Tuna companies do not miss a chance to promote their products during the holiday season. This year, StarKist introduced a giveaway campaign for travelers. The video of bluefins attacking their...
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Shanghai Kaichuang Adds New Purse Seiner To WCPO Fleet
Chinese tuna fishing company Shanghai Kaichuang has purchased a new purse seiner, ‘Junmeto,’ that will operate in the WCPO. Marshall Islands-based Pan Pacific Fishing (RMI), a wholly-owned...
IO Skipjack Allocation For EU Fleet Sparks French Backlash As Spain Gains
The European Council of Ministers recently set the 2026 quotas for Indian Ocean skipjack for EU-flagged vessels from, France, Spain, and Italy. The French purse seine organization Orthongel...
India Eyes Lakshadweep As High-Value Tuna Hub For Global Markets
India wants to position Lakshadweep as a premium tuna hub and is pitching the remote archipelago to investors as the nucleus of a modern, sustainability-led value chain that encompasses...
Readers: Labor-Safe Labels Are Critical For Responsible Tuna Sourcing
The UK Financial Times article ‘The Dark Truth Behind Supermarket Tuna,’ published last month, claimed to have exposed allegations of crew abuse across the global tuna fleet, spanning both...
WPRFMC Warns Decisions On MPA Tuna Fishing Must Be Backed By Research
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) concluded last week with discussions focused on whether commercial fishing...
Seatech Rebuts Claims About Explosives At Van Camp’s Tuna Warehouse
Colombian seafood company Seatech International has dismissed reports that explosives were discovered at a tuna warehouse operated by its Van Camp’s subsidiary, saying the claims were...
European Tuna Conference 2026 To Take Place In Barcelona On April 20
Atuna is pleased to announce that we will be organizing the 9th edition of the European Tuna Conference on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place one day...
EU Stakeholders Push ‘Rethink Fisheries’ Vision As Bloc Prepares New 2040 Strategy
Fishers, scientists, and environmental NGOs in the EU together recently unveiled a new shared plan to create fair and low-impact fisheries in Europe, which has tuna species such as bluefin and...
New Tool Helps Monitor Deep-Sea Mining Near Key Tuna Grounds
A newly designed portal, ‘Deep Sea Mining Watch,’ will show where ships involved in deep-sea mineral exploration are operating, including providing their past and latest sailing updates. The...
Spanish Bluefin Processor Diversifies Into Yellowfin Products
Petaca Chico has been reshaping its operations to strengthen its international position in the tuna market, with a strategic focus on yellowfin. Through industrial upgrades, expanded product...
Maldivian Govt Pledges New Plant To Appease Protesting Yellowfin Fishers
Maldivian yellowfin fishermen have kicked off fresh protests urging the government to intervene by purchasing their catch. Ahmed Shiyam, the Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources, sought...
US House Passes Defense Bill With Key Fixes For Tuna Treaty
The US House of Representatives passed the USD 900 billion defense policy bill on Wednesday, which is critical for the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT) 2025, a deal that allows US-flagged...
EU Pays Cook Islands Millions for Access of its Tuna Fleet
The EU and the Cook Islands renewed their Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) this week. The deal will allow EU-flagged vessels to fish for tuna in the Cook Islands’ EEZ for a...
American Samoa LL Fleet Gains From South Pacific Albacore MP
The WCPFC meeting concluded last week with the adoption of a management procedure (MP) for South Pacific albacore, a move that was hailed by industry stakeholders. The Western Pacific Regional...
EU Tuna Self-Sufficiency Rate Improves With Increased Catches
Tuna was the most consumed fish in the EU in 2023. The EU tuna fleets increased their landings to meet part of the demand within the European blo that year. The self-sufficiency rate for tuna...
Vietnamese Fishers Relieved As Govt Suspends Tuna Size Decree
The Vietnamese government recently announced that it has suspended the size regulations for several key marine species, including skipjack and other tuna-like species, following the rising...
Four Pacific Nations Ink Treaty With US
Four Pacific Island nations signed the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT) for the upcoming year at the recently concluded WCPFC annual meeting in Manila last week. The Cook Islands, Micronesia,...
Nirsa In Merco’s Top Ecuadorian Companies Ranking List
Ecuadorian tuna firm Nirsa has been placed at the 14th position in the Merco ‘Companies Ranking.’ María Eugenia Albán, Nirsa’s Human Talent Director, received the award on behalf of the...
US House To Consider Bill To Sanction Vessels Linked To IUU Fishing
At the 119th US Congress session held last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the ‘Stop Illegal Fishing Act’ targeting Chinese IUU fishing vessels. The Act will give US President...