Kenya plans to increase its tuna exports as part of tripling its annual fish production, as the government believes there is “huge potential” in the country’s west Indian Ocean EEZ. It has...
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Cheaper Canned Tuna Substitutes Fresh Fish In Malta
Buyers in Malta, a country that already has a strong taste for ambient seafood, have significantly upped their imports of canned tuna in the eight first months of this year. The main reasons...
1st Blockchain Transaction In Frozen Tuna Claimed By Spanish Bank
Spanish bank BBVA claims it has completed the first blockchain-based import-export transaction between Europe and Latin America, cutting down over a week long trading time on a frozen tuna...
Ecuador’s Cost Leadership Conquers Bigger EU Share
Ecuador’s price positioning, along with duty free trade, has seen canners in the country outcompete other major suppliers to gain an even stronger foothold in the EU market. As several...
Former Mexican Processing Hub Needs To “Forget” Tuna
Ensenada, located in Baja California not far from the US border, was once the main tuna hub of Mexico. The growth of the Mexican fleet, and the tuna industry’s switching focus to the domestic...
Indonesia’s Iron Lady Fears For Tuna Stocks Once She’s Gone
Indonesia’s Fisheries Minister or “Iron Lady” is fearful that the strong measures she has put in place to protect the country’s fish resources, will be dissolved after elections, which are due...
Marine Reserve Expected To Cause Decline In Mexican Fleet’s Catch
The Mexican government has created a marine reserve in the Eastern Pacific Ocean despite members of the nation’s tuna industry opposing the decision. The Mexican purse seine fleet has raised...
Confident Spanish Canners Keep Expanding In EU
Spanish tuna canners have reason to be confident in their EU market competitiveness, having boosted their exports substantially in the first eight months of this year. From January to August,...
StarKist Resumes Production After 5-Week Shutdown
StarKist’s tuna cannery in American Samoa is resuming operations, after being shut down for five weeks to fit new equipment. The doors of the factory have been closed since October 21st, after...
Alibaba Buys $2.9b Major Stake In Chinese Retail Giant
E-commerce conglomerate Alibaba is making significant investment in brick-and-mortar grocery, having bought a USD 2.9 billion major stake in China’s largest retailer, Sun Art Retail Group. The...
Could IO Seiners Soon Also Face Skipjack Limits?
Purse seiners fishing in the Indian Ocean could possibly face skipjack catch limits next year, if recommendations from the Scientific Committee, due early next month, suggest implementing the...
PNA Blocks Road To Flag State Management In WCPO
The PNA sees no benefits in introducing a flag state based management system for the tuna fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific, and will block such initiatives. The current zone-based...
Greenpeace: 3 French Brands Nearly 100% Sustainable
The canned tuna market in France is increasingly making its way towards sustainability, Greenpeace notes in a new ranking of the nation’s top tuna brands. Thai Union owned Petit Navire ends up...
StarKist’s Year-Long MSC Pursuit Gets Official Stamp
After nearly a year in assessment, American Samoa EEZ longline albacore and yellowfin tuna catch has been officially MSC certified, a pursuit that was led by StarKist. In December 2016,...
Dongwon Fleet Investment Ignites Strong Stock Recovery
In just over a month, Dongwon’s stock market value has surged by over USD 240 million, with shares now standing at a half year high. The announcement that the firm will be adding two new...
WATCH: BBC Documentary Captures Amazing Tuna Feeding Frenzy
Tuna feeding frenzies, referred to as “boiling seas” are a phenomenon rarely caught on tape. The second season of the critically-acclaimed BBC nature documentary ‘Blue Planet’ has however...
Concerns Over New Development In IO SKJ Stock Status
While still rated in the green, there are concerns over new developments in the stock status of skipjack tuna in the Indian Ocean. The IOTC Scientific Committee’s recent Executive Summary of...
Waitrose Achieves Sustainability Target With John West MSC
Having set its own commitment to make all tuna products – branded or private label – sustainably sourced by the end of 2017, Waitrose has announced it has met its deadline. This is partly...
Seven Missing Crew Members Rescued After Longliner Capsized
A Japanese tuna longliner had been found overturned southwest of the PNA nation Palau with crew members reported missing. The multi-agency search for the fishermen has now ended as all seven...
Weak IO Management Holds Sapmer Back From MSC
As Sapmer celebrates 70 years in business, its CEO reflects with Atuna on the main achievements of the company, the challenges it has overcome, and its plans for the future. One clear goal for...
