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EU Inches Closer To Delaying Due Diligence Rules
The EU is one step closer to revising its strict regulations to mitigate the impact of businesses on people and the environment. A majority of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted...
Fog Bank Affects Mazatlán Tuna Boat Operations
The city of Mazatlán in Mexico and its port, home to numerous tuna vessels, has been encompassed by a fog bank over the past week. Port authorities closed the harbor for small vessels last...
Will Trump’s Deregulation Order Impact Pacific Treaty?
US President Donald Trump, signed the Deregulation Executive Order (EO) on February 19, which is worrying the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) and the US fleet. The...
Is The EU-Thailand FTA Nearing Fruition?
The EU and Thailand have begun a fifth round of negotiations for the highly anticipated (for the Thais) Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The EU canning industry fears it would be a huge blow to...
Canadian Company Negotiating With Trump To Mine Seabed In Pacific
Canadian deep-sea mining firm The Metals Company (TMC) recently announced that it has begun talks with US President Donald Trump’s administration to gain authorization from the US to mine in...
Number Of IO Longliners At-Sea Operations Declined
The number of at-sea transshipments by large-scale tuna longliners and the volumes they transferred into carriers declined in 2024. The number of operations and tonnages has been falling for...
Winners and Losers – What Does A Deep Dive In European Trade Data Tell Us?
That 2024 has been an extremely unusual year in tuna trading has become clear to many of us. But what shifts in trade were caused, which processors benefited from major changes in tuna...
Manta Price Slides Down With Higher Supply
The price of skipjack being traded in Manta has fallen over the past few weeks because EPO skipjack catches have remained high. Sources told Atuna that offers for frozen whole-round skipjack...
High Growth Ambitions For Century Pacific Fueled by Investment
Century Pacific Food has planned an investment of USD 52.4 million to grow its business by 13 to 19 percent in both sales and net income by 2025. Most will be deployed to support the growth of...
Major Global Highlights March 2025
Low catches in the WCPO led to an increase in the price of skipjack in Bangkok. Trump imposing heavy tariffs on Mexico was a cause of concern for its canners. NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch has once...
NGOs Should Not Have Say In Retailers’ Tuna Sourcing Policies
NGOs Bloom and Foodwatch have once again pointed fingers at French retailer Carrefour, and this time, for its tuna sourcing policy. Bloom recently released the report ‘Drowning the Catch,’...
Will US Deregulation Order Put South Pacific Tuna Treaty At Risk?
The Deregulation Executive Order with directives to federal agencies to reduce regulations and minimize the administrative state could have far-reaching implications for the US tuna fisheries...
Spanish Processors Intake of Pre-Cooked Loins Strongly Increased
The record high volumes of pre-cooked loins that entered the EU in 2024 was mainly imported by Spain. Most EU canneries increased their intake and paid less compared to the previous year....
Are Japanese Fishers Prepping Up To Sell Bluefins As ‘Tokyo Fish’?
The Japanese government wants to increase the added value of bluefin caught by vessels operating in the Izu Islands. Tokyo officials will work with fishermen to promote the tuna, caught around...
EU Project Open Doors For Young Offenders To Marine Industry
An EU-funded social project, ‘Turning Blue’ is capturing attention. It aims to integrate young individuals – aged 16 to 30 – who are serving time in prison into sustainable careers within the...
Trump’s Proposal To Tax Chinese Vessels Faces Heavy Backlash
US President Donald Trump’s move to levy a whopping tax on Chinese vessels that enter US ports could take a toll on the global maritime industry on which the tuna business relies heavily....
MEPs Will Vote On Weakening Sustainability & Due Diligence EU Rules
In what can be called a blow to sustainability, members of the European Parliament will vote on whether to delay strict regulations to reduce the impact of businesses on people and the...
Sajo Industries Brings In Its Chairman To Resume CEO Role
Sajo Industries appointed Joo Jin-Woo as co-CEO of Sajo Industries. Jin-Woo is the Chairman of the Sajo Group and is now returning to the position he left in June 2004. The Korean tuna fishing...
Atunlo Goes Into Liquidation After Banks Refuse Recovery Package
Galicia’s largest tuna processor, Atunlo, failed to get sufficient backing from banks to avoid liquidation. On Thursday, it officially ceased operations. The recovery plan of 70 percent debt...