This year’s June edition of the ATUNA magazine is now on its way to all members, providing up-to-date knowledge on a wide range of key areas in the industry. Over 50 pages worth of insider...
Fishing
No Concrete Decisions From Important IOTC Meet
The IOTC meeting is a big talking point at Bangkok tuna talks, having also taken place in the Thai capital last week. Several sources speaking to Atuna have said that no concrete decisions...
Day 1 – Latest News From TUNA2018 Bangkok
Grupomar Sees Big Chance For Boosted Sales In Mexico If brands continue to promote canned tuna in the right way and respond to the demands of the consumer, Mexican tuna consumption can be...
EU Seiners Gear Up For Bluefin Catching Season
With the four-week fishing season for Atlantic bluefin starting tomorrow, the EU purse seine fleet is gearing up to fill its allocated quotas. This year, the Atlantic bluefin catching nations...
Why US Brand Wild Planet Chooses Not To Use MSC
US tuna brand Wild Planet says it chooses not to participate in the MSC program and add the blue tick to its packaging as it feels that “MSC is continually lowering the criteria” required for...
Innovations & Tech Trends At Next Week’s TUNA2018
At the world’s biggest tuna industry gathering next week, recent innovations and trends in technology in the tuna sector will be discussed by a range of industry professionals. While...
NOAA Criticized For Insufficient Probe Into Observer Deaths
The US government branch, NOAA did not do enough to investigate into the deaths of three observers working onboard vessels, according to a new report. It has been argued in the case of Keith...
GP Stings Leading Taiwan Operator On Human Rights
Taiwan’s international fishing fleet and its supply chains have strong links to human rights abuses, especially when it comes to longline fishing, a new report from Greenpeace South East Asia...
Fiji Searches Ways To Combat Ongoing Supply Shortage
The Fijian government has stressed that ensuring consistent and sufficient tuna supply continues to be a challenge for the nation’s biggest tuna processor, PAFCO. Stakeholders have been...
EU Thinks Coastal Nations Should Get Just 10% Of EEZ Catch
With very different proposals tabled on how catch quotas should be implemented by the IOTC, there is little hope for agreement on the issue at the ongoing annual meeting, despite it being the...
20% EPO Catch Drop, Will 2018 Improve?
In total, 40,000 tons less tuna was caught by EPO purse seine fleets in this year’s first quarter, and despite many expecting landings to pick up, full recovery could be tricky. One boatowner...
Scientists Reveal Slight Increase In Pacific Bluefin Stock
Scientists have found the population of Pacific bluefin tuna has risen and now stands at 3.3 percent of its unfished levels. Although this is a small improvement from the previous stock...
1st Experimental Bio-FAD Deployed By EU Fleet In IO
The first experimental biodegradable FAD has been deployed in the Indian Ocean by the EU tuna fleet as part of the European BIOFAD project. Coordinated by the Spanish research center, AZTI,...
TU Boasts “Substantial” Progress But GP Goals Still Far Off
Thai Union has announced the progress it has made towards the “game-changing reforms” set out in an agreement with Greenpeace. The firm describes the improvements made to its supply chain as...
P&L Group Urges IOTC To Speed Up Yellowfin Recovery
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNFL) is urging IOTC member nations to adopt measures that will speed up the recovery of overfished yellowfin tuna, as the RFMO’s annual meeting...
24 Crew Members Escape Burning Mexican Purse Seiner
The crew members of a burning purse seiner were rescued by a tanker after it received a call for help late last week. A total of 24 crew, along with two dogs, all escaped the vessel with no...
“One-Stop-Port” Underway In PNA’s Tuna Hub, Majuro
Construction of a “one-stop” fisheries support facility in the tuna hub of Majuro in the Marshall Islands, is currently underway, with the total building time expected to take one year. The...
IOTC Failure To Adopt Robust HCRs Would Be Unacceptable, WWF Warns
WWF is urging the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to implement “robust” Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) through specific work plans for each species. It has shown concern that the...
Repeated IOTC Failure Gets WWF Heated Before Annual Meet
WWF is urging the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) to implement “robust” Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) through specific work plans for each species. It has shown concern that the...
EU Gives Thailand 4 More Months To Solve IUU Issues
The European Commission has announced that Thailand will keep its yellow card status for an additional four months, and is encouraging the Asian nation to improve fleet management and law...