The ‘Txori Zuri’, a purse seiner owned by the Spanish company Compania Internacional De Pesca y Derivados, S.A (Inpesca), caught fire in its main engine last week while fishing in the Indian...
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Kiribati And China Sign Blue Partnership MoU
Kiribati and China signed an MoU to enrich their “blue partnership” and develop marine cooperation in other areas. Kiribati’s Fisheries Minister and a delegation of officials had visited China...
Judge Says Atunlo Santoña Workers’ Dismissal Is Unfair
A Cantabrian court has ruled that Spanish loining company Atunlo’s dismissal of three of its workers from its now-closed Santoña plant was unfair. The facility has been shut since January 31....
Maldivian Tuna Exports Heavily Declined This Year
Tuna exports from the Maldives nosedived in the first five months of 2024 compared to the previous year, pushed down by a great reduction in the fresh, chilled, frozen skipjack category....
Princes Urges Brands To See MSC As End Goal
The UK-based Princes Group is determined to source all the tuna for its products from MSC-certified fisheries by the end of 2025. Neil Bohannon, Chief Procurement Officer, Princes Group,...
Ghana Takes Step Toward Transparency In Tuna Fisheries
Ghana has committed to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) intending to make a positive difference to its tuna fisheries. Mavis Hawa Koomson, the Ghanaian Minister for Fisheries...
Ricardo Fuentes Group’s Former Directors In Hot Water For Illegal Bluefin Tuna Scandal
More information about the Spanish court case involving millions of dollars in illegal bluefin trading is emerging. The world’s largest bluefin company, the Ricardo Fuentes Group and two of...
San Diego’s Tuna Harbor All Set To Get A Revamp?
Driscoll Wharf on Shelter Island, a popular tuna harbor off the San Diego port, is likely to be redeveloped soon. The wharf is known for tuna fishing activities and several tuna vessels are...
Silla Catches In WCPO Gets The Blue Tick
Korean company Silla's skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye catches in the Pacific Ocean have been MSC certified. The US Pacific Tuna Group, one of the main suppliers of fish to the StarKist...
Dongwon Industries Is Under Scanner Of Tax Officials
The Korea National Tax Service (KNTS) is conducting investigations on Dongwon Group’s key affiliates, including Dongwon Industries, owner of the US StarKist brand. Attention is being given to...
Tuna RFMOs Must Have Stricter Measures To Eliminate Ghost Gear
All five RFMOs must work on strengthening their conservation and management measures (CMMs) when it comes to tackling ghost gear in oceans. This was revealed in the paper ‘The role of...
Mexican Fisheries Organizations Shocked Over Murder Of Canainpesca President
Minerva Pérez Castro was killed by gunmen on Monday in Ensenada, Baja California in Mexico. The National Chamber of the Fishing and Aquaculture Industry (Canainpesca) confirmed the murder of...
Edible Oil Prices Remain High, Burden For Canned Tuna Processors
Global food commodity prices in June remained unchanged from May. Canned tuna producers have to deal with high value of edible oils such as sunflower and olive during 2024 and quotations for...
Mauritian Officials Investigate Drugs Discovery On CFTO Purse Seiner
The 24 crew members of a CFTO-owned purse seiner ‘Drennec’ are being questioned by the Mauritius drug squad after more than three kg of hashish (cannabis) was found to be hidden on board. The...
Spanish Officials Crackdown On Illegal Bluefin Trade
The Spanish National Court has put twelve companies and eight people on trial, including a civil guard, for several crimes including allegedly using additives to enhance the color of bluefin...
Neritic Tuna Catches In Indian Ocean Are Increasing Significantly
The catch of neritic tunas or tuna-like species showed an uptick in 2022. The highest caught in this category was frigate tuna followed by kawakawa and tonggol. Bullet tuna catches remained...
EU Regulators In Talks Over New Customs Agency
Over the years, trade to the EU has increased massively and the need to conduct compliance checks on all products, including tuna and seafood, has put great pressure on the EU customs...
WR Yellowfin Demand Hits 5-Year Peak In Q1
EU processors’ demand for frozen yellowfin in the first quarter of the year skyrocketed, while there was a decline in skipjack imports. Atuna Analyst data shows EU plants purchased 37,661 tons...
Albacora Lends A Helping Hand To Madagascar Small-Scale Tuna Fishers
Spanish tuna fishing company Albacora recently contributed vessel equipment worth MGA 300 million (USD 66,963) to small-scale fishermen in Antsiranana, a port city located in northern...
Jealsa Kicks-Off Multiple Expansion Initiatives In Guatemala
Spanish tuna group Jealsa is increasing its production activities in Guatemala. It is setting up several initiatives which include increasing tuna production in its Industria Atunera...