Spanish tuna market leader Grupo Calvo is extending its production floor in La Union, El Salvador. Calvo manager in El Salvador, Boris Quintanillia, has projected a foreseen...
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Marfrio To Introduce New Tuna Product Line
One of the biggest players in Spain’s frozen seafood sector, Marfrio, is launching a new tuna product line at the upcoming Conexmar fair. Marfrio, which was ranked ninth in...
Rhode Island’s New Tuna Research Facility Is Breeding Yellowfin
Over USD 1.5 million was raised through the privately funded construction of a new 4,200 square foot tuna research facility at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of...
EU Flags Several High-Histamine Cases In Past Month
Five cases of high histamine in tuna shipments were detected by the EU in the last one month, taking the total number of histamine-related alerts this year to 11. Since August 31, the EU...
Up To 65,000 FADs In WCPFC Says New Data
A new study has shown that up to 65,000 FADs are deployed in the WCPO annually. The data has been released ahead of a WCPFC working group meeting on October 3rd. In a scientific paper,...
Major Global Tuna Developments In September
From the ongoing trade war between US and China that now directly impacts the tuna world to China’s visa row at a PIF summit and the GenSan Tuna Festival, September was an action...
Pacifical Responds To Undercurrent’s Fake News With Facts
The menace of fake news and sensationalized lies has reached even the tuna world, with a London-based seafood website, Undercurrent News (UCN), releasing an article with misleading and false...
Atuna Poll: What Is The Probability Of A Bluefin Fishery Getting MSC Certification?
Earlier this week, a bluefin fishery entered MSC assessment, making it only the second such fishery to do so in the council’s history. Interestingly, both fisheries entered...
“Capacity” Concern Tops Agenda At Pacific Fisheries Officials’ Meeting
With the Pacific Islands nations playing a greater role in regional fisheries management, the challenge to meet compliance requirements due to capacity constraints has become a pressing issue....
Shark Finning Operation Masked Under Tuna Fishing License
In an operation headlined Operation Albacore III- a longline fishing vessel licensed for “tuna and similar species” was apprehended last Saturday in a co-op mission by local authorities...
Poll Results: Majority See Bred Tuna As A Threat To Ecosystem
In a recent Atuna poll, majority of readers viewed farm bred tuna as a threat to the marine ecosystem. The poll was initiated shortly after a report that a typhoon in Japan led...
Bombing In Philippines’ Tuna Capital Under Martial Law
General Santos City, the christened capital of the Phlippines’ tuna industry and epicenter of the nation’s yearly Tuna Festival and Congress, remains...
Do Fuel Costs And Skipjack Prices Have A Positive Correlation?
Oil prices climbed to a four-year high on Monday as major producers decided against raising their output further. While it is well documented that skipjack prices are most influenced by supply...
Small Thai Seafood Firm’s Ambitions To Penetrate Big Markets
Thai firm Asian Seafoods Coldstorage is easing its way westward. The diversified company, which currently holds a European joint venture, is looking towards establishing an office in mainland...
Thai Union Asserts Anti-Slavery Efforts At UN General Assembly
At this year’s United Nations General Assembly, Thai Union Group took up the privilege of addressing world leadership on the espoused subject of eradicating slavery and...
Second Bluefin Tuna Fishery Seeking MSC Assessment
A French artisanal longline and handline bluefin fishery has entered MSC assessment. This is the second time since the council’s establishment two decades ago that a bluefin...
American Samoa-Based Firm Charged For Labor Law Violations
After failing to meet labor law requirements, Purse Seine Samoa Inc. has completed payouts of over USD 37,000 to compensate for the overtime of 40 hours per week that its 129 current and...
EPO Skipjack Landings Up Somewhat But Still Weak
Skipjack landings in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) continue to remain significantly below the 2017 levels despite picking up pace in recent months, the latest update from IATTC shows. ...
Bumble Bee First Big Name To Join MSC’s New Fee Program
Bumble Bee has become the first major North American company to join the MSC’s subscription fee program, which was launched last year as an alternative to the standard...
Indian Ocean Prices Inch Higher
Skipjack price in the Indian Ocean hub of Seychelles have inched higher and are now closer to the mid-July levels. Meanwhile, driven by robust demand, yellowfin prices are at their...
