More than 2,000 unreported flares have been discovered on board of the Ecuadorian purse seiner “Jorge Mario” along with 115 tons of tuna allegedly caught using explosives. The Specialized...
Tuna Fishing News
Prime Minister To Sign USD 168 Million Chinese Loan For Tuna Zone
After renewed talks about the long-delayed completion of the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone (PMIZ) in Madang, Papua New Guinea, the government said it is now signing a USD 168 million loan...
Tuna Nostromo Zero: Italy’s First Fat-Free Tuna
Italian distributor Nostromo S.P.A. introduces its new product, Nostromo Zero, which is said to be the first tuna on the market to be completely free of fat. Nostromo Zero is...
COS Avoids Litigation Through Settlement With Sysco, US Foods & Target
Thai Union’s Chicken of the Sea has reached a deal with retailer Target and distributors US Foods and Sysco to resolve price fixing allegations for canned tuna across the United States. The...
Submerged Listening Lines To Track Passing Tunas
An international team of scientists has experimented on a new system to monitor the movement of Atlantic bluefin through an array of submerged listening lines. This 10-year research...
1954 Tuna Crew Drama Focus of Documentary
The 23 Japanese fishing crew on board the tuna vessel Daigo Fukuryū Maru (Lucky Dragon), who were exposed to a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Pacific Ocean 65 years ago, are just a tiny...
Spanish Canners Looking To Hedge Impact Of Brexit
A week before the historic Brexit, the Spanish association ANFACO’s General Secretary said that canners are looking for new market destinations to alleviate the impact of a Brexit, expecting...
SFP Awards Japanese Albacore FIP An ‘A Grade’
An “A” rating indicating “advanced progress” towards meeting long-term goals has been awarded to two Japanese fishery improvement projects by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP)....
Local Companies Under Spanish Probe Over Illegal Bluefin Trade
Shortly after a Spanish judge opened an investigation into the bluefin smuggling case, authorities are investigating Maltese companies and “other entities” suspected to be involved in the tuna...
Bolton, TMI, TU “Achievers” On Ghost Gear Reduction
Ghost gears are still lurking in the ocean and plaguing marine wildlife, but big tuna firms Thai Union, Tri Marine and Bolton Group are making improvements to address the problem of these...
One-by-one Tuna Brand Featured In Seafood Expo
The Indonesian Pole & Line and Handline Fisheries Association launches its one-by-one tuna brand at Boston Seafood Expo this week. According to a press release, the new umbrella brand for...
Australian Tuna Champions Catch And Release
An extensive scientific review of Australia's fishery has found that most of the stocks are sustainable. According to the latest Status of Australian Fish Stock (SAFS) report,...
Jealsa Joins Global Ghost Gear Initiative
Spanish tuna processor Jealsa has collaborated with Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), an organization that helps address the problem of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear. Founded in...
UK Prosecutes John West Over IUU Ghana Tuna
John West Foods, Thai Union’s tuna firm in the United Kingdom, has been indicted on eight counts of alleged business operations related to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) by...
Brazilian Tuna Boat Caught Fishing Illegally
Only one of the two Brazilian-flagged boats fishing illegally off the east coast of Uruguay was captured by the Navy on Wednesday, March 13, according to Marcelo Etchevers, the...
Positive Outlook From Atuna Readers On Indonesian Tuna Powerhouse
On March 1, Atuna has reported about the country having difficulties to develop its tuna fishery sector. One analyst claimed that these challenges are due to a lack of a large scale tuna...
Will Pirates Be Back Due To Somalia-China Deal?
After China has granted 31 fishing licenses to Somalia in 2018, local fishermen and several NGOs are worried that piracy will again be revived due to depleted resources. The Memorandum of...
Sapmer Profits Surge On Strong Yellowfin Prices
French tuna fishing and processing company Sapmer has recorded 4.6 percent growth of its turnover by end of 2018, reaching 180.9 million euros. The fishing activity makes up 90 percent of...
South China Sea: Did China Ram A Vietnamese Vessel?
Vietnamese authorities are launching an investigation into how a fishing boat came to sink in the South China Sea last week. The region, that is also a known tuna fishing ground...
Calvo Announces Renewal Of Fleet, Starting With New 2000 GT Seiner
Spanish Grupo Calvo has announced the renewal of its fleet in a bid to improve overall operational efficiency and maintain its raw material supply capacity. The construction of...