The Taiwanese government recently conducted tests on pet food imported from Korea. A tuna item was found to have “mercury exceeding about 8 times the Taiwanese standard of 0.4 ppm.” The...
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Study Says That PMNM MPA Does Not Benefit Bigeye & Yellowfin Fisheries
Do marine protected areas (MPAs) benefit fisheries as assumed? It is a pertinent question given that many governments worldwide are working on achieving the UN 30 X 30 goal, to designate 30...
US Food Service Increased Canned Bonito Imports
US food service importers increased their canned bonito buying in the first nine months of this year. There was also a significant difference in their sourcing with increased shipments from...
NOAA Wants Public Comments For US Vessels’ EPO Fishing Restrictions
The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed a set of regulations that could be implemented for the management of US purse seiners and longliners targeting bigeye, yellowfin,...
Experts Warn Of Adverse Climate Impacts On Bluefins
The effects of climate change are evident on the planet and its impact on fisheries is inevitable. Several studies have asserted how this phenomena impacts bluefin fisheries. According to...
European Tuna Conference 2025 Theme Revealed
Atuna is organizing the European Tuna Conference on May 5, 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. We are very happy to announce the ETC2025 theme: Navigating The Evolving Tuna Landscape: Balancing...
Majuro Recorded Second Highest Transshipments For 2024 In November
The port of Majuro, Marshall Islands’ main transshipment area, had the second busiest month of 2024 in November. January was the highest. Last month, 23 tuna transfers from seiners to carrier...
European Households’ Preference For Meat Exceeded Tuna In 2023
Europeans spent more on meat than tuna and other fishery products in 2023 but also consumed more beef, pork and poultry. High prices of staples resulted in steep expenditure on meat. On an...
Japan’s Economic Growth Fueled Tuna Imports From Vietnam
Tuna exports from Vietnam to Japan faced a setback at the beginning of 2024 but recovered faster than expected as the year is coming to a close. Tuna shipments to Japan expanded by 31 percent...
Pacific Fisheries Council Reminds Why MPA Expansion Could Be Fatal For Fishers
The expansion of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) could have a drastic effect on Pacific Islands’ small-scale fishers pushing them into high seas competition. This sentiment was yet again...
EJF Investigation Reveals Moroccan Boats’ Illegal Driftnet Fishing In Alboran Sea
Numerous artisanal boats flagged to Morocco are continuing to utilize illegal drfitnets in the Alboran Sea, states the new report ‘Walls of Death' released by Environmental Justice Foundation...
EU-UK Agree On 2025 Albacore Opportunities
The EU and UK reached an agreement earlier this week on fishing for over 88 total allowable catches (TACs) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean. This deal secures fishing opportunities for the EU...
London High Court Says Privinvest Cannot Appeal Against Mozambique Lawsuit Ruling
On December 10, the High Court of London refused to allow Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest to appeal its decision made in July that the company must pay millions of dollars in reparation...
Mexican Seiners Increased Skipjack Catches In EPO In Q3
Mexican purse seiners caught 13 percent more tuna in the first nine months of this year compared to the last, particularly skipjack, which is not the main target species for these vessels....
StarKist Meets US Sole Source Rule Prospecting Mln Dollar Contract
StarKist Co. has been determined as the only company that is able to deliver canned tuna products processed and prepared in the US. The compay received a 'notice of intent to Sole Source' from...
Will 2025 Be A Lucky Year For Fishers In The Pacific Ocean?
Fishing fleets catching tuna in the WCPO and EPO have had a remarkable 2024 as they already landed record-high catches within the first nine months of the year. In EPO alone, seiners netted...
US Canners’ Demand For Pre-Cooked Loins Remained Stable
US canned tuna producers slightly increased their buying of frozen pre-cooked loins from January to September this year. All major suppliers expanded their business except Indonesia. The...
FFA And UK Enter New Partnership To Strengthen WCPO Monitoring
The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) recently announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom last week in the Solomon Islands to “enhance...
Thai Union Denies USD 65 Mln Debt To New Red Lobster Owner
Fortress Credit Corp., the new owner of Red Lobster, claimed to be owed USD 65 million from former shareholder Thai Union Group following the bankruptcy proceedings. On December 3, tuna-giant...
Italian Households Outpaced EU Counterparts On Spending For Fish Products In 2023
The Europeans' consumption of canned tuna and other seafood products continued to be on an upward trajectory in 2023. This was revealed in the recently published EUMOFA’s 2024 EU Fish Market...