frinsa Expanding Production In Portugal
The Portuguese processing tuna and seafood company A Poveira, which is controlled in its majority by the Spanish group Frinsa, is expanding its production in the middle of the COVID-19...
COVID-19 Reshaping Latin American Tuna Industry
In Latin America, like in any other region, how the COVID-19 pandemic will reshape the tuna industry is a question that many are asking. In an attempt to answer this, economist and expert,...
SKJ1.8:BKK Level Depressed By Cut In Production
The benchmark Bangkok tuna price is showing major signs of turning bearish due to the negative impact from the global coronavirus crisis. There are also indications that more raw material...
Record Yellowfin Catch Could Have Been ‘Priceless’
Days before the COVID-19 lockdown was imposed, a fisherman in the US state of Mississippi caught a yellowfin weighing over 107 kilograms. The tuna was certified as a state-record. It was...
