Sapmer has announced that the 2013 fiscal year was impacted by a “difficult Japanese market” with low prices due to the devaluation of the Yen. This negative impact was especially felt in its...
Fishing
“Foreign Tuna Fleets Can Move Elsewhere, Local Fleets Cannot”
In a debate over the subsidization of foreign tuna fishing fleets, PNA Commercial Manager, Maurice Brownjohn, has concluded that foreign fleets could move onto other grounds, other EEZ’s, even...
Tuna Season In Vietnam Started
The Vietnam tuna fishing season has begun early and ships full of the fresh fish have been entering the wharf of Sa Huynh in Duc Pho District. Since early this year it has been said that tuna...
Results Released On “Dolphin Safe” Label Consumer Poll
Results have been released on the Campaign for Eco-Safe Tuna’s recent online consumer poll about the “Dolphin Safe” logo on tuna products. The campaign group, claiming to be committed to a...
Bloomberg Invests Millions In Saving The Ocean
Former New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has announced a plan to spend USD 53 million on restoring the number of fish left in the ocean. More than three quarters of the world’s fisheries...
Ecuador 2013 Catch Hits A Seven Year High
Ecuador has retained its leading position as the Eastern Pacific Ocean’s (EPO) largest tuna catching nation. The South American country topped the charts once again in 2013 with a seven year...
“Fishery Officials Are Not Businessmen”
Pacific Island governments have a responsibility to control tuna fishing in their waters, and should be giving preference to local fishing fleets instead of granting more licenses to foreign...
Hamby: Catches Should Be Landed And Processed Locally
Joe Hamby of Tri Marine believes that American Samoa canneries need security of fish and tuna catches should be landed and processed locally. The Chief Operating Officer says that smaller...
FOS Commercials Target Italian And Swiss Consumers
Friend of the Sea (FOS) has launched a new TV Campaign that is targeting the Italian and Swiss seafood consumers. The commercial broadcasting started in Italy on February 2 on major TV channel...
Dongwon Also Accused Of Illegal Waste Dumping
As part of a pending case in the USA on fraud allegations against Korean fishing company, Dongwon Industries, the firm has also been accused of illegally dumping waste at sea. Plaintiff...
Mozambique Denies Granting 12,000 MT Tuna Rights
The Mozambique government has denied granting British multinational, Lonrho, exclusive rights to fish for tuna in its waters for the next five years. This follows claims by Lonrho that its...
Best Tuna Season In 20 Years
The Australian bluefin tuna season for 2014 is set to be the strongest in over 20 years. This is according to Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association chief executive, Brian...
Why The Current Skipjack Price-Drop? What Did You Think?
Most voters saw a lack of demand as the main reason for the current skipjack price drop on our most recent atuna.com homepage poll. As many as 39 percent of our readers chose this response....
16 Months At Sea Leaves Castaway Unrecognizable
It’s difficult to recognize this man who claims that he set off from Mexico on a fishing trip in a small boat and washed up on Marshall Islands. He’s re-calculated his time at sea, and says...
Dongwon: USA Declined To Intervene On Allegations
According to the defendant lawyers in a fraud case filed against Dongwon Industries by plaintiff lawyers Moore and Company in the US District Court of Delaware, the US Government has declined...
Atunsa Launches New Spanish 2200 M/T Vessel
Construction of the shell of a new tuna purse seiner for Spanish fishing company, Atunsa, located in Bermeo, has been completed and the vessel has taken to water. Built at the Astilleros de...
38 Indian Fishermen Arrested Two Days After Talks
As many as 38 Indian fishermen on six tuna fishing vessels were taken into custody by the Sri Lankan Navy last week for illegally entering the country’s waters, just two days after bilateral...
Mexican Washes Up In Boat After 16 Months At Sea
A Mexican man, that has claimed to have been drifting at sea for 16 months, has been found washed up in a boat on Marshall Islands, more than 12,500 kilometers from where he set off in Mexico....
Loining Plant To Be Investigated Over Lack Of Dividend
An investigation is to be undertaken on a tuna loining plant in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, for its failure to pay-out dividends to its shareholders. This is according to news site, Papua New...
Dongwon Accused Of Fraud On US Flag Seiners
A court case has been filed in the US District Court of Delaware for fraud allegations against Korean owned fishing company Dongwon, regarding US flagged tuna purse seiners. The action has...