A group of Spanish researchers claimed to have developed a method for detecting and quantifying histamine in tuna using mid-infrared technology. According to them, there are currently no other...
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ISSF Kick-Starts New Measures For PVR Vessels – Only NEFADs Allowed
Last September, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) introduced new conservation measures for boats in its ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) and Vessels on Other...
WCPO Purse Seine Operations Moving Away From PNG
Tuna seiner fishing activity has moved more towards the east of the WCPO, according to the latest information from the Pacific tuna fleet. Sources told Atuna that fishing activity has moved...
Europêche Says 0% Duty On Thai Tuna Will Destabilize EU Tuna Market
The EU tuna fleet and processing sector is unhappy with the European Commission’s talks with Thailand for a free trade agreement. Europêche, the leading representative body for the fishing...
Skipjack Price Stable But Volatility Expected Soon
Frozen whole round skipjack price in Bangkok processing hub is hovering around the same value as last month but this could change soon given the volatile trade situation that the Thai tuna...
US Importers Feel Slight Reprieve As Customs Releases New Guidance
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a guidance last week regarding the implementation of additional duties on tuna and other products. Importers have until May 27 to bring...
Dongwon Seeks MSC Certification For Its WCPO Longline Catches
Dongwon is undergoing assessment to get its longline yellowfin, bigeye, and North Pacific and South Pacific albacore catches in the WCPO MSC certified. A Chinese longline fishery has asked for...
Thai Union Stock Back To 15 Year Ago Value – Atuna Stock Index Plunged
The 36 percent tariff increase imposed by US President Trump on Thai products has hit Thai Union Group hard. The US market is the biggest buyer of its Chicken of the Sea brand and other tuna...
US Delays Pacific Tuna License Payments
Tokelau is among the first Pacific Island nations to point out that US tuna vessels are lagging behind in paying to fish in the island’s EEZ in March. A Tokelau government spokesperson...
Malaysia Bets On Foreign Longliner Landings To Strengthen Tuna Industry
Malaysia is eyeing to revive and enhance tuna operations in the state of Penang, located on the country’s northwest coast, along the Strait of Malacca. Penang is Malaysia’s only tuna landing...
IOTC Modifies 2025 Quota After Indonesia Drop Yellowfin Objection Plan
The IOTC announced last week that the allocated catch limits for yellowfin in 2025 have changed after Indonesia withdrew its objections to the 2021 interim plan for the stock. The RFMO...
How Did Thai Canners Almost Completely Lose The EU Market?
The volume of canned tuna exported from Thailand to the EU has plummeted in the last ten years. The lowest tonnages were sent from Thai canneries in 2023, with trade making a slight recovery...
Bankruptcy Administrator Sues Atunlo’s Management
The bankruptcy administrator ADV is suing the owners of Spanish processing company Atunlo for diverting assets to other firms while the company was insolvent. Atunlo ceased operations on March...
US Tariffs Could Disrupt Global Tuna Supply Chain Say Processors
Global markets are still reeling from the US Trump administration’s announcement of high tariffs for over 180 countries. Economists have been critical of these new levies, saying that they are...
EU Due Diligence Reporting Takes A Back Seat
EU tuna companies now have more time to implement human rights and environmental protection measures across their supply chains. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted on Thursday to...
Were Peruvian School Students Poisoned After Consuming Tuna?
More than 80 students in Piura, a northwestern city in Peru, were poisoned after consuming tuna and milk at school on Thursday. They experienced nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. 30 of...
EU Alerts Show Five Tuna-Related Cases Last Month
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) listed five tuna-related incidents in March. Two of the cases pertained to histamine in tuna. Portuguese officials entered an alert into the...
US “Reciprocal Tariffs” A Massive Upset To Thai Tuna Industry
World markets are reeling from US President Donald Trump’s announcement yesterday over a blanket 10 percent tariffs on all US imports from across the globe. It appears the rule book to free...
Nauterra’s ‘Montelape’ To Be The Main Supplier To El Salvador Plant
Nauterra-owned purse seiner 'Montelape' has begun operations in the WCPO to ensure the abundant tuna supply to the company’s El Salvador plant. It was docked at the La Unión port last week....
Concessions For Spanish Tuna Boats Priority In Spain-Cape Verde MoU
Spain and Cape Verde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on tuna and other fisheries. A concession for its vessels to use the Mindelo cold storage facility was one...