Bumble Bee’s Canadian canned tuna branch, Clover Leaf, is rumored to be getting closer to a sale, with frozen fish firm High Liner Foods now being named as an interested buyer. UK private...
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Fiji Hopes E-Monitoring Longliners Can Curb Losses Due To IUU
50 Fijian flagged tuna longline vessels are expected to install Electronic Monitoring Systems (EMS) as part of a three year project proposed by the Fijian Government and the Fiji Fishing...
No Sign Of Recovery For Bearish Dongwon Stock
After a temporary improvement seen in the last month, investor confidence in the Korean tuna giant Dongwon Industries has fallen yet again, with the share price dropping to the lowest level of...
StarKist To Take Over Tri Marine Samoa Plant?
Recent rumors suggest StarKist is considering taking over Tri Marine’s tuna processing plant in American Samoa. The plant, based in Atu’u, was closed late last year and StarKist’s cannery has...
Lakshadweep P&L Fishery Receives MSC Funding
An Indian pole and line project has been named as one of the recipients of this year’s MSC funding for research schemes in small scale and developing fisheries, with hopes that it will receive...
Gas Leak Poisons 20 On Tuna Purse Seiner
20 people were injured after a Panama flagged purse seiner experienced a CO2 leak whilst docked at Barranquilla, Colombia over the weekend. Fire teams were called to the Templario 1 to handle...
Walmart Foundation Funds Thai Fisheries Labor Probe
The Walmart Foundation has backed the International Justice Mission (IJM) to address human trafficking in the seven billion dollar Thai fishing industry. Despite reports of modern slavery in...
Princes To Appeal Over “Misleading” Sustainability Claims
Major European tuna firm, Princes, will be appealing against a decision from the Dutch Advertising Code Foundation (Stichting Reclame Code), which determines that certain statements and...
Irish Albacore Landings Must Be Allowed In Spanish Ports
After several instances of Irish vessels being blocked from landing their albacore catch in some Spanish ports, authorities in Spain have confirmed that no such restriction should be in place....
Spanish Firm Investigated After Tuna Histamine Scare
A Spanish company is under investigation for having supplied tuna with elevated levels of histamine, thought to have caused food poisoning in over one hundred people across Europe. Alerts on...
Pressure On Mexican Tuna Trade If Trump Pulls Plug On NAFTA
Duty free tuna trade in the US market could be slipping away from Mexico’s industry, as NAFTA talks are said to have taken very slow progress. The possibility of President Trump withdrawing...
Push For Global Fleet To Gain Spanish Govt. Certification
A call has been made for worldwide fisheries to adhere to a Spanish government fishing initiative, with representatives of the EU tuna fleet stating that the AENOR Atun de Pesca Responsable...
EU Defends IUU System As Thai Industry Protests
Thousands of fishermen and processors in Thailand have reportedly launched a protest against the measures that are being implemented in their fisheries, since the EU branded the country with a...
The Species Behind WCPO Catch Bounce-Back
The rebound seen in annual WCPO tuna catches can be largely credited to the highest yellowfin landings of any previous year, peaking more than 40,000 tons above the former record. The increase...
Should EU Loin Quota Be Increased?
There is a reoccurring clash within the Spanish tuna industry, which is showing itself once again, and surrounds whether or not the EU tuna loin quota should be increased further. Many...
Readers: China Will Benefit More Than Ecuador From FTA
The chance of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) being inked between China and Ecuador got Atuna readers thinking, and in their majority they believe that the deal will be more beneficial for the...
Industry Presses For Needed Transparency In WCPFC
Industry group ISSF stresses the need for increased transparency within the WCPFC, and believes that for tuna fisheries to be managed effectively and sustainably, the industry and NGOs need to...
UK Retailer Makes Its Own “Responsible Sourcing” Scheme
UK retailer and leading frozen fish supermarket, Iceland has created its own responsible sourcing scheme in a bid to assure customers that Iceland Own Brand fish and seafood has been caught in...
Spanish Firm Invests Millions In Tuna Sashimi Plant
Spanish frozen fish processor Alfrisa has invested millions of euros in the construction of a new plant in Spain, which will manufacture products such as tuna sashimi for retailers in the EU,...
Ecuador Urges US To Drop Tuna Trade Tariffs
Keen to revive Ecuador and US trade and investment ties, officials from the South American nation are pushing the US government to slash import duties on a range of products, including...
