Home to one of the world’s busiest tuna transshipment ports, PNA nation the Marshall Islands, is expecting to see record setting revenue from its commercial tuna fishery this year, forecast to...
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SKJ Price Movement On Strong “EU Approved” Demand
Increased demand for raw material skipjack tuna that is “EU approved” has seen the Bangkok market price take another step upwards, and there’s strong expectation that further increment is...
Military Collaboration Catches Vietnamese IUU Vessels
A recently penned MoU between PNG and the Australian Border Force (ABF) has already yielded results, with the reported interception of three Vietnamese IUU vessels. Information was shared in...
Dongwon Muscles Into Japanese Dominated Grounds
South Korea’s largest fishing firm, Dongwon Industries, has netted bluefin tuna for the first time in an ocean area largely dominated by Japanese operations, and plans to sell the top-grade...
The Winning Bid: 2017’s First Tsukiji Sale
The New Year brings with it a new bidding war at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market, and the first auction of 2017 has seen a 212kg bluefin fetch JPY 74.2 million (USD 637,600); the second highest...
A.Samoa Gets Bigger Voice In High Seas Decisions
Legislation has now been passed that benefits US territories, particularly American Samoa, in gaining more say in tuna fisheries management in Pacific high seas areas. The “Ensuring Access to...
Peru Expects 2017 Tuna Boom
A strong boost is on the cards for Peru’s tuna industry, with plans for the nation to bolster the role it plays in global tuna production. This will be made possible, it’s believed, with the...
Surging Fleet Interest In MSC Catch
A rapidly growing market demand for MSC certified tuna has driven a stronger fishing industry interest, and there is expectation that the total sustainable tuna catch tonnage within PNA waters...
The End Of India-Sri Lanka Tuna Fight?
Ministerial level talks between India and Sri Lanka, which have long disputed over tuna fishing, have ended on a positive note. Sri Lanka has agreed to immediately free 51 Indian fishermen...
2016’s Top 10 Stories
Last year was a rich year for tuna industry news. We have looked into the stories which gained the most readers on Atuna. Manta Ecuador Hit By Devastating Earthquake The most read story...
Happy New Year!
The Atuna team wishes all our readers a very happy new year with the best wishes for 2017. The new year looks to again become a very interesting one with lots of expected changes, both...
More Vessels To Blame For Ecuador’s SKJ Catch Gap?
As well as the after effects of a strong 2015 El Niño, growth in the EPO-based tuna purse seine fleet for most of this year has been partly blamed for a sharp drop in Ecuador’s skipjack...
EPO Nations Get Extra Vigilant On Foreign Fleets
The governments of Ecuador, Chile and Peru have teamed together to enforce stricter regulation of foreign fishing vessels entering their waters, demanding satellite control from boats that...
Transshipment Ban The Answer To Thai IUU Issues?
There might be one more big step the Thai government needs to take in order to eradicate the yellow card IUU cloud still hanging over the country, and satisfy EU asks, with pressure mounting...
Japanese Firms Back Emergency Catch Cut
A pledge that could eventually lead to big cuts in Japan’s tuna catches has been signed by six tuna firms in the country, and comes following criticism that the nation has not done enough to...
Philippine IUU Vessel Was Only “Passing Through”
The owners of a Philippine vessel seized in November on suspected IUU fishing activities, have claimed the boat was making an “innocent passage” through Palau waters, and was not conducting...
StarKist Seeks MSC To Stay Globally Competitive
StarKist’s application for MSC certification on American Samoa longline catch was pursued with the focus of keeping its Pago Pago plant and supply chain competitive on a global basis. It...
Taiwan Vessel Death Case Reopened
An investigation into the death of an Indonesian fisherman on a Taiwanese tuna longliner last year has been reopened by the Taiwan government branch, Control Yuan. New forensic and video...
Big Fall In EU Raw Material Exports
Marking the lowest volume in the last ten years, the EU’s total external tuna shipments tumbled in the first half of 2016, but managed to sustain a solid overall value. The biggest fall...
The Role Of World’s 5th Smallest Nation In Tuna
The 5th smallest nation in the world, Tokelau, is partly underpinning Samoa’s tuna processing industry, thanks to the sharp rise in its fisheries income, spurred by the PNA Vessel Day...