Martiko, the MSC pioneering fish smoking company in Spain, is expanding their range to include MSC smoked tuna in organic oil. “We wanted to offer our consumers a new added value......
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IN BRIEF: Maltese Domestic Attack Over Can Of Tuna
The dispute began when a can of tuna went missing, the accused then allegedly began throwing various items at the victim. The 40-year-old man has been granted a EUR 5,000 (USD 6,661) bail.
Know Your Business: Atuna New Website Goes Live
Your in-the-know website on tuna business news has just been upgraded! With clean, modern layout, design and faster browsing, Atuna aims to deliver substantial content on the latest news about...
Alliance Select Doubles Stock Value In 6 Months
Philippines-based tuna processor and exporter Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. (ASFII) has seen a positive rebound in Q3, with stocks doubling from PHP 0.57 to PHP 1.17 in a period of...
High Seas Clash: Brazilian Crew Reports Death Threats
A high seas dispute involving Chinese longliner Chang Rong 4 and Brazilian longliner Oceana Pesca I had Brazilian crew members on their knees begging for their lives, based on reports from a...
New Research Turns Tuna Liver Into Gold
Researchers at the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology (Euro Fed Lipid) are evaluating different methods of extracting vitamins and fish oil from high-moisture tuna liver. The...
Atlantic High Seas Clash Between Brazil & China
A Chinese tuna vessel has rammed a Brazilian longliner off the eastern shore of Rio Grande do Norte. The altercation took place following a fishing grounds dispute in the South Atlantic Ocean....
IN BRIEF: Sea Of Cortez Biomass Revived
This image captured near Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez is evidence of Brazil's successful conservation efforts. The area is home to numerous species including Yellowfin and Skipjack.
Oil Sinking Fast: Effects On Tuna Market Prices?
As global oil prices climbed to a four-year high last October, Atuna issued an analytical report examining the relationship between the energy price hike and skipjack prices in Bangkok over...
PNA: Effort Control On Pacific High Seas – “Use It Or Trade it”
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement Office (PNAO) Chief Executive Officer Ludwig Kumoru pushes for stricter conservation and management measures not only within their 200-mile EEZs but also on...
Plans For Zhoushan Plant Pushed Back
Chinese tuna firm Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International (SK) has announced postponement of the construction of their tuna processing plant in Zhoushan, China. The company has claimed weak...
Could FTA Overturn Vietnam’s Crashing Tuna Export To The EU?
Vietnamese firms are hoping the pending Free Trade Agreement with the European Union can overturn the country’s deteriorating exports, according to a report by the Vietnam Association of...
Fiji Still Facing Setbacks From Shortage Of Tuna
Prospects for Fijian processors have taken a dip, resulting from a shortage of tuna in regional waters that was reported by the country’s Ministry of Fisheries last week. Over the last two...
Low Trading Activity Level Weakens BKK Skipjack Price
With most of the purse seiner fishing actively operating in the Eastern zones of the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), many boats are transshipping their catches in one of the most...
Maltese Farms Adds USD 61M Value To Bluefin
The Maltese National Statistics Office reported that more than 13,000 tons of tuna were sold for a net gross of USD 168 million. This amounts to USD 13,000 per ton on average, which is an...
Only 1 Carrier Observer Report For 2,045 At-Sea Transshipments
A rise in reported transshipment of longliners at sea is spotlighted in annual reports issued by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which outline a 97 percent...
Newcomer Norway Triples Bluefin TAC By 2020
As bluefin stock grows steady in the Atlantic, the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has increased Norway’s Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for bluefin from 104...
IN BRIEF: IPNLF Expands For Luxury Holiday Operator
Soneva Jani has become the first member to join the IPNLF’s responsible Tourism Initiative. The scheme is aimed at improving sustainability in the tuna supply chain particularly in hospitality...
First Indonesian Pole And Line Fisheries MSC Certified
Settled on the western tip of the east Indonesian province of New Guinea, in Sorong, the PT Citraraja Ampat Canning (PT CRAC) pole and line fishery has just been announced as Indonesia’s first...
IN BRIEF: Mozambican NGOs Demand Justice Over “Tuna Bond” Scandal
After multinational bank Credit Suisse recently escaped prosecution from the USD 2.5 billion “tuna bond” scandal, 5 NGOs in Mozambique are elevating action to the United Nations and G20 to...
