A helicopter used for tuna fishing activities has disappeared, prompting a search led by the Civil Aviation Authority of Panama (AAC), after it failed to land at an airport in the western...
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ISSF Encourages Purchase Of Non-Entangling FAD Catch
As many as 30 tuna companies that are participating members of the ISSF will now be encouraged to purchase tuna from vessels using only non-entangling FADs, as the group adds new conservation...
Thieves Ship Stolen NIRSA Tuna To Peru
After thieves reportedly stole a large volume of canned tuna products from a NIRSA delivery driver, most of the goods have been recovered by Ecuadorian police just across the Peruvian border....
Can EMATUM Recover From Its Debts?
The Mozambican Tuna Company (EMATUM) can pay off its debt in six years if it starts processing tuna and fishing for other species according to one industry expert. State-owned tuna fishing...
Immediate Halt In Injecting Tuna After EU Warning
The production of fresh yellowfin tuna meat, injected with vegetable extracts containing nitrites to enhance the color, has stopped almost immediately following a warning letter on the...
ASDOMAR Halts Purchase Of Indian Ocean Yellowfin?
In its recently published 2015 Sustainability Report, Generale Conserve owned ASDOMAR has announced self-imposed sustainability measures, such as sourcing solely mature catch that is not from...
EII/FOS Do Not Protest MSC On Mexican Yellowfin
Two parties that were strongly expected to comment in objection to the Mexican purse seine fishery’s MSC assessment, have instead kept quiet, sources tell Atuna, as the stakeholder comment...
Walmart The Latest To Sue “Big 3” On Price Fixing
The US antitrust case has taken another turn, with the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart, joining the list of companies and individuals in alleging that the Big 3 tuna brands conspired to...
Century Pacific On Big Buying Spree?
Century Pacific Food Inc. (CNPF) has bought the “Kamayan” brand, famous for its shrimp paste in the US and Canada, adding another acquisition to its recent purchases. CNPF is the largest...
Self-Certified FAD-Free Dominates German Private Label
FAD-free declarations are now almost the standard on private label canned tuna products lining Germany’s supermarket shelves. But one element stands out; these claims mostly come with no MSC...
Dying Tunas Wash Ashore In Malta
Several dead or injured tuna washed ashore in a number of areas on the east coast of Malta this weekend after rough weather hit the island. The fish are likely to have come from bluefin farms...
The Brexit Blow To Britain’s Tuna Prices
With the UK currency being a serious victim of the Brexit vote, tuna prices for Britain’s importers are only moving upwards, and could cause a market shift away from the dominant pole and line...
Fresh Tuna Sales Conquer Bigger UK Market Share
At a time where significant decline has been seen in the amount of shelf-stable tuna sales in UK supermarkets, fresh tuna products are continuing to steal at least some of the interest. This...
Legal Action Against Taiwanese IUU Vessel?
A Taiwanese tuna vessel accused of IUU fishing has been held in dock by Indonesian authorities, which are expected to bring charges against the captain. Jih Lien Tsai No. 16, a longliner based...
Injected Extract In Yellowfin Is Fraud; Warns Brussels
The European Commission has warned the tuna industry that injecting yellowfin tuna with vegetable extracts containing nitrites to enhance the color of the fish is illegal in the EU...
Is Ecuador’s EU Free Trade Celebration Premature?
While finalization of a multilateral FTA is branded highly likely by the European Union, sources have suggested that Ecuador’s celebrations could be coming a little early, with the deal having...
US Tuna Firm Charged For Oil Pollution
An American tuna fishing company has been sentenced for discharging oil into the South Pacific and for maintaining false records. Pacific Breeze Fisheries LLC, owned the US flagged fishing...
High German Demand For Self-Certified FAD-Free
Despite reports of slow end market demand for uncertified purse seine caught skipjack tuna coming from Bangkok, several sources have told Atuna that buying activity for FAD-free tuna with a...
Could TPP Compromise US Seafood Safety?
American NGO, Food & Water Watch, has railed against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and has stressed the impact it believes the trade deal will have on seafood safety in the US. It...
ISSF Wants ICCAT Eyes & Ears On Supply Vessels
As the annual ICCAT meeting fast approaches, the ISSF has set clear cut priorities for the Commission, one of which involves calling for increased control on supply vessel activities,...
