The Indian Ocean tuna industry is facing challenges from all sides. The seasonally low tuna catches for purse seiners, sky-high fuel costs, and low raw material prices have driven boat owners...
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EU Fleets Face Regulatory Pressure & Fishing Access Issues
Alfonso Beitia Lachaga, CEO of Albacora, says the global tuna fishing industry is facing an increasingly demanding landscape, including regulatory pressures, geopolitical issues, and the need...
Balfegó Posts Higher 2025 Sales As Bluefin Season Begins
Balfegó Group, the Spanish bluefin fatteningcompany, recorded a 11 percent increase in its revenue for 2025. However, sales in its main export destination, the US, were impacted by tariffs...
Spain Sets 2026 IO Yellowfin And Bigeye Quotas
The Spanish Fisheries Ministry recently published the IO yellowfin and bigeye allocation for its national fleet for 2026. The resolution from the General Secretariat of Fisheries, was...
US Lawmakers Seek Section 301 Probe Into Foreign Unfair Seafood Practices
Members of US Congress recently urged US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to initiate a Section 301 investigation into unfair trade practices affecting trade in tuna and other...
Readers: More Tuna Vessels Likely To Halt Operations
The Middle East crisis remains unresolved, adding to uncertainty across tuna fishing and processing sectors. Skipjack raw material prices have been edging higher in key processing hubs...
Dongwon Industries Posts Q1 Growth As Fish and Food Segment Slows
The holding company of the Dongwon Group, Dongwon Industries, reported that sales have gone up in the first three months of this year, despite increased raw material prices and high exchange...
Indonesian Lawmaker Flags Papua’s Potential As Major Tuna Fishing Hub
A senior Indonesian politician recently stated that Indonesia’s Papua province must scale up its tuna industry under the government-backed Red and White Fishing Villages (KNMP) initiative to...
Spanish Tuna Fleet Sounds Alarm Over EU-Indonesia Trade Deal
The Spanish purse seine fleet, grouped under OPAGAC, criticized Brussels for inching closer to an agreement with Indonesia, warning the deal could expose its operators to unfair competition...
IOTC Introduces Yellowfin Management Plan At 30th Session
The 30th session of the IOTC concluded last Friday with members agreeing to launch a management strategy evaluation (MSE) for yellowfin, marking a key step toward shaping the stock’s long-term...
TNC Unveils AI-Powered System to Combat IUU Fishing in Tuna Longline Fisheries
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) recently unveiled a new solution to combat IUU fishing in tuna longline fisheries. The technology is a first-of-its-kind “end-to-end, open-source system that...
Director General Pakop Calls On FFA Members To Show Solidarity
Pacific fisheries officials and delegates have convened in New Zealand since May 11 for the 142nd Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) session. This pivotal meeting addresses the future of regional...
EPO Skipjack Catches In Q1 2026 Plummeted
EPO boat operators have expressed their concern about a dearth in skipjack catches to Atuna, and data support this sentiment. There was a sharp 28 percent drop in Q1 2026, with vessels...
Thai Processors Shift WR Yellowfin Sourcing
The purchase of frozen whole round yellowfin by the Thai processing industry for canning and processing frozen raw loins and steaks dropped in the first quarter of 2026. The supply from WCPO...
Conservation Dominates IOTC Meeting But Crew Welfare Is Overlooked
The 30th Session of the IOTC is underway in the Maldives, bringing some of the Indian Ocean tuna sector’s most vital topics to the forefront. Skipjack and yellowfin catch limits, at-sea...
Ongoing Pressure Weighs On Skipjack Trading in Manta
The price of frozen whole round skipjack traded in Manta remains high. Boat owners and processors in Ecuador are suffering from a shortage of this fish. Sources close to the matter told Atuna...
Environmental Groups Sue US Govt For Rollback Of Atlantic MPA Protection
NGOs have turned to a US court to prevent the reopening of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean. “A living scientific laboratory and a refuge for...
EU Tuna Vessel Owners Renew Alarm Over Indonesia Pact
European vessel owners have renewed calls for tighter scrutiny of possible duty-free imports of Indonesian fresh and frozen tuna loins into the bloc, raising the issue during a May 7 meeting...
Seychelles Tuna Sector Faces Headwinds To Growth
Stakeholders in Seychelles’ tuna sector met last month to examine constraints weighing on industry growth and the role of initiatives such as the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) in...
MSC Suspends Japanese Pole-and-Line Fishery Over Seabird Bycatch
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently suspended the certification for a Japanese pole-and-line fishery operating in the WCPO after they failed to meet requirements tied to seabird...