Earlier this week, two US senators pushed for bipartisan legislation named the Global Fisheries Act of 2024 to combat IUU fishing and prevent the sale, supply, or purchase of endangered...
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India’s Intervention Yet Again Blocks WTO Fisheries Subsidies Talks
India has demanded alterations to the fisheries subsidies draft negotiation at the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting held in Geneva earlier this week. The country, which has lately been...
High Skipjack Catches Boosted WCPO Seiner Volumes In November
Purse seine captains increased their fishing operations in the WCPO in November compared to the previous month. Seiners netted more skipjack, small yellowfin and bigeye. The operations were...
MIFCO Appoints First Foreign CEO
The Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has hired a Ukrainian national, Vitaliy Lyubimov, as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Lyubimov, who is the first foreign national to...
Court Orders Atunlo To Share Its Cold Stores Inventory Data
The Commercial Court in Pontevedra has ordered that Spanish processor Atunlo share precise documentation of its inventory in third-party cold stores. Atunlo is in the middle of a bankruptcy...
Trading Doldrums In Bangkok Processing Hub, Skipjack Price Stable
Tuna trading is in the doldrums in the Bangkok processing hub as 2024 comes to an end. Demand and supply are balanced which is reflected in the minimal price movement of frozen whole-round...
Will Oman’s Tuna Fattening Project Boost Its Position In Global Tuna Trade?
Oman recently unveiled its new yellowfin fattening project using floating cages which has an investment of USD 12.2 million. The government-initiated venture intends to meet the high demand...
Fijian Longliner Catches Plummet To Six-Year Low
The Fijian national tuna longlining fleet shrunk drastically in the past six years. The COVID-pandemic also impacted vessel operations which led to reduced volumes of albacore, yellowfin, and...
European Tuna Conference 2025 Latest News
The European Tuna Conference that will be held on May 5, 2025 in Barcelona is increasingly taking shape. Today, Atuna is announcing the event's three sessions under the theme: Navigating the...
MEPs Question European Commission Over Mercury In Tuna
There is debate at the EU level whether canned tuna is safe to eat despite its mercury content. Several members of the European Parliament (MEPs) recently submitted written questions asking...
Are Worries About Indian Ocean Yellowfin Population Over?
Is the Indian Ocean yellowfin stock recovering. IOTC scientists certainly seem to think so as they recently concluded that the yellowfin population is healthy, even though it was established...
Anfaco’s Hit Campaign Promoting Tuna Attracting Millions
Spanish canning association Anfaco launched an online campaign to promote the consumption of canned tuna and other seafood as a nutritious, easy-to-cook, and delicious meal option among...
EU To Tighten Shark Trade Monitoring After Citizen Initiative
The European Commission is taking an EU citizen's initiative to stop the shark fin trade seriously. The Commission announced yesterday that the monitoring of shark products entering and...
Greenpeace Reveals Continued Human Rights Violations On Taiwanese Tuna Vessels
Greenpeace Southeast Asia recently published an investigative report on the plight of migrant crew working onboard Taiwanese vessels, and how they are being financially exploited. Several...
Thailand Adjusts Global Corporate Tax To 15%, Implications For Thai Union
The Thai cabinet has approved the global minimum corporate tax (GMT) taking effect as of January 2025. The country is expected to apply a 15 percent GMT to multinationals beginning next year...
Fandicosta Is Growing After Wofco Took The Helm
Within five months of its acquisition by Wofco, tuna and seafood processor Fandicosta has increased the workforce of its facilities in Moaña to 300 people as production has increased....
India’s Multi-Million Andaman & Nicobar Project To Boost Tuna Industry
The Indian government has approved INR 58 crore (USD 6.84 million) for the recently established Andaman and Nicobar “tuna cluster” initiative. This was announced last week by the Minister of...
Micronesian Vessels’ Tuna Catches In WCPO Hit Five-Year Low In 2023
The catches of Micronesian and foreign-flagged vessels in the country's EEZ dropped drastically in 2023. The captures by Micronesian-flagged vessels were the lowest since 2019. This was...
Matthew McConaughey’s Amazing Tuna Salad Recipe & Other Social Media Stories
American actor Matthew McConaughey put himself in the limelight with a tuna salad recipe that he revealed on the comedy podcast ‘2 Bears 1 Cave’. The video begins with the actor saying “I’m a...
Korean Tuna Pet Food Found “Unsuitable” For Taiwanese Cats
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...