More needs to be done to ensure safety at sea in the fisheries sector, an FAO officer has stated. Although improvements are being made on the issue, a large number of these workers lose their...
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Global Press Coverage For TU & GP Deal
Quite remarkably, a list of commitments from TU to raise the bar on the sustainability of its tuna sourcing, have hit international press on a relatively wide-spread scale. Some choose...
Tesco Launches First Own-Brand MSC Tuna Cans
The UK’s biggest retailer, Tesco, has stepped up on its sustainable tuna sourcing and has recently brought out its first range of private label MSC certified canned tuna. Although the...
Thai Union Makes “Game-Changing Reforms”
Thai Union has committed to measures that will work to tackle IUU and overfishing, which Greenpeace calls “game-changing reforms”, following two years of campaigning for the company to clean...
Sea Shepherd Returns For 2nd IUU Hunt In African Waters
Controversial anti-poaching group, Sea Shepherd, has been invited back to patrol African waters and to keep illegal fishermen out of some tuna-rich Atlantic Ocean areas, which have recently...
Phil Canners Most Competitive In EU Market
A weakening of the local peso exchange has significantly boosted the competiveness of canned tuna sold by Philippine processors to EU buyers, reflected in a sharp rise in shipped volumes....
TOG & TU Start New Atlantic Tuna FIP With WWF
A new Eastern Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) has been inked by Thai Union Europe, other firms, and WWF as they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana...
Severe Supply Challenges For Indian Ocean Canneries
Canneries in the Indian Ocean region could be set to lose out on a significant volume of raw material supply, if the predictions that a number of purse seiners will tie up in the final months...
Sainsbury’s & Tesco Winners In MSC UK Prize-Giving
The recent Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) annual awards in the UK have seen prizes given to the country’s top retailers Sainsbury’s and Tesco. The recognitions reflect efforts made in terms...
PNA CEO: “In Our Waters We Make The Rules”
The PNA is continuing to assert its authority on the role of onboard observers, with CEO Ludwig Kumoru stressing that in “our waters we make the rules”, outlining the importance of ensuring...
Bullish Century Stock Hits Sky-High Record
Strong investor confidence in Century Pacific’s stock is extremely evident, as the per-share price enters brand new territory, at the highest level by far since the company’s 2014 listing....
Observers Reporting To Industry: A Safety Risk?
PNA ministers have reiterated that in order to ensure the safety of the government employed observers onboard purse seiners in the region, they should never record or provide information for...
Atuna Readers: More FADs Reason For BKK Bigeye Spike
Despite concerns about its overfished status in the Western and Central Pacific, bigeye landings in Bangkok in the first four months of 2017 have tripled year on year. In the latest Atuna poll...
Free-School Yellowfin Fishing Now Pays Off For French IO Fleet
There appears to be more optimism from the French purse seine fleet in the Indian Ocean that vessels may be able to keep fishing until the close of the year, as sources tell Atuna that around...
TU’s John West Wins MSC “UK Brand Of The Year” Award
UK canned tuna market leader John West has been named the UK's Canned Seafood Brand of the Year for 2017 by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Although the Thai Union-owned brand has MSC...
Japanese Trade Deal: No Big Win For EU Tuna Buyers
As the EU and Japan reach the final stages in securing a bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which will remove up to EUR 1 billion (USD 1.1 billion) per year in EU import tariffs,...
From Strength To Struggle For EPO Seiners
Reports that some purse seiners in the EPO are turning up to port with their holds half empty, show a stark contrast from the first few months of the year, when catches for the fleets...
EU Invests €15 Million To Boost Sustainability Of African Stocks
The EU will invest EUR 15 million (USD 17 million) for West African countries to develop their fisheries sectors, and to improve the cooperation between nations, with hope that this can help...
US Bigeye Fleet Wants More Influence On Trump Action
As hundreds of thousands of public comments are collected and reviewed by US fisheries officials, on the future of marine monuments in Pacific territory waters, representatives of the US...
Migrant Worker Exodus Paralyzes Thai Fisheries Sector
A mass migration of foreign workers from Thailand, caused by new labor laws, has negatively hit businesses that rely heavily on this workforce. Although the country’s leading tuna canner, Thai...
