Earlier this week, the PNA accused a US fisheries rule on high seas access of violating WCPFC conservation measures. With rejection of these claims having already come from several US fleet...
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What Greenpeace Actually Wants From The Tuna Industry
With Greenpeace’s sustainable tuna campaigns having been focused heavily towards consumers, there could be a risk of the underlying message to tuna companies, brands and retailers getting lost...
IATTC: La Niña Could Be Bad News For Bigeye
The chances that cooling La Niña conditions will be strongly developed by fall and winter this year are high, and while focus is often put on what this will mean for tuna catches, one of the...
Are We On The Way To Another Record Skipjack Catch?
While total tuna landings in the EPO (Jan-Apr) have cooled off slightly compared to last year’s record setting catch volume, for skipjack, it looks like another all-time high might be in...
WCPFC FAD Ban: What Will Be The Impact?
With this year’s WCPFC FAD ban just weeks away, and the industry caught up in a prolonged era of slow tuna trading activity, many in the sector will be waiting to see what the impact of three...
Indonesia Seizes Two Filipino Vessels On IUU Suspicion
Two Filipino fishing boats, one of which was carrying tuna catch onboard, have been seized by the Indonesian Navy under suspicion of illegally entering the country’s territorial waters,...
Is The Thai Govt Taking Its Yellow Card Too Lightly?
Strong in its belief that it has until the end of the year to display solid efforts to eradicate IUU fishing from the nation’s industry, the Thai government appears to be taking it easy in...
La Niña: Will It Really Have The Biggest Impact On EPO Catch?
With strong bets on La Niña developing over summer and further strengthening through fall and winter this year, many in the industry are none the wiser as to what this will mean for EPO tuna...
Is The US Deliberately Evading WCPFC High Seas Fishing Limits?
The US government has this week been accused of violating WCPFC conservation measures after the PNA office said the nation was allocating its tuna purse seine fleet far more high seas fishing...
Is US High Seas Access Really Violating Conservation?
While the PNA office (PNAO) is accusing a new US fisheries rule on high seas access of violating WCPFC conservation measures, US sources state that they are confused and mistaken, suggesting...
Biodegradable FADs Are Back
Criticized in the past for using unsustainable and non-environmentally friendly fishing methods, the Spanish tuna purse seine fleet is tackling negative remarks head-on with the launch of a...
Is Ghana Heading For An EU Trade Ban?
After a yellow card warning was lifted from the country in October, officials in Ghana are concerned that their era of reform may be short lived, stating that recent illegal fishing activities...
Your Questions Answered: How Many WCPFC Observers Are There?
With the issue of observer coverage and safety heating up, Atuna has received several questions surrounding the extent of observer coverage in the world’s largest tuna fishery, and speaking to...
Are EU Tuna Deals Hindering Africa’s Fisheries Growth?
Following the recent renewal by the EU of its four-year fishing agreement with west African nation Mauritania, critics have jumped on the deal, stating that it is unsustainable, and a...
Are TACs Helping Rebuild Heavily Depleted Stocks?
A recent study has found that the effective enforcement of TACs has been successful in rebuilding certain previously depleted tuna stocks. In Effects of Biological, Economic and...
MSC Certification For North Atlantic Artisanal Albacore
The artisanal north Atlantic albacore fishery in Basque country, Spain, has just received MSC certification for its troll and pole and line catch, after being under full assessment since...
MSC Boosts Tuna Integrity Checks In SE Asia
South East Asia has been one to watch in the tuna supply chain, as the growth of MSC certified fisheries in the region has significantly increased. A huge tuna processing boom has seen MSC...
Why Hawaii’s Tuna Fishermen Have Written To Obama
Longline tuna fishermen in Hawaii have written personally to President Obama in an attempt to prevent a proposed expansion of the island’s marine conservation area; a plan which they say will...
Tuna Plays Key Part In World Oceans Day
Today marks World Oceans Day, following last month's World Tuna Day, and marks an event to promote conservation on a grand-scale for the entire ocean, through global and cross community...
EPO: Are US Flagged Seiners There To Stay?
After disruptions to the US Tuna Treaty late last year, some American flagged seiners switched operations from more traditional WCPO grounds to the EPO. And despite an interim Treaty having...