A new report suggests the European Commission’s yellow card warnings are making it difficult for illegal seafood operators to enter some EU markets, but the findings also indicate products are...
Fishing
Bolton Assures Consumers With Its Own ‘Responsible Quality’ Logo
The ‘Responsible Quality’ logo, which can be found on all of the tuna brands owned by Italian Bolton Alimentari, even those with MSC, expresses the company’s commitment to “360-degree...
VASEP Wants Long-Term Change, Not Just To Tackle Yellow Card
Since Vietnam received a yellow card warning from the European Commission in October 2017, the country has taken several measures to solve its IUU fishing predicament. Now the organization...
Vessels Agree To Land Tuna Catch In Crisis-Stricken Venezuela
The Venezuelan government has established an agreement with tuna boatowners from the country to guarantee food security for its people. Raw material tuna from Caribbean waters and the Eastern...
National Geographic’s Hit Show ‘Wicked Tuna’ Back For 7th Season
The popular National Geographic show, Wicked Tuna, has announced it will be returning to screens for its seventh season next month. The reality TV series presents US fishermen, based in...
Peru’s Tuna Landing Obligation Back In Force
Peru’s Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) has revised its supreme decree on tuna landing obligations. This comes as a result of protests from fishing industry members who argued the previous...
IO Boatowners Report “Good Catches” On Return To Sea
Although certain canners are concerned of short supply from Indian Ocean seiners, a major boatowner from the region states that catches have been good in the first month of the year, since...
Will Pacific Islands Lose “Hard-Won Tuna Gains”?
Pacific island nations made significant compromises to reach consensus in the latest WCPFC annual meeting, and need to be careful not to lose some of their “hard-won tuna gains”, stresses...
“Purse Seine Fisheries Can Become MSC Certified, Despite Policy”
Despite concern regarding the new MSC policy on mixed fisheries, the majority of Atuna readers believe MSC certification for tuna purse seine fisheries can still be achieved. We asked Atuna...
Just 15% Of Fresh & Frozen Tuna “Sustainable” Or “Improving”
A modest 15 percent of the fresh and frozen global tuna supply comes from a “sustainable” or “improving” fishery, according to a new report by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP). To...
US Tuna Fund To Boost Fiji’s Domestic Industry
The Fijian government will spend FJD 1 million (USD 501,650) to develop its fisheries, including expanding its fish storage around the island and purchasing solar powered refrigeration. The...
Can EPO Tuna Fisheries Become Fully Sustainable?
Ensuring the sustainability of tuna fisheries in the Eastern Pacific is one of the crucial issues that will be deliberated at the Americas Tuna Conference in Panama later this month. Guillermo...
Iron Lady Backtracks On Trawling Ban After Protests
While Indonesia’s Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti initially planned an outright ban on trawling in Indonesia’s tuna-rich waters from the beginning of this year, she has now eased the...
MSC Defends Standard After Claims Of “Unacceptable Impacts”
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has defended its certification standards after 66 groups signed a letter urging the organization to address the “unacceptable impacts” of some MSC...
India Develops More “Sustainable” Tuna Fleet With 16 New Vessels
The Indian government plans to build 16 tuna longliners and gillnetting vessels in order to stop fishermen from the “damaging practice of trawling”. This will be the first time Cochin...
La Niña Strengthens: Good Or Bad News For EPO Catch?
La Niña conditions continued throughout the past month and are now strengthening, expected to stick around until spring. In the past the cooling of the ocean surface across the equatorial...
OVERVIEW: 2018’s Expected Tuna Bans & Closures
In an era of increasing implementation of conservation measures across the world’s tuna catching grounds, every regulation will have an impact on supply, as they work to reduce catches and...
Dutch Tuna Newcomers Profit Big From Fleet Purchase
The purchase of CFTO’s extensive tuna purse seine fleet has paid off well for Dutch tuna industry newcomers, Parlevliet & Van der Plas (P&P), with the company reporting a 10 percent...
Panofi Seiner Released, Innocent Passage Proven
A Panofi owned Ghanaian purse seiner that was detained by the Liberian Coastguard on January 14th was released 4 days later, when it was proven that the vessel was on “innocent passage”...
How Your Tuna Business Will Change In 2018
Major changes are set for the global tuna industry this year, with the power to significantly impact the way you do business. Shifts in trade, sustainability and regulations could all be on...