On the heels of the EU noting that Panama is at risk of being identified as a non-cooperating country in combating IUU fishing, the Panamanian government has...
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Worries Over Chinese Influence On Kiribati’s Tuna Resource
The growth of China’s geopolitical influence in the South Pacific has been worrying some experts, who convened at the Global Taiwan Institute last week. Retired Navy...
EU Finances Vessels To Prevent Young Somalis From Piracy
The FAO recently delivered twelve small tuna fishing boats to Somalia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources. The vessels were given as part of a...
Brazil In Negotiations With American Tuna Company
The Brazilian state of Ceará is looking to expand its tuna businesses as it is currently in negotiations with an American tuna company. The Executive Secretary for...
Anchored FADs To Help Galapagos Fishermen Catch Tuna
In the Islands of the Galapagos, in Ecuador, an initiative to preserve the population of native species with slow reproductive cycles is redirecting fishermen to catch more tuna and other...
Samoan Tuna Cleaners Earn 5 Times More In Pago Pago
The government of the Independent Republic of Samoa has announced an increase in the minimum wage which will come into effect on January 1, 2020. However, even with the rise,...
2020 EU Tuna Autonomous Tariff Quota Will Open Soon
As of January 1, 2020, the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) for frozen pre-cooked tuna loins will be opened again for imports from outside the EU. In 2019, the ATQ was determined for 30,000...
Uncertain New Year’s Bigeye Prices In Honolulu
As New Year’s Eve approaches and the demand for ahi tuna increases in Honolulu, the price for this traditional holiday food remains uncertain. At the Tamashiro Market on Thursday, prices...
Help For Drifting US Seiner In PNA Waters
Yesterday, Atuna reported that the US-flagged purse seiner ‘Danielle Lynn’ was drifting in the South Pacific and asking for assistance. Today, the news was received that the...
Seaweed Invasion Threatening Spanish Bluefin Catch
In Spain, almadraba fishermen are concerned about the consequences of an invasive algae that threatens next year's bluefin fishing season. Algeciras al Minuto reported that The...
US Seiner Helplessly Adrift In PNA Waters
'Danielle Lynn,' a US purse seiner drifting in the South Pacific since December 12, has asked for assistance from other vessels in the area. The seiner was unable to continue its trip....
EU’s Self-Sufficiency On Tuna Is Minimal
Tuna imports into the EU dropped one percent in 2018, according to Finfish Study 2019. The report was written by the EU Fish Processors and Traders Association (AIPCE) and the European...
GrupoMar To Discuss Mexican Tuna Market At AMAtuna 2020
The Mexican canned tuna industry has been growing steadily in the last five years. Surprisingly, in the North American country, fish and seafood are the main sources of protein, positioned...
New Locally Produced Tuna Product In Solomon Islands
KOKONUT Solomon Islands (KOSI) launched a new tuna product during the Christmas market in the country. The canned line is called Tuna in Kokonut Oil and it supports domestic...
No Management Complacency In WCPFC
Graham Philling, Director of the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Oceanic Fisheries Programme, said during an RNZ radio interview that there is no room for complacency in the way the...
No Signs Of Lowering Demand For Thai Canned Tuna
Thailand’s canned tuna exports in Q3 of 2019 continued the upward trend of the last couple of years and grew again. However, products were invoiced at an average lower...
Spain Refutes Overfishing Yellowfin In Indian Ocean
Another accusation has been leveled against the EU fleet, especially the Spanish, for overfishing red-rated yellowfin in the Indian Ocean – this time by Seychelles. A fisheries...
Could Panama Be Facing Second EU Yellow Card?
Today, EU notified Panama about the risk of being identified as a non-cooperating country in combating Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU) fishing on tuna. Normally, this...
TUNO Denied Entry Into Boston Seafood Show In 2020
Plant-based tuna alternative, TUNO, will not be allowed to be displayed at the Seafood Expo North America 2020, and its owning company is not happy about this. The TUNO...
Japanese Tuna Fishermen Denied Compensation By High Court
A Japanese High Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that dismissed a claim by former tuna fishermen and bereaved relatives for state compensation over hydrogen bomb tests at Bikini Atoll,...
