Yesterday, Atuna reported that since July 3, a Senegal-flagged purse seiner has been detained at Port de Luanda in Angola. New information regarding the seizure shows that this...
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Suspected Pirate Kidnappings Of 5 Pole+Line Fishermen
Five seamen are suspected of being kidnapped by hijackers from Nigeria after a Ghanaian fishing vessel was reported missing this Monday. The abandoned vessel was rescued by the Ghana Navy,...
Is The Fishing Industry Ready For Autonomous Vessels?
Technology has improved the fishing industry tremendously – from drones to acoustic probes to electronic monitoring and guiding information systems – they are aiding with a...
Revolutionary: Aldi Switches Price Entry Canned Tuna To MSC
Aldi Belgium (part of Aldi Nord company) recently switched their price entry canned skipjack assortment to MSC-certified tuna. At the beginning of this year, the retailer introduced...
Purse Seiner Detained In Angola With 30 Crewmembers On Board
Since July 3, a Senegal-flagged purse seiner has been detained at the Angolan port of Luanda. The vessel, Pont Saint Louis, is owned by Senegalaise de...
Bumble Bee Looking To Sell Off Brands To Meet Its Debts
There is a high possibility that Bumble Bee will be able to meet its debts if Canadian company, Clover Leaf Seafoods Co., is sold. The latter is a subsidiary of Lion Capital, the UK private...
Atuna Poll: Is Bolton Group The Prime Candidate To Take Over Clover Leaf Seafood?
In April 2019, Clover Leaf Seafood Co., was put up for sale. The Canadian canned tuna processor is a subsidiary of the UK private equity firm, Lion Capital LLP,...
EU And Senegal Quickly Agree On Tuna Fishing Deal
Last Friday, a new fisheries agreement was made between the African country of Senegal and representatives of the European Commission. The parties reached a consensus after just one round of...
FDA Issues Listeria Warning For Topway’s Raw Tuna
A federal warning has gone out to restaurants and retailers regarding Topway Enterprises Inc raw tuna products. This comes months after the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) found...
Morocco To Provide 128 Fishing Licenses To European Vessels
Morocco has ratified its fishing agreement with the EU -- a total of 128 European vessels will be granted permission to fish in the African Country. From the licenses...
Readers: FAD Ban Period Will Make Skipjack Prices Go Up
More than half of Atuna’s readers think that the current FAD ban period in the Western Pacific Central region will make the skipjack prices go up. Also, according to the poll...
NZ Credit Suisse Banker Received Millions In ‘Tunabonds’ Scandal
New Zealander Andrew Pearse, an ex-Credit Suisse banker, has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge regarding a USD 2 billion hidden loans scheme in Mozambique, which plunged the country...
China Rejects Dongwon’s Tuna Over Excessive Additives
The excessive use of additives like phosphoric acid and phosphate in Dongwon’s chili canned tuna has caused the Chinese General Administration of Customs to reject 2,160 kilograms of the...
Azores Pole & Line Fishers Looking At Naturland Tuna Certification
The government of Azores is looking to expand their tuna certifications catalog as part of their national plan for the Valorization of Tuna. They want to add...
IATTC Data Shows Good EPO Skipjack Fishing Season
Skipjack catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) have increased, according to the tuna catch data from January till June 2, 2019, published by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna...
Turnaround Adviser Appointed As Bumble Bee Defaults On Loans
Since the end of March, Bumble Bee has been in technical financial default and has hired turnaround adviser, AlixPartners, for restructuring talks with the lenders. The tuna canner has...
Japan Wants An Increase In Bluefin Quota, Again
Japan is planning to request an increase in their tuna catch quota for bluefin in the Pacific Ocean. The news comes less than a year after their latest...
No WCPFC Harvest Control Rules Threatens MSC Certifications
This month, The Pacific Island Tuna Industry Association (PITIA) held its two-day annual general meeting in Nadi, Fiji. The goal of the meeting was to identify the current...
Chief Mate Indicted For Killing 8 Crewmembers On Taiwanese Vessel
A Filipino chief mate has been charged with the killing of eight of his fellow crewmembers aboard a Taiwanese tuna fishing vessel by prosecutors in Pingtung County, Taiwan. The...
Albacora To Pay USD 56 Million In Taxes Due
After more than three years, the international arbitration over tax charges in the Ecuadorian Free Zone (Zona Franca) between the Spanish tuna company Albacora and Ecuador has come...
