Despite the implementation of a continued annual regional FAD ban in the WCPO throughout the entire month of September, the PNA Office has reported record tuna fishing effort levels for the...
Fishing
Japan Pole & Line Fishery Achieves MSC
Meiho, a Japanese pole and line skipjack and albacore fishery, has become the nation’s third fishery to gain MSC certification, and is now the only tuna operation in the country to hold the...
Yellowfin Hike Props Up Ecuador’s Catch
A notable rise in Ecuador’s reported yellowfin catches in the EPO is keeping its total tonnages not too far behind from last year’s, despite considerable decline in its skipjack numbers. The...
Vietnam Climbs Out Of Export Slump
Vietnam’s tuna export value has broken out of a period of decline, thanks to a 2.1 percent increase from 2015, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP)....
Spanish Government Under Pressure Over Quotas
Fishermen of the Canary Islands are pressing the central Spanish Government over the distribution of the Atlantic bluefin quota that the territory’s small scale and artisanal fisheries are to...
Activists Push For Change In Longline Crew Contracts
A group of human rights activists have petitioned to the Hawaiian Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) asking the agency to change the way it issues fishing licenses to foreign...
MSC Tuna: Demand Still Growing Faster Than Supply?
Tuna has got the central attention in MSC’s most recent annual report (2015-16), and while it’s clear that end market demand for MSC certified tuna has been growing quickly, at the time, a...
No Rapid Recovery For Mexico’s Yellowfin Hauls
As the main yellowfin catching fleet in the region, Mexico’s slumped landings of the species are dragging down the total EPO yellowfin tonnages, which are now at a seven percent drop year on...
Strong Surge In Majuro Transshipment Activity
The number of at-port transshipments in Majuro, the Marshall Islands, increased nearly 40 percent between 2014 and 2015, according to a recent Fisheries Department report. In 2015, there were...
TU Europe & Princes Sign On To Indian Ocean FIP
An MoU has now been signed in order to get the Indian Ocean (IO) tuna fishery on track for possible future MSC certification, with the Seychelles and Mauritius, as well as industry players...
Are EMATUM Strikes Being Taken Seriously?
The strike held last week by workers at the state-owned Mozambique Tuna Company (EMATUM) has reportedly been downplayed by Mozambique's Minister of the Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries,...
Will Hawaii’s Bigeye Quota Double Again?
The Hawaiian longline fleet could potentially get its hands on even more bigeye tuna quota than it already holds, possibly up to twice as much or more. Staff from the Western Pacific Regional...
Monument Pays Tribute To Spain’s Bluefin Heritage
A monument of a bluefin tuna has been donated to Isla Cristina, a southern Spanish city in Huelva, which has historical ties to the industry, particularly the iconic species of tuna and the...
Venezuela Needs Tuna Exports To Get Dollars
While Venezuela is working to increase its domestic canned tuna production, the nation’s fleet is still in a position where it must export almost half of its catches to international ports in...
Slight SKJ Price Drop As MSC Demand Surges
With no fluctuation since August, the Bangkok skipjack price has seen its first drop in months, albeit slight, with the market breaking out of a period of general inactivity. At just over a...
“Endangered Act” Protection Imminent For Pacific Bluefin?
Pacific bluefin tuna is one step closer to gaining protection under the Endangered Species Act, as the US’ National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has announced that the move could be...
Bewilderment Over Atlantic Bonito Quota Transfer
The Spanish central government’s decree to suspend the Basque coastal fleet’s permission to fish has been greeted with “indignation” and “bewilderment” by the region’s industry and government,...
Standpoint: “Global Brands Will Adopt The “Tunas Ecuador” Logo”
Ecuador’s Foreign Trade Minister is hoping to reinforce the nation’s position in the global tuna industry by creating unified branding for Ecuador’s tuna products called “Tunas Ecuador”, as he...
Majority Of Atuna Readers Favor Landing Tuna Domestically
Last week we wanted to know your opinion on the topic of unloading tuna locally, asking on our latest poll if you agreed or disagreed with the following standpoint: Obligation to land tuna...
Albacore Price Skyrockets In Mid Pacific
The price of Albacore in Papeete, the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, has risen to up to CFP 3000 (USD 28.14) per kilogram because of a lack of fish. Polynesian fishermen usually...