MSC tuna products still only make up a small fraction of the global market and some industry sources have argued this is because retailers are failing to push suppliers for MSC. Atuna asked...
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Tuna Crew Taken Hostage In Alleged Pirate Attack
Five fishermen on a Ghana-flagged tuna pole and line vessel were reported missing on Monday, believed to have been taken hostage by Nigerian pirates in Atlantic waters. The incident could...
Prices Steer Venezuelans Away From Tuna For Holy Week
Prices of fish in Venezuela have reached a level so high during the recession that it makes it difficult for consumers to stick to their religious traditions during lent and holy week, when it...
Colombian Canners Increase Business With Premium EU Market
Colombian exporters significantly boosted their trade to Europe last year, with Italy by far being the main destination for Colombian canned tuna. Last year marked the first in which a Free...
La Niña Causes Slow Start For EPO Seiners
La Niña effects in the EPO, which cause surface waters to cool, are having a notable impact on catch, with the region’s purse seine fleet getting off to a much slower start this year. For...
P&L Price Premiums Shrinking, Competition From FAD-Free
The prices being paid in Bangkok for skipjack tuna with different sustainability claims are moving closer than seen before. The latest deals for both FAD-free and pole and line tuna, without...
Sainsbury’s Leaves “Pole & Line Cage”, Introduces FAD-Free
The UK’s second biggest supermarket chain, Sainsbury’s, has introduced FAD-free canned tuna products to its private label range this week. This sees the retailer, which was previously...
Bangkok Price Up $100 For W/R Skipjack
As demand from Bangkok tuna canners has shown some strengthening in recent weeks, but supply arriving on carriers continues to be limited, the price for frozen whole round skipjack (1.8kg and...
Princes Flexes Between “Make Or Buy” To Secure Best Prices
Princes will continue to “flex” in regards to its purchasing behavior, which has created significant shifts in the origin of imports on the UK market. Ecuadorian canners have gained...
FCF Reacts To EJF Film Accusing IUU In Taiwanese Fleet
Taiwanese fishing and trading company, FCF Fishery, has told Atuna it “firmly” condemns human rights violations and IUU activity as a “responsible leader” in the tuna industry. This statement...
Spanish Firm Aims To Boost ULT Tuna Demand
A Spanish tuna processor and distributor, Arrom, has launched a ‘super frozen’ division which includes processed tuna that has been frozen at ultra-low temperatures (ULT). The relatively...
Chinese Ecommerce Giant Commits To Promoting MSC
Chinese online ecommerce giant JD.com has announced that it will make efforts to educate Chinese consumers on the work of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), to promote increased sustainable...
US Single-Duty Quota To Rise For First Time In Years?
The US single-duty canned tuna quota was oversubscribed at the time of opening once again this year, but market data suggests that increased volumes will be let through at the reduced tariff...
Can ‘Cold Smoked Tuna’ Attract Salmon Consumers?
A cold smoked tuna product has hit the shelves in Lidl stores around the Netherlands under the supermarket’s own brand ‘Deluxe’. The product is cold smoked, a process typically associated with...
Intensive Vietnamese Port Inspections To Curb IUU
The province of Quang Binh in central Vietnam has launched an at-port inspection scheme to tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU). The initiative aims to live up to the...
TU Shows Confidence In Seychelles Plant & Invests $37 Million
Thai Union has announced it will invest almost USD 37 million into its Seychelles based cannery – Indian Ocean Tuna Limited (IOT). The President of the firm believes this shows TU’s...
Pacific One-Stop Source For Tuna Data Launched
A new web portal has been launched with the aim to make it easier to find information about stock status and conservation measures in the Western and Central Pacific. SustainPacFish, part of...
FAD & Free-School Equal In UK NGO ‘Good Fish Guide’
UK NGO Marine Conservation Society (MCS) no longer differentiates between FAD and free school purse seine operations in its ‘Good Fish Guide’, where it lays out recommendations to consumers on...
New Deal Gives Ecuador Even More Duty-Free Catch
The Ecuadorian government has recently signed deals with nearby nations Nicaragua and El Salvador, which will allow canners in the country to get their hands on even more tuna that qualifies...
Crew Continue Salvage Efforts On Leaking Japanese Longliner
The Japanese tuna longliner that ran aground in Namibia last week is said to now be leaking fuel. While it is proving difficult, crewmembers continue to work onboard to salvage the vessel. It...
