Posting a troubling net loss of USD 8 million for 2015, Alliance Select has profit growth at the forefront of its business strategy, with an expansion into the UK market the latest potential...
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Firm Hired To Monitor Its Own Fishing Shareholders
After the findings of an explosive study sent New Zealand’s fishery quota system into review, the government has taken steps to more tightly monitor the nation’s fishing industry. However, to...
The Retail Race For Sustainable Canned Tuna
Despite retailers in the UK hitting seafood industry headlines recently by announcing plans to make tuna sustainability a priority and attach deadlines to their commitments, they’re not the...
Strong Leader Of The PNA Passes Away
Nannette Dilly Malsol, one of the PNA’s most influential leaders, has passed away, leaving members of the PNA community both in shock and mourning this week as they remember the critical role...
Two Years Plus Added To Mexico/US Tuna Dispute
While recent developments in the US/Mexico WTO centered dolphin-safe tuna dispute were expected by some to drive an end to a 20 year long feud, sources tell Atuna that it’s definitely not over...
GP: TU’s Core Role In Driving Industry-Wide Change
While Thai Union is taking the brunt of Greenpeace’s strong efforts to see sustainable reform across the global tuna industry, Oliver Knowles, the NGO’s Sustainable Tuna Project Leader tells...
Captured: Hawaiian Yellowfin Swims Alongside Dolphin Pod
Often regarded as the strongest across all tuna species, pound for pound, the yellowfin is without a doubt, one of the most striking fish to be found anywhere in the ocean, capable of reaching...
Thai Union’s Next Target: A Century Of Business
For once not referencing a new potential market, merger or takeover, Thai Union CEO Thiraphong Chansiri has stated that as well as global expansion, the company’s biggest target is to see out...
US Boatowner Calls ISSF’s Capacity Backtrack “Truly Confusing”
The recent decision of the ISSF to make an exemption for its capacity conservation measure, which initially called for a global freeze to new vessel tuna capacity, has been termed “truly...
How FSM Plans To Double “Blue Gold” Tuna Fishery Millions
Coining a new term in the realm of fisheries management, Federated States of Micronesia Vice-President Yosiwo George told the floor of a recent national fisheries seminar that “fish is our...
Last-Minute Catch Reduction Approved For IO Yellowfin
In a last minute decision by Commission members this afternoon, the IOTC has ruled to adopt a catch reduction for Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna. Taking matters right down to the wire, the...
Pew Slams NOAA Endorsement Of US Pacific Bluefin
Ahead of a meeting for the IATTC, NOAA has been criticized by Pew for publishing information promoting the purchase of US-caught Pacific bluefin as a sustainable choice, supporting domestic...
ICCAT Project To Tag 120,000 Atlantic Tuna
The ICCAT has granted a contract to the Basque Expert Technology Center (AZTI) that will oversee the largest tuna tagging program carried out in the area to date. As part of the larger...
Landmark Skipjack HCR Adopted By IOTC
During a meeting described by some as the “make or break” moment for Indian Ocean tuna stocks, IOTC members have this week passed the first ever Harvest Control Rule (HCR) for IO caught...
Landmark Skipjack HCR Adopted By IOTC
During a meeting described by some as the “make or break” moment for Indian Ocean tuna stocks, IOTC members have this week passed the first ever Harvest Control Rule (HCR) for IO caught...
New System Leaves No Room For “Green Washing” Tuna FIPs
As the issue of stocking sustainable tuna becomes more and more important to retailers across the world, so does the issue of sourcing sustainable tuna. Commonly recognized as the gold...
Million Dollar Impairment On Sanford’s Last Tuna Seiner
A year and a half after the firm announced its plans to quit tuna fishing, New Zealand’s largest listed fishing company, Sanford, is set to record a NZD 5 million (USD 3.4 million) impairment...
Gordon Ramsay Pulls Bluefin From Menu After Online Pressure
British celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay, has been the target of a successful social media campaign to remove Pacific bluefin from the menu of his Hong Kong-based Bread Street Kitchen restaurant....
Ocean Brands Announces FAD Free Relaunch Of Products
One of Canada’s leading seafood canning firms, Ocean Brands (OB), has announced it will strengthen its commitment to sustainability, with a major overhaul of its tuna range to FAD-free and...
Greenpeace Chases “Controversial” Tuna Vessel Supplying Thai Union
Activists on board Greenpeace’s ship the Esperanza have identified and chased a vessel they say is part of a “controversial practice” linked to the overfishing of tuna by using high-powered...
