April has been nothing but eventful for the tuna industry, starting with the shocking news of Korean tuna canner Dongwon Group’s founder stepping down after 50 years of service. Kim...
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Celebrate UN World Tuna Day On May 2 With Your Team
In two days, it’s the United Nations official World Tuna Day! On May 2, for the ninth time, World Tuna Day will be celebrated. What are you doing on World Tuna...
Will PBN Become The New Tuna Powerhouse Of Indonesia?
Indonesian processor PT. Pahala Bahari Nusantara (PBN) announced in its press release the expansion of their product range with food service tuna pouches. Since...
The First “Piel De Atún” Festival In Cádiz
The movement “Piel de Atún” (tuna skin) is organizing its first tuna festival, to be held from May 2 to May 5 in Cádiz, Spain. Opening on World Tuna Day and hoping to raise...
A Call To Action: China Must Lead In Fighting IUU
China is once again at the center of attention as it recently ranked the worst in terms of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. With a record score of 4.7, China was...
MSC Partnership For Aichi Target Will Aid Tuna Industry
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently announced that it is an official indicator for the second Aichi Target as part of the global Biodiversity Indicators...
Pacific Island Nations Set Target For On-Board Electronic Monitoring By 2023
The Pacific Island Countries gave their full backing to the adoption of on-board Electronic Monitoring (EM) at the T3 Challenge Regional Symposium held in Pohnpei, April 11-12....
Should Tuna-Like Species Have The Same Duty As Skipjack In The US?
Atuna recently reported about the continuous surge of tuna-like Chunk Light imports by US buyers from Chinese suppliers in 2018. The rise of imports of Euthynnus Affinis...
‘Vegan Tuna’ Should Not Be Labeled Tuna, Half Of The Industry Says
It’s a tough call for the tuna industry on whether to label plant-based imitation“tuna” as a tuna product. As the poll results show, 50 percent of the Atuna readers think that vegan tuna...
Softening Skipjack Prices In Both Bangkok And Manta
After a rapid rise in prices since February, prices for whole round frozen skipjack (1.8 kg and up) unloaded in Bangkok slid to USD 1,500 per M/T from its previous level of USD...
Pirates Who Attacked Spanish Seiner Delivered To Seychelles
Captured pirates who were allegedly involved in the attack of the two tuna purse seiners GT Adria and Txori Argi on April 21, 2019, have been delivered to the authorities in Seychelles....
Out Of The Box Thinking On Sustainability Needed Says PNA CEO
“Innovative fisheries management has been the hallmark of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) since the establishment of its office in the Marshall Islands in 2010,” said PNA...
Senegal’s 2018 Tuna Pouch Shipments To USA Skyrocket
Senegal is the first African country to have truly and finally broken into the US market as a volume supplier, due to its skyrocketing tuna pouch exports in 2018. The country's main...
Toyosu Market’s Last Auction In Japanese Heisei Era
As Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates on April 30, the Toyosu Market today had its last auction day in the current Heisei era. The new era named, Reiwa, begins on May 1...
World “Tuno” Day Should Provoke Discussion On Plant-Based Alternatives
Through its mission of saving oceans and making people aware of eating more sustainable food, Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF) announced Tuesday, April 30 would be its own World Tunotm...
Price For Japanese Bigeye Imports Continues To Drop
Earlier this month, Atuna reported about the declining trend of FOB prices for Japanese imports of frozen bigeye. The trend continues in February, according to data from Japanese Customs....
Brazil Firming Its Grip On Tuna Vessels Using FADs
Brazil intends to get a better grip on tuna fishers using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs). Recently, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply through the Secretariat of...
Pioneer Cannery Organizes Safety Week
Tuna producer Pioneer Food Cannery organized a three-day 'Safety Week' in Tema New Town, Ghana. Over 200 residents were examined by medical officers from C&J Medics for hypertension,...
Arrest Of Senegal’s Purse Seiner False Alarm
Following the case of the arrest of the Solevant vessel on April 7, Atuna requested for updated information from the involved authorities. Both Grand Bleu, the owner of...
Without Alternative For Cannery, American Samoa Could Face Fiscal Doom
If American Samoa’s tuna cannery closes, the island nation may suffer an economic disaster, according to a draft report by the Commerce Department. The 66-page document said that for decades...
