A just-released report shows that the end value of the global tuna trade recovered by USD 3.3 billion from 2016 to 2018, which can be mainly attributed to more canned skipjack and yellowfin...
Fishing
Partying Fishermen Charged For Violating COVID-19 Quarantine
In American Samoa, five fishermen were charged with violating the Public Health Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 after they fled their quarantined vessels for a night of partying in the...
WCPO Seiners’ High Seas Skipjack Catches Dropped In August
Purse seiners in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) netted less skipjack in August than the month before but increased their daily catches of large yellowfin. These are the catches that...
Co-op UK Will Continue To Not Sell IO Yellowfin
Seven years after a UK retailer stopped sourcing yellowfin, it has now reaffirmed its commitment to not stock products with this tuna species. Today, Co-op announced that it will continue not...
Tuna Harpoon Fishing Alive In North Atlantic Waters
Harpoon fishing for bluefin in the modern world is an art kept alive by only a few sailors. These fishermen are mainly located in the Cape Cod peninsula in the US. Atuna talked to harpoon...
Costa Rica Works With Canada & NGO To Catch IUU Vessels
In an attempt to safeguard its tuna and maritime resources, the Costa Rica Coast Guard (CRCG) has increased its fisheries enforcement capacity with satellite surveillance to detect and deter...
Drones Suitable For Dolphin Abundance Survey
A trial survey by researchers and the Mexican fishing industry shows that using drones to capture data about dolphin abundance is possible. Recently, a document showing an update on the...
Broader Roles For Women In Pacific Tuna Sector
Women already have a crucial function in the tuna processing sector but according to FFA, they should be playing a much broader role at all levels of management. The Pacific Islands Forum...
US Places China & Taiwan’s Fleets In Forced Labor “Dirty List”
The US Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has for the first time added the distant water fishing fleets (DWFFs) from Taiwan and China to a report which shows that their fish products...
TU Successfully Concludes Repurchasing Shares Initiative
On the last day of September, Thai Union concluded the period of shares repurchasing which started on April 1. The company revealed that the sales and the amount paid did not exceed the limits...
Major Global Tuna Highlights September 2020
September marked a month full of activity in the global tuna industry. As the FAD ban reached its end, skipjack prices went down. Meanwhile, as the first veda in the EPO also neared its...
Costa Rica Tuna Sector Worried About Expanding Protected Area
The Costa Rican tuna industry is anxious that the area where fishing is not allowed in its EEZ will be enlarged after an Executive Order supported by the President was announced. If this new...
Large Longliners Allowed Back Into American Samoa’s Prohibited Area
A US appeals court has overturned a decision made three years ago and has ruled that large longliners can now operate in American Samoa's prohibited area. In 2017, a US federal judge had ruled...
Greenpeace: Western Banks Supporting IO Yellowfin Over Exploitation
Large tuna companies with at-risk tuna in their supply chains have received billions of dollars in financial support from Western banks. This is what a recent investigation by Unearthed, the...
NGO Study Discloses Bycatch Impact From Asda’s Tuna Sources
A study for Asda, the second-largest supermarket chain in the UK, states that several of the fisheries which provide tuna for its own-brand seafood have bycatch impact on albatrosses, sharks,...
Pew Interactive Tool On IUU Ports Useful for Tuna Buyers?
To combat the threat of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Pew Charitable Trusts has developed a new interactive tool for authorities, seafood buyers, and others to determine...
Three Tuna Suppliers in SeafoodSource Top 25
SeafoodSource has published its 2020 Top 25: Sustainability & Conservation List for leading North American seafood suppliers based on reported sales figures. Three tuna brands have made...
Officials Confident Philippines Will Keep EU Duty-Free Privileges
Philippines is confident that it will not lose its duty-free export privileges, which includes thousands of tons of tuna exports to European markets despite the EU Parliament having passed a...
Dongwon & Kyokuyo Heads Ask Govts To Get Fishers Home
SeaBOS, a group comprised of CEOs from the 10 of the world’s largest tuna and seafood businesses, has urged governments to urgently address issues faced by seafarers due to restrictions on...
Indian Ocean Skipjack Catches Break Harvest Control Rule
The numbers of skipjack and yellowfin catches taken from the Indian Ocean (IO) fell significantly in 2019 compared to the year before, mainly caused by the fact that major EU fleets from...