The renewal of an agreement originally signed in May 2012 by the EU and Madagascar, which enables 22 tuna vessels, 17 Spanish surface longliners and 52 EU flagged vessels to work in Madagascan...
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Obama’s Ocean Reserves Plan “Imperial Presidency”, Hurting US Fleet?
Recent decisions from US President Obama have riled Republicans in government, and have even been described as “Imperial Presidency”, hurting the interests of the US tuna fleet. One scientist...
Seiner Catches Fire In Port Victoria
A Seychelles-flagged tuna seiner caught fire yesterday while docked in the island nation’s Port Victoria. The 71 meter long vessel was attended to by nine fire officers who evacuated 33...
World Record Bluefin Caught By Kiwi Woman
The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) has now officially validated the outstanding 411kg bluefin catch that professional angler, Donna Pascoe, from Auckland, New Zealand, fished from...
Tier 3 Prompts TUF To Announce Zero Tolerance
It’s a heavy fall to Tier 3 for Thailand and one that is sure to have strong repercussions. Thai Union Frozen Foods, the world’s largest tuna processing company has stressed its frustration...
Vietnam Prepares Tuna Industry For Possible 0% EU Trade
The Vietnamese government is putting in best efforts and pumping an investment of USD 36.1 million in the fishing sector in anticipation of a positive outcome to free trade negotiations with...
Algeria Reaches Bluefin Quota Cap Before End Of Campaign
Chief of staff at the Ministry of Fisheries and Fishery Resources, Mr. Alger Kamel Negheli, has announced that Algeria has reached its bluefin quota cap before the International Commission for...
Kiribati Closes Lucrative Pacific Fishing Ground
A slice of the Pacific Ocean, holding part of a potential 550,000+ tons of tuna catch will become out of bounds for fishing at the start of 2015. Commercial fishing operations will be banned...
The Top 5 Revolutions In Tuna Fisheries
Since the nineteenth century, even since around 2000BC, tuna has been fished all around the world, constantly prompting ideas, fascinations and further discoveries. The last 50 years alone...
Anova Scores With Fiji MSC Albacore
Dutch frozen and fresh tuna supplier, Anova Seafood, has positive forecasts for its second half year sales after sealing an MSC deal with Netherlands based retailer, Jumbo. In the midst of...
EII Threatens Government With Trade Obstruction
Earth Island Institute has sent written threats to the Costa Rican government stressing that Dolphin-Safe certified companies in the region could be banned from receiving tuna caught in Costa...
Taiwanese Measures To Save Albatross From Longlines
Up to 200,000 albatrosses are caught by fishermen every year. The large seabirds are accidentally captured in the nets of deep-sea fishing vessels. Now, the Taiwanese Fisheries Agency has...
Americans Convene To Discuss Albacore Crisis
Longline fleets across the Central South Pacific have been operating at a loss, with costs outweighing the value of their albacore catch in what has been described as the “Albacore Crisis”....
Obama To Tackle IUU And Mislabeling Tuna By Year End
The US President thinks it’s time to crack down on some important issues in the seafood and tuna industry. Obama has announced task force plans to strengthen enforcement against IUU fishing,...
Innovative System Creates “Live Reporting” By PNG Tuna Observers
An initiative freshly launched by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) sees PNG leading the industry with the world’s most revolutionary technology. Years of development has created a...
When Will The Seiner Fleet Stop Growing? What Did You Think?
It seems there are no high hopes for an end to the growth of the global tuna purse seine fleet any time soon. The most recent atuna.com homepage poll has revealed a clear favorite amongst its...
EU Canners Push IUU Issue To Stop Philippine Free Trade
Tuna Canners in Spain are using the Philippine’s IUU yellow card as ammunition to fight against the potential approval of tuna trade advantages for the Asian country. The industry, based...
PNA Fishing Day Fee Set At 33% Hike
The cost of tuna fishing in the PNA waters will be 33 percent more expensive in 2015. Accusing foreign fleets of not doing enough to conserve tuna stocks, the Pacific Island Nations have taken...
Obama Proposes Big Expansion Of Sanctuaries
The Pacific Ocean marine sanctuary could be set to receive a massive extension, broadening the area by more than 800 percent. As much as 695,000 more square miles of the Pacific could become...
Ghana Escapes Ban Caused By Agro Chemicals
After being on the verge of a ban implemented by the EU, the US and ICCAT, Ghana has narrowly escaped a negative outcome for its tuna industry. The nation has ducked out of potential trade...