An immediate halt on harmful fisheries subsidies is what Peter Thomson, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, is calling for. Thomson finds that this...
Tuna Fishing News
OPAGAC Seeks Another Aenor Certification
OPAGAC’s Spanish tuna fleet have begun to take steps towards an APR Aenor Conform Certificate. The certification will certify the chain of custody of canned...
Solomon Island Suffers From Terrible Oil Spill
“We cannot swim. We cannot eat,” locals of Rennell Island in the southern tip of Solomon Islands complained after almost 700 tons of oil were spilled in Kongobainiu reef four weeks...
Spanish Longliners Face Problems Finding Crew
The shortage of workers onboard longliners is becoming a concern among many Spanish shipowners who claim their livelihood is beginning to suffer. Jose Antonio...
Philippines’ GenSan Tuna Landings Reach 10-year Record High
Total fish landings in the Tuna Capital of the Philippines in General Santos City increased by 17 percent with a record total of 247,637.20 M/T in 2018, based on data from the...
Vietnam’s Processing Sector Stumbles Under Catch Documentation Enforcement
Tuna importers and exporters in Vietnam have been grappling with the latest round of regulation changes that are being implemented this year. Canneries and loining plants fear...
Japan, Taiwan Lobby For 10-Year Delay On Palau’s Tuna Fishing Ban
Palau is planning to close its waters to commercial fishing starting January 1, 2020, but Japan and Taiwan are lobbying for a 10-year postponement of the implementation of the Palau...
PNA Expects 2019 To Be A Big Year Of Important Initiatives
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) is holding a series of meetings in Palau from March 16 until March 22, 2019 which covers various fisheries management plans. “This is a big year for...
Fiji Tuna Industry Worth USD 73 Million
Tuna catches from Fiji are now valued at USD 73 million, according to Kesaia Tabunakawai, the WWF Pacific Representative at the launch of the Fiji Maritime Academy’s Bycatch Training...
Marine Instruments Wins Innovative EY Prize
Marine Instruments and Grupo Arbulu (the group to which Marine Instruments belongs) were awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Innovation in Madrid, Spain on February 28,...
EU Seiners Eager To Start Fishing In Moroccan Waters
European vessels will very soon have access to Morocco's EEZ. Final steps are being taken between the governments of Morocco and the EU to allow over 100 vessels into the North African...
Major Tuna Business Headlines In February
February marks some of the most important developments in the world of tuna as prices -- after months of near standstill -- began to shift. More details on some of...
Brussels Becomes The Center Of The Global Seafood Trade Scene
From May 6th to May 9th, the Belgian capital will be transformed into an international seafood hub. Brussels kicks off the second week of May with the 7th edition of the European Tuna...
Atuna Poll: The Future Powerhouse Of The Indonesian Tuna Industry?
Last week, Atuna reported about the status of Indonesia's fishing industry, including its struggles to develop a tuna fishery sector due to a lack of a powerhouse, according to...
Two Filipino Fishing Crew Escape From Onboard Abuse
Two Filipino fishing crew who escaped maltreatment on their vessel have been brought back to their home country, following a rescue by the Vietnamese Navy in the West Philippine...
Indonesia Lacks Tuna Powerhouse
Despite being the largest archipelagic country in the world with over 17,000 islands and vast coastlines, Indonesia is still struggling to develop its tuna fishery sector due to a lack of a...
Innovative Method Of Tuna Fishing Faces Funding Issue
Commercial fisherman Robert Nunes is campaigning for a new method of fishing to be used by the Costa Rican tuna industry. The method is called Greenstick and can be used to specifically...
Increased Aussie Aerial Surveillance Over 15 Pacific Island Nations Waters
An aerial cooperation agreement has been signed between delegates from Australia and the Marshall Islands Fisheries. The agreement means that with Australian funding, aerial surveillance...
‘Inferno’ Fire Wrecks Over 30 Indonesian Tuna Vessels
A massive fire in the port docks of North Jakarta, Indonesia has resulted in a temporary closure, forcing fishermen to remain on land while the clean-up and investigations...
Palau Joins 2023 IUU Pledge
Palau has recently made a pledge to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) by 2023. By January 1, 2020, the country will implement the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS),...