LDH appears to be blaming John West, the brand of one of its main shareholders, for the substantial decline in market share experienced by private label canned tuna in the UK, of which it...
Tuna Fishing News
Spanish Industry Wants Boycott Of Turkish Tuna
The Spanish tuna fishing industry is putting in strong demands to members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) ahead of the RFMO’s annual meeting this...
Philippines Wants To Free Fishing Grounds From Pirates
Philippine authorities have said that they are ready to heavily patrol part of the country’s waters which are rich in tuna, and reclaim them for their own fishermen. According to BFAR National...
Philippines & PNG: Trading Places?
While reflagging efforts in PNG are working to increase the number of domestic-flagged vessels, trade data shows that tuna raw material leakage by the country’s fleet to foreign destinations...
Report: Will Alarming IUU Catch Reignite Piracy?
Foreign IUU vessels are catching three times more fish than domestic boats in Somalia’s EEZ, according to a report, which unveils new satellite data. Concerns don’t only surround the economic...
EU Auditors X-Ray Fisheries Partnerships
While auditors delving into EU fisheries agreements (SFPAs) with non-EU nations have found that the deals are generally well managed, there have been a number of reservations expressed. The...
Is MSC The Way Forward For Ecuador?
Some of Ecuador’s major tuna industry players have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to lay foundations for cooperation with WWF-Ecuador. The agreement will kick-start the...
Ecuador’s Big Players Most Affected
The largest companies appear to be the hardest hit in Ecuador, as canned tuna producers are fighting to defend their turf within their most important export market: the EU. Fierce price...
UK Bonito Catch Indicates Warmer Waters Pushing Tuna North
More commonly found in the Atlantic or the Mediterranean, an Atlantic bonito has been caught this week in much more northern waters, off the coast of Trefor, North Wales, in the UK. The fish,...
Seiner Fleet Overcapacity; Where Will It Lead Prices?
There is a distinct and concerning trend intensifying in the WCPO and other oceans, with the constant construction of new and more efficient tuna seiners leading to overcapacity, oversupply,...
Brazilian Research Shows Method To Decrease Shark Bycatch
Using data from the Brazilian tuna longline fleet in combination with the tagging of eight oceanic whitetip sharks, researchers have managed to produce recommendations about methods to reduce...
Fishing Suspension After Illegal Finning, Considered Too Short
The arrest of a Taiwanese flagged longliner, suspected of unauthorized fishing operations has resulted in an eight month license suspension and a fine of NT$ 150,000 (USD 4,629), a punishment...
Huge Marine Sanctuary Revealed By PNA Nation
The creation of a marine sanctuary twice the size of Mexico in the Western Pacific Ocean has been approved, yet is unlikely to create significant problems for the tuna industry in the region....
Spanish Seiners Secure Access To Cook Islands EEZ
The European Commission has inked a new tuna agreement with the Cook Islands, guaranteeing Spanish seiner access in the Pacific EEZ for four years. In exchange for fishing rights for four...
The Company That Controls 25,000 FAD Buoys
In little over ten years, a start-up business which began designing and supplying electronic equipment to the fishing sector in 2003 has managed to become the world’s biggest manufacturer of...
Canneries In Emergency Situation, Workers Protest
Earlier this week tuna cannery workers took to the streets of Cumana in the Sucre State, blaming the government for destroying national production of the canned item. The workers were marching...
1,200 Vessels Dropped By Thai Union
Putting increased efforts into ensuring responsible sourcing and conduct, Thai Union has reportedly cut ties with 1,200 Thai fishing boats over the last one to two years. The company, taking...
No Albacore Crisis For Anova
Despite continuous reports of struggles related to Pacific albacore from the fishing industry, for Anova Seafood, one European based buyer of the species, supply has been steady. The most...
The Brave New World Of Tuna In The Americas
Introducing the first ever Americas Tuna Conference, Atuna is proudly bringing an exciting two-day program to the North, South and Central American tuna industry and beyond. Anyone interested...
Is Brazil’s Capacity For Tuna Fishing Being Utilized?
A seminar which highlighted the potential missed opportunities in the Brazilian tuna fishing sector has been held this week by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture (SEAPA)...