Skipjack catch in the EPO during the first two months of the year has surpassed 2015 volumes for the same period, despite whole round supply to Manta, the region’s major market, being...
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Bringing to you the latest edition of Atuna Business Brief, we give you a digestible, snap-shot overview of the biggest and newest headlines to hit the tuna industry. In less than three...
WATCH NOW: The Latest Stories In Just 3 Minutes
Bringing to you the latest edition of Atuna Business Brief, we give you a digestible, snap-shot overview of the biggest and newest headlines to hit the tuna industry. In less than three...
Indonesia Detonates 23 More Vessels
The Indonesian Fisheries Ministry has seen the destruction of a further 23 vessels, which it has found to be involved in IUU activities within the nation’s EEZ. This brings the total amount of...
US Fleet Bumps Up EPO Catch
After successfully switching operations to the EPO in the final few months of 2015, a portion of the US seiner fleet has continued to haul in hefty tuna tonnages in these less traditional...
American Samoa Has Power The US Doesn’t In Treaty Talks
American Samoa wants much more involvement in talks over the future of the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, according to one government official, who says that the territory’s connections could help...
Will MSC Give The Recovery Ecuador Needs?
Recognizing that there is growing consumer demand for MSC certified tuna in major markets like the US and EU, Ecuadorian boatowners and canners are keen to get the sustainable certification...
Calvo Puts Fleet Expansion Reports To Rest
Despite various news outlets suggesting last February that Grupo Calvo had expanded its seiner fleet, the firm has been eager to dispel these claims, stating that there was confusion in some...
Venezuela Pumps Funds Into Collapsed Tuna Sector
A fund of EUR 2 million (USD 2.28 million) has been approved by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to be pumped into the domestic fishing sector, in an effort to modernize the nation’s tuna...
Tri Marine Expects Solomon Is. MSC By July
Exactly a year from the beginning of the assessment process, Tri Marine has announced that it is nearing the end of its MSC evaluation of the Solomon Islands pole and line and purse seine...
Should Violence Be Permitted To Catch IUU Vessels?
Despite numerous monitoring programs, surveillance systems and advancing technologies, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing continues to occur across the globe with no foolproof...
Tuna Seiner Saves Missing Fishermen On High Seas
Three fishermen have been saved by the crew of a Philippine-flagged tuna seiner in the Solomon Sea, between PNG and the Solomon Islands over a month since leaving port in Kiribati. The three...
A “Notable Disconnect” Between P&L Supply & Demand
Although a recent IPNLF report suggested that pole and line tuna fishing may have passed its peak, the foundation is still set on charging forward with plans to rejuvenate this industry....
Is Violence Against IUU Vessels Acceptable?
An official Indonesian government vessel gave no warning before firing at two Taiwanese longliners earlier this month, says a report from Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency, which also denies claims...
US Far Less Firm On Treaty Withdrawal
Despite the US government announcing an official withdrawal from the South Pacific Tuna Treaty earlier this year, the country’s seiner fleet is still fairly confident that the broken...
Resistance Against EU: Cooks Tuna Deal Enters New Stage
Undeterred by government support for the deal, the Cook Islands opposition says it will not give up fighting the proposed purse seine agreement which will grant access to four EU seiners to...
Killer Of Officer On US Seiner Goes To Trial
A Vietnamese fisherman who allegedly killed a vessel officer on board a US flagged tuna seiner is set to go on trial in the Marshall Islands charged with murder, after the killing occurred in...
Half Of “Tuna Scandal” Fleet Unable To Fish
Despite forking out a large part of a massive USD 850 million dollar loan on the construction of a 24 vessel strong national tuna fleet, half of the Mozambique government’s Ematum longliners...
Pressure Now Mounts On Mars’ Supply Chain
The international leader in pet food products, of which a large range contains Thai-supplied seafood, is experiencing mounting pressure to clean up its seafood supply chain, with Greenpeace...
Nestlé And TU Cooperate On Traceability
The largest food company in the world in terms of revenue has cooperated with the global leader in canned tuna production to make sure that nearly all of its seafood products are fully...