The curtain is all set to rise for the 29th Session of the IOTC in La Réunion, France, from April 13 to 17. NGOs have submitted their position statements ahead of the meeting. Europêche, the...
Fishing
The Global Tuna Trade Tornado – What’s The Damage and Who’s Still Standing?
The tuna supply chain has been heavily hit by the import tariffs tornado US President Trump caused on April 2, with far-reaching consequences and major immediate damage for two major exporting...
ISSF Kick-Starts New Measures For PVR Vessels – Only NEFADs Allowed
Last September, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) introduced new conservation measures for boats in its ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) and Vessels on Other...
WCPO Purse Seine Operations Moving Away From PNG
Tuna seiner fishing activity has moved more towards the east of the WCPO, according to the latest information from the Pacific tuna fleet. Sources told Atuna that fishing activity has moved...
Europêche Says 0% Duty On Thai Tuna Will Destabilize EU Tuna Market
The EU tuna fleet and processing sector is unhappy with the European Commission’s talks with Thailand for a free trade agreement. Europêche, the leading representative body for the fishing...
Dongwon Seeks MSC Certification For Its WCPO Longline Catches
Dongwon is undergoing assessment to get its longline yellowfin, bigeye, and North Pacific and South Pacific albacore catches in the WCPO MSC certified. A Chinese longline fishery has asked for...
US Delays Pacific Tuna License Payments
Tokelau is among the first Pacific Island nations to point out that US tuna vessels are lagging behind in paying to fish in the island’s EEZ in March. A Tokelau government spokesperson...
Malaysia Bets On Foreign Longliner Landings To Strengthen Tuna Industry
Malaysia is eyeing to revive and enhance tuna operations in the state of Penang, located on the country’s northwest coast, along the Strait of Malacca. Penang is Malaysia’s only tuna landing...
IOTC Modifies 2025 Quota After Indonesia Drop Yellowfin Objection Plan
The IOTC announced last week that the allocated catch limits for yellowfin in 2025 have changed after Indonesia withdrew its objections to the 2021 interim plan for the stock. The RFMO...
Nauterra’s ‘Montelape’ To Be The Main Supplier To El Salvador Plant
Nauterra-owned purse seiner 'Montelape' has begun operations in the WCPO to ensure the abundant tuna supply to the company’s El Salvador plant. It was docked at the La Unión port last week....
Concessions For Spanish Tuna Boats Priority In Spain-Cape Verde MoU
Spain and Cape Verde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on tuna and other fisheries. A concession for its vessels to use the Mindelo cold storage facility was one...
Tuna Fin-Inspired Underwater Drone To Take Off In Two Years?
A US-based researcher has kick-started a project to build an underwater drone powered by a robotic fin, modeled after the rear fin of a tuna. Researcher Cecilia Huertas Cerdeira and her team...
Bermeo Documents History Of Iconic Tuna Boat
Tuna fishing is a quintessential part of the Spanish coastal town Bermeo’s cultural identity. This is one of the main reasons why Bermeo is not ready to destroy its decades-old tuna vessel...
Fog Bank Affects Mazatlán Tuna Boat Operations
The city of Mazatlán in Mexico and its port, home to numerous tuna vessels, has been encompassed by a fog bank over the past week. Port authorities closed the harbor for small vessels last...
Will Trump’s Deregulation Order Impact Pacific Treaty?
US President Donald Trump, signed the Deregulation Executive Order (EO) on February 19, which is worrying the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) and the US fleet. The...
Canadian Company Negotiating With Trump To Mine Seabed In Pacific
Canadian deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) recently announced that it has begun talks with US President Donald Trump’s administration to gain authorization from the US to mine in...
Number Of IO Longliners At-Sea Operations Declined
The number of at-sea transshipments by large-scale tuna longliners and the volumes they transferred into carriers declined in 2024. The number of operations and tonnages has been falling for...
Winners and Losers – What Does A Deep Dive In European Trade Data Tell Us?
That 2024 has been an extremely unusual year in tuna trading has become clear to many of us. But what shifts in trade were caused, which processors benefited from major changes in tuna...
Major Global Highlights March 2025
Low catches in the WCPO led to an increase in the price of skipjack in Bangkok. Trump imposing heavy tariffs on Mexico was a cause of concern for its canners. NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch has once...
NGOs Should Not Have Say In Retailers’ Tuna Sourcing Policies
NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch have once again pointed fingers at French retailer Carrefour, and this time, for its tuna sourcing policy. Bloom recently released the report ‘Drowning the Catch,’...