The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) released its annual report this week, stating that the past year (2024/2025) saw an eight percent increase YoY in the sales of tuna and other seafood with...
Tuna Fishing News
Declined WCPO Catch Rate Led Nevertheless To Improved Fishing
The overall daily catch rate in August decreased slightly by two percent from the previous month. It was highest in the Tuvalu EEZ and the high seas. Atuna reported yesterday that fishing in...
Major Global Highlights September 2025
Price for whole rounds in the Manta processing hub were climbing up due to the ongoing IATTC veda. Eight French cities banned canned tuna in their school canteens due to mercury claims made by...
India Ramps Up Efforts For An Organized Tuna Sector
The Indian government intends to install onboard electronic observer systems (electronic monitoring) on tuna and other fishing vessels flagged to the nation, for remote monitoring and...
WCPO Fishing Recovering From FAD Ban Impacts
The WCPO purse seine fishing effort increased by 15 percent in August compared to the previous month, a result of the FAD ban ending on August 15. The catches for skipjack and other tropical...
With Fewer Boats, Chinese Longliner Fleet Manages To Hook More Tuna
The catches of Chinese longliners operating in the WCPO increased by 18 percent in 2024, and they even hooked a small tonnage of skipjack that year. The number of boats declined compared to...
PNA Ports’ Transshipments Remained Stable Despite Low Catches In July
The number of transshipments in PNA ports increased in July, with most operations concentrated in Papua New Guinea (PNG) ports. Atuna reported last week that the fishing efforts of purse...
Chinese Purse Seine Catches Showing Exponential Growth In WCPO
The Chinese purse seine fishery has been growing substantially and hit a five-year high in 2024, despite the number of vessels staying intact from the previous year. Skipjack comprised the...
Ecuador’s Challenge To Consolidate Leadership In Global Tuna Industry
- VIEWPOINT – The Ecuadorian tuna industry is resilient and, after decades of effort, has become a global behemoth. I believe it must now act with strategic vision to maintain its place on the...
Swiotuna Taking Steps To Protect IO Artisanal Fishers
Kenya-based South West Indian Ocean Tuna Forum (Swiotuna) was formed to ensure that the voice of small-scale tuna fishermen in African nations is heard. Atuna talked to Regional Coordinator...
María Chóez, Voice For Missing Tuna Fishers’ Families, Shot Dead
An Ecuadorian activist, María Chóez, who was a fierce advocate and spokesperson for the families of the missing crew members of the purse seiner ‘Patricia Lynn’ that sank last year, was shot...
Canadian NGO Campaign Intends To Protect Tuna And Fish Stocks
Canadian NGO Ocean Wise has begun a new campaign, ‘Invest in the Ocean,’ to protect tuna and other marine life. The organization recently called upon governments and businesses to come forward...
WCPO Purse Seine Catch Rate Fell In July
The WCPO purse seine daily catch rate dropped by 37 percent in July compared to the previous month. The tunas were mainly netted in the PNG EEZ, followed by the high seas. Atuna reported...
High Skipjack Volumes Drove PNG Seiner Catches To Five-Year-Peak
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) purse seine fleet had a good 2024, with catches of all major tropical tuna species, showing a remarkable increase, especially skipjack. The number of vessels operating...
Sapmer Announces Better Results Due To Cost Cutting
French fishing company Sapmer reported sales increased in the first half of 2025, and it made a net profit and not a loss compared to the same period in 2024. Revenue from tuna fishing fell...
WCPO FAD Ban Depressed Purse Seine Skipjack Catches In July
The fishing effort of purse seiners operating in the WCPO decreased by four percent in July compared to the previous month, and so did the volumes captured, primarily due to the WCPO FAD ban....
How Long Will It Take For WTO Fisheries Subsidies Deal To Be Implemented?
Last week, the much-awaited World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies entered into force, after 111 members submitted their “instruments of acceptance.” The move was...
Europêche President Will Remain The Voice Of EU Tuna Fishers In Brussels
Javier Garat was recently re-elected as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) for the next five-year term (2025-2030). He is one of the 21 Spanish members who makes up...
IO Skipjack Catches Pick Up But Yellowfin Trading Is A Disaster
Purse seine skipjack catches in the Indian Ocean improved, but their smaller size made the price decrease. Yellowfin was hardly traded in Seychelles as the value was too low for some boat...
Ambitious Ratified UN High Seas Treaty To Enter Into Force In January
A landmark UN treaty to safeguard tuna and other marine life on the high seas entered into force on September 19. The BBNJ Agreement, also called the High Seas Treaty, was ratified after...