Shark finning incidents have been reduced by 99% in four years within the Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA) purse seine tuna fishery, says the latest report by the Marine Stewardship...
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Good Albacore Fishing In Spanish La Palma
Fishermen in La Palma, Canary Islands, have been catching an increasing number of albacore for the past few weeks. Colloquially known as “chicken of the sea”, albacore tuna is...
Spanish Businessmen Face Jail Over Contaminated Tuna Scandal
The four businessmen behind the sale of histamine-contaminated tuna that poisoned more than 100 people in Spain in 2017 are facing up to four years in prison and...
GrupoMar Invests Ten Million Dollars In New EZO Factory
In July this year, GrupoMar will start building a new factory to fabricate easy-to-open lids (EZO) for tuna cans. Antonio Suarez Gutierrez, Director of Grupomar, responded on several...
The Solomon Islands Put Yellowfin On New $5 Note
On May 2, UN World Tuna Day, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands released a new five dollar (USD 0,60) banknote. The face features a yellowfin tuna and a fishing hook -- expressing the...
Readers: Tuna-like Species And Skipjack Should Have Same Duty
On April 29, Atuna asked our readers their opinion if tuna-like species imported into the US should have the same duty as other chunk light species such as skipjack. The...
Atuna Poll: What Effect Will US Tariffs On China Have On Chunk Light Prices?
On May 10, Atuna reported about the US’s newly imposed tariffs for Chinese tuna import. As a major exporter of tuna to the US, this will affect China. There is a chance US companies...
Make MSC Certified Tuna Affordable
Dutch consumers want certified tuna but prices are too high, states Henk Brus, Managing Director of Pacifical c.v. In the presentation he gave at Atuna's European Tuna...
High Yield Catch In Eastern WCPO Makes SKJ1.8:BKK Fall
Over the past 1 ½ weeks, prices have continued to decline for whole round frozen skipjack unloaded in Bangkok. They dropped from USD 1,500 per M/T to USD 1,400 per M/T. This 6.6%...
Malaysia Working To Allow Local Tuna Fishermen In High Seas
A new motion will be submitted to the lower house of the Malaysian parliament to change the Fisheries Act in favor of local tuna fishermen entering high seas. The Ministry of...
Century Pacific Profits Grows In Q1 2019
Philippine’s top tuna canner, Century Pacific, is continuing with its winning streak from last year. The company’s gross profit grew by 9 percent in the first quarter of this year. Its profits...
Marfrío Launches New Tuna Products At Seafood Expo Global
One of the biggest players in Spain’s frozen seafood sector, Marfrío, has expanded its range of tuna-based products. The new products and packages were presented during the Seafood Expo...
Two Fishermen Rescued By Purse Seiner In High Seas
Personnel from the Ecuadorian tuna purse seiner Cap Tino B. found two fishermen in their small boat 140 nautical miles from Manta, Ecuador. They were adrift on the high seas...
US Hikes Tariffs On Chinese Tuna
Chinese tuna will be taking a massive hit with the US’s newly imposed tariffs – duties have been hiked from the previous 10% to 25%. The tariffs will be imposed on more than USD 200 billion in...
Hands Off StarKist’s Comms With Counsel, Says Judge
A California-based Federal court has rejected an attempt to force StarKist to produce communication documents between the company and its general counsel in a litigation over alleged...
US Import Alert For Vietnamese Tuna Linked To Salmonella Outbreak
Due to links with the recent Salmonella outbreak, the United States government red-listed frozen, raw tuna from Jensen Tuna of Vietnam. It was added to Import Alert 16-120 for fish from...
Spanish Commercial Vessels Anger Local Anglers In Gibraltar
Local small-scale fishermen have complained to the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) against Spanish commercial fishing vessels fishing with impunity in Gibraltar waters. GSD...
“Stop Eating Tuna”: Is This The Solution To Save Our Oceans?
In a column published by The Guardian, writer George Monbiot claims that the fishing industry is the “greatest threat to our oceans” and that actions must be taken. Unless the industry...
The Fish Group Buys Chinese Tuna Processing Plant
Singapore-based seafood processor, The Fish Group, has bought a processing plant in Zhoushan, China for tuna. Zhoushan is located at the northeastern Zhejiang province in eastern...
Vegan Tuna A ‘Slap In The Face’ For Industry
Tuno, a product being marketed as vegetarian fishless tuna, has upset the Australian Seafood Industry. Jane Lovell, CEO for Seafood Industry Australia, said fish-free substitutes were a...
