On May 31, the Mexican town of Mazatlán scripted history by creating the world's longest sashimi for the Guinness World Records. The one-kilometer-long dish was made by over 300 chefs and...
ALL ATUNA NEWS
Tuna FTA Excluded From Maldives-UK Talks Irks Opposition Party
The Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), one of the major political parties in the Maldives, questioned the island nation’s President on why a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the...
Protection For Japanese History in Californian Tuna Hub
Terminal Island in California is one of the US’ first hubs to play a crucial role in the nation’s tuna industry. The island was known for its Japanese inhabitants who comprised two-thirds of...
US Imports of Thai Canned Tuna Surged In Q1 2025
US canned tuna buyers increased their imports by just over 30 percent in the first quarter of the year, boosted partly by fear of a hike in taxes for canned tuna. US President Donald Trump...
EU Ratifies High Seas Treaty, Urges Other Nations To Follow Suit
The EU has ratified the landmark UN Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, also known as the High Seas Treaty. The accord tackles environmental degradation, fights climate change, and...
Trump Administration Warns Of Legal Battle After Federal Court Ruling On US Tariffs
Chief economists around the world have said in a latest World Economic Forum’s survey that the global economy is all set to weaken considerably, affecting the trade for tuna and other seafood....
India’s First Tuna Harbor Inaugurated
The Tamil Nadu government, in the southern state of India, inaugurated a tuna harbor last week. It is expected to land 70,000 tons of tuna and provide employment to nearly 7,000 people in the...
More Tuna Fishing Nations Sign Transparency Pledge
Four tuna fishing nations recently took a step forward to address IUU fishing in their EEZs. Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Palau, and Panama announced last week that they signed the Tuna...
Major Global Highlights May 2025
May was filled with ups and downs in the global tuna industry. The US imposed ‘reciprocal tariffs’ continued to affect deals made in Bangkok. The European Tuna Conference, which was held in...
WTO Head Urges Parliaments To Help Accelerate Fisheries Agreement
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged parliaments worldwide to accelerate ratification of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which tackles...
Study Delves Into French Seiners’ Behavior In Indian And Atlantic Oceans
Researchers from France conducted a study to provide insights into how technological and environmental factors shaped fishing strategies of the French purse seiner fleet in the Indian and...
Will Much-Anticipated Annobón Tuna Factory Open Its Doors Next Week?
The controversial Annobón tuna factory in Equatorial Guinea will be inaugurated on June 5. The news was confirmed by Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea, on his X...
Demand For MSC Tuna In US Is Growing Dramatically
Americans’ preference for MSC tuna grew substantially over the years with over 250 products in US retail stores carrying the blue tick in 2024/25. The most MSC tuna (98 percent) consumed in...
EU Fleet Displaced From Atlantic Fishing Grounds By Asian Vessels
The Spanish tuna fishing companies under the umbrella of Opagac met last Tuesday to review the current situation of losing tuna fishing grounds in the Atlantic Ocean and what the EU could do...
Will The O Grove Tuna Factory Reactivation Be Successful?
Tunagrove, an initiative by tuna companies in Arousa, Spain, has decided to reactivate the tuna loins production at the O Grove factory. This plant was formerly owned by the Spanish tuna...
Ecuadorian Seiners’ Skipjack Catches Fell Start Of This Year
The total tuna catches of Ecuadorian vessels in the EPO witnessed a moderate uptick from January to March this year. However, the volumes of skipjack netted, the main catch of the fleet,...
Manta Skipjack Supply Improves To Lift Pressure On The Market
Catches have normalized, and the pressure on the market has eased a bit in the Manta tuna processing hub. Contracts for frozen whole round skipjack have concluded between USD 1,600 and USD...
Mexico Calls Out US Sport Vessel’s Illegal Tuna Fishing In No-Take Zone
A US-flagged sport fishing boat has come to the attention of Mexico's Revillagigedo National Park authorities for illegally catching tuna in the marine protected area (MPA). The authorities...
WCPO IUU Fishing Operation ‘Tui Moana’ Seized Nine Vessels
The two-week WCPO regional operation ‘Tui Moana 2025’ (OPTM25) to combat IUU fishing concluded last Friday. Officials seized nine "vessels of interest", including one that was confirmed to be...
Former Bankers & Finance Minister To Pay USD 352 Mln To Russian Bank
Three former Credit Suisse bankers and ex-Finance Minister Manuel Chang of Mozambique were ordered by a New York federal judge to pay a combined USD 352 million restitution to Russian bank...
