The first group of panelists of the European Tuna Conference on May 5 at the ICAB building in Barcelona has been confirmed. Atuna is introducing Daniel Suddaby, Executive Director of the...
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Long-Term Carbon Emissions Will Impact WCPO Tuna Stocks
The WCPFC recently published its 2023 Overview and Status of stocks report. Part of the document examined climate change impact (carbon emissions) on tuna stocks and the distribution of the...
French Retailers Recall Albacore Steak
Four French retailers – Intermarché, Boucheries Andre, Monoprix, and Franprix – have recalled fresh vacuum-packed albacore steaks sold in their stores from January 14 to 21 across the country....
StarKist’s New Challenge Targets Social Media-Savvy Consumers
The US tuna brand has come up with a new online challenge aimed at youngsters who make up the largest group of their consumer base. The ‘StarKist Mashup Challenge’ was launched yesterday to...
FiTI Points Out Why Fisheries Transparency Is Integral To African Nations
African nations with tuna-rich EEZs are all set to accelerate their work on fisheries transparency. The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) recently signed a...
EU Canned Tuna Exports Remained High Up To Q3
Canned tuna exports from the EU grew very slightly in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period the previous year. Spanish canners continued to be the largest suppliers while...
EmpleAtún Platform Aiding Spanish Tuna Fleet With Young Crew
The Spanish tuna industry’s empleAtún platform, launched in late 2023 to recruit more people, especially fishing crew, is paying off. By the end of 2024, the seiner organization Opagac...
Lower WCPO Catches In December Led To Drop In Transshipments
The volume of tuna transshipped through PNA ports decreased by 10 percent last month compared to November as the volume of fish caught by seiners in the PNA waters and high seas declined....
Ecuador Argues Increasing ATQ Loins For EU Canners Is “Unacceptable”
The Spanish canners’ association Anfaco asking for an increased volume of duty-free tuna loins under the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) rule has not sat well with the Ecuadorian tuna sector,...
Maldivian Govt Alters Pole-And-Line DFAD Rules
The Maldivian government recently lifted a ban which now allows pole-and-liners to fish near sports/recreational fishing drifting FADs. Earlier, pole-and-liners were banned a mile (1.6 km)...
CFTO Seiner Sale Part Of Strategic Transformation
Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) has stated the sale of its three Indian Ocean seiners marks a new phase in its development and is part of a strategic transformation. The modern...
Will EU Raise ATQ Loins Quota?
The Spanish canning industry wants to import more frozen pre-cooked tuna loins into the EU at zero percent duty under the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) rule. Last week, canners’ association...
Slight Rise In Skipjack Price Does Not Alleviate Fuel Cost Burden For Seiner Owners
Since the end of December, crude oil prices have largely been increasing but on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the price of US crude oil and global benchmark Brent...
ETC2025 – Registration Now Open
Global tuna industry players will gather in Barcelona, Spain, for the 8th edition of the European Tuna Conference (ETC2025) to discuss the evolving tuna landscape; balancing sustainability,...
Fate Of Basque-Based Vessels Moored In Senegal Remains Uncertain
Four Basque-based pole-and-liners are stuck in Senegal due to the cessation of the EU-Senegal tuna fishing agreement last November.Vessel owners are looking for answers as they are unaware of...
Firefighters Denied Access To Tuna Vessel With Ammonia Leak
Firefighters who arrived at a Mazatlan port, after receiving a call about an ammonia leak on a tuna boat, were denied entry onto the premises. One person was admitted to the hospital after...
December WCPO Catch Rate Hit Lowest In 2024
Purse seiners fishing in the WCPO had a lower daily catch rate in December leading to an overall fall in netted tuna volumes. Data showed that this was the lowest level recorded in 2024 but...
Pevasa Sold Another Purse Seiner But This Time To Albacora
Spanish tuna fishing company Pevasa has also sold a purse seiner of its Indian Ocean fleet. The ‘Playa de Aritzatzu’ was recently delivered to its new owner, said Albino Moran Shipbrokers who...
Thai Union Key EU Executive Assigned Bangkok Post
Thai Union recently appointed Aloys Meinema as the new Managing Director Ambient Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for its business in Thailand. Meinema, who has served as the General...
Readers: New Thai Fisheries Act Will Disrupt EU-Thailand FTA Deal
Spanish canners association Anfaco has been reiterating why the EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) must not include canned tuna. Recently, it got a reason to hold tight to its request....