American Samoa is gifting nearby nations excess tuna, available since the closure of the Samoa Tuna Processors (STP) plant, in a bid to develop relationships that could potentially solve the...
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Ecuador’s New Fisheries Ministry: Good News For Tuna Sector?
A new Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries has been approved by Ecuador’s President in a bid to create more independence for the sector. There are hopes that this venture will generate...
How Innovative Technology Uses Birds’ Flying Speed To Spot Tuna
Sometimes referred to as the transition from "hunting to harvesting", the changing nature of fishing and the role technology plays is a debatable one in the tuna industry. Speaking to Atuna,...
IOTC Reduces Supply Vessel & FAD Numbers
A number of reduction measures were implemented as a result of discussions at the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) 21st session which came to an end on Friday after a week of...
Vietnamese Exporters Start Year With Bang
Vietnamese exports of tuna products have swelled in value by almost a quarter in the first three months of 2017, compared to the same period last year. Totaling USD 121 million, exports have...
Balfegó Begins Bluefin Catching Season
Grupo Balfegó, one of the main fresh tuna exporters in Spain, has started its annual fishing for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean. The company is expecting to fulfill its quota before the end...
Steel VS Plastic: What Better Preserves Tuna?
The material used to package tuna is not something that varies extensively, with metal cans being the dominant substance used for tuna tins all over the world. In the Spanish market, however,...
ISSF Members: Keeping Their Promise?
With member compliance having become a key part of ISSF’s annual report, the latest edition hones in on the fact that the conformance rate on sustainability goals across all participating...
Airport Visitors Greeted By Tuna On Baggage Belt
Travelers at the Aomori airport in Japan witnessed an unusual item coming down the baggage rail when a life-size plastic bluefin tuna made circuits on the luggage carousel. After making rounds...
Eastern Europe Headed For Tuna Consumption Boom?
Although a slight drop was seen in canned tuna imports in Eastern Europe last year, its main market, Poland, is growing and one industry expert believes that other countries in the region will...
Govt. Help Vital To Revive Tuna Industry
Venezuelan tuna companies are working at just 22 percent of their operational capacity, according to their workers union, which has called on the government to do more to kick-start a...
Thai Canners Keep Up Strong Tuna Pet Food Sales
The non-human consumer is getting a growing taste for tuna packed by Thai canners, as processors in the Asian nation have seen another boost in their pet food exports in the first quarter of...
Record Fish Caught In Disputed Waters
In what was an eight-hour battle, Vietnamese fishermen have snagged a 307kg Pacific bluefin, setting a national record for the largest specimen caught in the process. Caught by fishermen from...
Can 2,000 Longliners End Long-Running Feud?
The Indian government has announced that it intends to convert up to 2,000 bottom-sea trawlers into tuna longliners and gill-netters, in what is a move to mend damaged relations with Sri...
EU: Still Long Road Ahead For Yellow-Carded Thailand
Thailand still has a long way to go when it comes to combatting IUU fishing, the European Commission has expressed, around two years after it first gave the Asian nation a yellow card....
Ecuador’s Canners Enjoy Strong Supply Boost
Tuna canners in Ecuador enjoyed a strong supply start this year, thanks to a substantial boost in catch from the country’s purse seine fleet, a welcome scenario after landings were slow in...
US Not Backing Down In WTO Dispute
The US is showing no signs of backing down in the WTO dolphin-safe labelling dispute, with its delegation questioning the judgment of the arbitrator that permitted Mexico to instate annual...
Sapmer Prized For Sashimi Skipjack Product
French tuna fishing and processing firm, Sapmer, took gold for its skipjack sashimi fillets at an innovation competition at the SIAL food trade show in Shanghai, China last week. The company,...
Skipjack Prices Keep Rising Amid Poor Catches
With catch rates still reportedly poor in the WCPO, the skipjack supply moving to Bangkok on carrier vessels remains minimal, and coupled with high demand from Thai canners, this is putting...
TU To Open Tuna Oil Plant In Germany
The world’s leader in canned tuna, Thai Union, is venturing into new business as it has now invested in a plant to produce tuna oil in Germany, with the firm stating that marine ingredients is...
