Fishermen in La Palma, Canary Islands, have been catching an increasing number of albacore for the past few weeks. Colloquially known as “chicken of the sea”, albacore tuna is...
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Malaysia Working To Allow Local Tuna Fishermen In High Seas
A new motion will be submitted to the lower house of the Malaysian parliament to change the Fisheries Act in favor of local tuna fishermen entering high seas. The Ministry of...
Two Fishermen Rescued By Purse Seiner In High Seas
Personnel from the Ecuadorian tuna purse seiner Cap Tino B. found two fishermen in their small boat 140 nautical miles from Manta, Ecuador. They were adrift on the high seas...
Spanish Commercial Vessels Anger Local Anglers In Gibraltar
Local small-scale fishermen have complained to the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) against Spanish commercial fishing vessels fishing with impunity in Gibraltar waters. GSD...
Taiwanese Longliner On Fire, 16 Fishers Rescued
A Taiwanese flagged tuna longliner caught fire on May 7, with 16 crew members fleeing for their lives. They issued a distress signal at around 0430 UTC. The Tenn Ming Yang No. 268 was in the...
President: Tuna Key To Palau’s Food Security
Palau President Thomas Remengesau Jr. signed a presidential directive calling for a “national commitment to reduce pressure on the reef, promote locally produced...
Indonesia Launches “One-By-One” Tuna Brand
Indonesia’s pole-and-line fisheries association is launching a new “One-by-One” tuna brand at the Seafood Expo Global in Brussels today. The new brand is aimed at creating more...
High-Speed Tuna Boat Escapes Pirate Attack
A Basque tuna vessel operating from the coast of Somalia has successfully dodged a pirate attack in Indian Ocean waters. The new Bermeo ship called “Haizea Lau”, which is operating under...
FAD Tracking & Drones: The Future Of The Tuna Industry?
The latest technology in drones and FAD tracking was the topic at the European Tuna Conference 2019 on May 6th. Technology has played a large role in the tuna industry, from monitoring...
In Focus: Transparency & Accountability ETC 2019
EU vessel owners have complained for many years about competing with vessels flagged outside the EU. Those countries have lower tax-rates, dire labor conditions, and less strict...
Bluefin Sport Fishing Starts In San Diego, CA
Sports fishing for bluefin has started early in San Diego, California. About 90 miles from San Diego, the crew and passengers of the vessel Shogun returned from a trip into Mexican waters with...
Philippine Ex-Official Charged With Graft Over Tuna Extortion
A former Philippine government official from the Department of Agrarian Reform has been found guilty of extortion of a whole tuna and a total of PHP 120,000 (USD 2,308) from...
European Tuna Conference 2019 Opens With A Bang
The 2019 European Tuna Conference (ETC) is off to a great start – the opening session speeches highlighted some of the major topics concerning the tuna industry: illegal fishing,...
Tuna Makes Up About 7.5 Percent Of Total 2017 EU Catch
That tuna plays an important role within the EU fisheries has been confirmed -- a volume of 435,000 M/T of tuna including bonito and billfish caught within seven fishing regions...
Global Tuna Community To Gather In Brussels Next Week
Tuna industry leaders and experts will be gathering at the biggest global tuna conference and seafood expo in Brussels, Belgium, in the coming week. About 200 participants are expected...
What’s The Hottest Tuna Trend On Social Media?
The hype continues after the official celebration of World Tuna Day on May 2. Atuna has reported how various communities and organizations joined the festivities as industry leaders,...
Vietnamese Fleet Showed Highest Increase In World Tuna Catch
Tuna vessels from Vietnam showed the greatest increase in catches in the world in 2016 according to figures from the FAO. In that year, Vietnamese boats caught 123,076 M/T of tuna. This...
No Violations In Tuna Landing Found In Basque Ports
The Agriculture and Fisheries Unit of the Government Sub-delegation in Gipuzkoa, Basque Spain conducted 84 inspections to control the landed tuna in Basque ports in 2018. No...
Indonesia To Sink Illegal Fishing Vessels
Indonesia will be sinking 51 foreign vessels that have committed illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in its territorial waters. Destroying illegal fishing...
“Potential Impacts Of Brexit” On Tuna
In mid-2016, 52 percent of the UK citizens voted in favor of Brexit. Businesses will be facing enormous challenges in the future and the tuna industry is no exception. Tuna...