Guam’s once-thriving tuna industry felt downhill nearly two decades ago, and the small island nation is now betting on aquaculture for a revival. Guam’s tuna industry kicked off in the 1980s,...
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CFTO Appoints Ton Frissen As MD
Ton Frissen is the new Managing Director of French tuna fishing company, CFTO - Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO). He assumed the role on April 6. Frissen brings extensive...
Progress On Pacific BF Plan Amid WCPFC & IATTC Challenges
The IATTC and WCPFC representatives are inching closer towards introducing a management procedure (MP) for Pacific bluefin this year. At a recently held meeting, the spotlight was on long-term...
Spanish Seiner Net Firm Turns Expertise Into Viable Anti-Drone Solution
Spain-based Internacional de Redes y Cuerdas, S.A. (IRC), a manufacturer of purse seine tuna nets, is diversifying beyond its traditional activities. The company has begun producing anti-drone...
Oman Tightens Grip On YF Stock For Small-Scale Fishers
The Omani government is taking exhaustive measures to secure the sustainability of yellowfin stock, particularly those caught by artisanal fishers operating in its EEZ. With yellowfin highly...
EU Sets Up Ocean Board to Drive Blue Economy Policy
The European Commission recently launched the European Ocean Board, a high-level expert group comprising 28 members from business organizations, NGOs, and research institutes, to support the...
Emergency Stockpiling: Canned Tuna’s Strategic Protein Edge
Many European country residents have been warned by governments to brace themselves for emergencies that can arise from rising conflict across the globe; behavior that can impact demand for...
Basque Tuna Fleet’s Competitiveness Must Be Maintained
The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) in Spain insists that the Basque Country's tuna fleet based in Bermeo, Spain, is an integral part of the EU tuna value chain, and that future EU...
Aussie Authorities Say No Risk To Consumers After BF Massive Die-Off Event
Environmental authorities in South Australia said the deaths of thousands of bluefin along the coast in March were caused by phytoplankton, not a toxic algal bloom. The findings eased worries...
MSC Begins Assessment Of Two Tuna Fisheries In WCPO And Atlantic
Two fisheries recently announced undergoing MSC assessments, one in the Atlantic and the other in the WCPO. The first, comprising two companies, Laus Fishing Company Ltd., and Dicha...
White House Proposes USD 1.6 Billion Budget Cut At NOAA
The budget request to the US Congress for fiscal year 2027 seeks to slash USD 1.6 billion in budget for NOAA initiatives with significant changes to federal funding climate research and...
US-Iran Ceasefire Could Offer Temporary Relief To Global Markets
The US and Iran have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, which could open the Strait of Hormuz to allow ships and critical commodities such as crude oil to pass through this...
Maldives Tuna Fisheries Achieves US Seafood Watch Recognition
The Maldives has achieved a landmark global recognition with the first-ever country-specific rating from the US-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program. The island nation’s...
Missing Ecuadorian Fishing Vessels With 20 Crew Safely Found
The Ecuadorian vessel ‘Don Maca’ and six smaller vessels, which were reported missing in late March, were found last week off northern Manabí within Ecuador’s EEZ. All 20 crew members were...
EU Stakeholders To Assess Future Of Fisheries Agreements
EU tuna and seafood stakeholders has convened in Brussels today to shape the future of the bloc’s Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) with partner nations. The European...
Chicken Of The Sea Bets On Protein Craze For Sales Growth
The protein appeal of Chicken of the Sea tuna products remains central to the brand’s merchandising playbook, said Griffin Raasch, Director of Marketing to Atuna.The company is doubling down...
South Korea’s Bluefin Surge Fuels Calls For Quota Reset
South Korean fishermen are pressing the government to seek a higher bluefin quota, citing a growing presence of these tunas in the country’s EEZ in recent years. Bluefin larvae have been...
RFMO Experts Challenge Greenpeace Critique Of Industry Presence In Tuna Bodies
Greenpeace recently raised an allegation that fishing industry representatives make up to a third of national delegations at key tuna and other RFMO meetings and the system is "rigged" against...
Readers: Tuna Vessels Will Temporarily Stop Fishing
Tensions in the Middle East have heightened concerns in the global tuna industry, over climbing fuel costs as crude oil shipments face disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. The crisis,...
Higher Deals Secured For Skipjack In Manta
In the Manta processing hub, skipjack trading is seeing higher prices due to a drop in raw material supply from the EPO. Sources told Atuna that the owners of vessels are not seeing the impact...