An Algerian fleet owner has commissioned Astilleros del Ulla, a Spanish shipyard located in the province of Pontevedra, to build a new fiber tuna purse seiner for...
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Palau Considering Exception For Small Scale-Japanese Skipjack Fishers
The majority of Palau’s senators support Japan’s request to allow vessels to continue their commercial fishing operation in the island nation’s EEZ. Palau President Tommy Remengesau...
StarKist Goes Asian With New Tuna Pouch Line
With recent data supporting a strong acceleration of tuna pouch sales, Dongwon-owned StarKist is aptly riding this consumer trend with the release of new Asian-inspired single...
No Documents: Vietnamese Fresh Tuna Blocked In Vladivostok
Special Authorities at the Vladivostok airport seized 100 kilograms of Vietnamese tuna, preventing the import of the product due to the absence of documentation.The air cargo of Vietnamese...
Concerns In Somalia Over Effects Of Chinese Tuna Deal
Somali fishing communities have criticized the new deal between the Somalian government and vessels tied to the China Overseas Fisheries Association. The Memorandum of...
NOAA Seeking Volunteers In Tagging Tuna
The Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Program (AOTTP), established by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in 2015, studies key aspects of bigeye,...
Thai Union, WWF Report Progress On Sourcing Transparency
Thai Union and WWF have released their first report on sourcing transparency and sustainability entitled “Sourcing Transparency: Wild Caught Fish and Shellfish." The sustainability...
WWF Co-Finances Study Of Future Longliner Deck Hands
Deck Hand Fishing and Offshore Fishing Skipper Scholarships were awarded to 46 students from the Fiji Maritime Academy through a partnership with New Zealand Aid’s Ministry of Foreign...
PNA Working Group To Finalize New FAD Tracking Measures
A draft of a new PNA fish aggregating device (FAD) Tracking and Registration Measure is expected to be completed during a PNA working group meeting from Feb. 13 to 15 in Majuro, Marshall...
Interview: CTI Takes The Plunge Into Blackfin Market
Earlier this week, Atuna reported that the Curacao-based startup company, Caribbean Tuna International (CTI) had begun shipping blackfin tuna via aerial shipments to Amsterdam, the...
US Customs Issues Detention Order On Vanuatu Tuna Longliner
US Customs and Border Protection has flagged a tuna longline vessel in Vanuatu for alleged forced labor in its catching operations. Any tuna that has been landed by...
Dongwon F&B Stock Strongly Underperforming Against KOSPI
Shares of South Korean canned tuna firm Dongwon F&B last traded at KRW 264,000 (USD 234.65), representing an 11 percent drop since the beginning of the year. The deep-sea fishing...
French TV Investigation Criticizes Tuna Fishing Industry, Thai Union Reacts
Fish aggregating devices (FADs) are being used to catch “mostly” juvenile yellowfin tuna, according to a French TV investigation. Journalist Sophie Le Gall told viewers that FADs in the Indian...
Tons Of Tuna Rot Away Over Lack Of Buyers
Kenyan fishermen have appealed to the government to help them find a market for their catch after having been forced to discard tons of rotting tuna due to lack of buyers. There was an...
Meeting On Tuna Supply And Fishing Activities Commences
The third concentration meeting between the Indian Ocean Tuna Processing Industry and the European Union (EU) Fishing Industry has opened at the Intercontinental Resort in Balaclava,...
Wounded Mexican Tuna Crew Rescued By Helicopter
A crew member has suffered a blow to the head with an ice chest loaded with freshly-caught tuna weighing over one ton. The longliner “Buenaventure V” was east...
Ante Gotovina Partners With Metro For Adriatic Tuna Sales
A tuna company owned by Croatian General Ante Gotovina has signed an agreement with Metro, a food distributing and wholesale company to the food service and catering sector. ...
Ship Tracking Tech Used To Unlock High Seas Activity
New ship tracking technology can track vesels no matter where they are in the world. In some cases, captains can switch off the current way of tracking ships, the Automatic...
PNAO CEO: Up To 80,000 FADs Deployed In PNA Waters Annually
A three-month ban in the Pacific waters on fish aggregating devices (FADs) has been extended for another year to allow tuna stocks to recover. Around 50,000 to 80,000 FADs are...
Voracious Fishing To Blame For Declining Mexican Stocks, Former Mayor Claims
Yellowfin tuna catch off the Gulf of Mexico has decreased up to 70 percent due to ravenous fishing habits and high commercialization, according to the former Mayor of Tuxpan turned businessman...
