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...
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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...
Senegal Under The Gun To Hasten FiTI Standards Implementation
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has warned that if Senegal does not accelerate its work on enhancing fishing transparency, it can be delisted from the group. The decision was made...
Wild Planet Hires Dedicated Marketing Vice-President
US brand Wild Planet Foods announced that Clint Mickel is its new Vice-President of Marketing. Mickel will lead strategic marketing initiatives to expand the brand, which claims to use only...
EU Processors Increase WR Import From Unusual Suppliers In Q1
In the first three months of 2024, almost one-third more frozen whole-round tuna were imported into the EU. The processors made quite some shifts in the origin where they bought their raw...
MIFCO Buys Skipjack At International Market Price
Maldivian state-owned tuna processor MIFCO is buying skipjack from local fishermen at global market prices from the beginning of this month instead of government-determined rates. MIFCO said...
EU-Funded Tuna Fisheries Facility Opens Doors In Seychelles
A new fisheries facility opened in Anse aux Pins on June 28 to provide a wider platform for artisanal tuna fishers to sell their catches. The European Union funded the project as part of...
Bolton Reveals Road Map For Women’s Empowerment In Tuna Sector
Bolton Group is taking a step forward towards inclusivity by conducting several programs for women who work in the tuna industry. This was revealed by Sandra Ochoa Jaramillo, Chief Industrial...
Earthquake Hits World’s Second Largest Tuna Hub
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 hit Manta on July 5 at around 2:07 am. The epicenter was located in the ocean at a depth of approximately 20 km underground, 26.11 km away from Manta. The...
IOTC’s Seabird Bycatch Rule In Effect
Bycatch in tuna longline fisheries is the main driver of decline in seabird populations, such as albatross, worldwide. The ultimate aim of IOTC and its members is to achieve a zero bycatch of...
Can ThisFish AI Tool Help Canners Save Millions?
“Reducing the net overfilling of the cans is likely the biggest single cost reduction you can achieve,” according to Eric Enno Tamm, CEO of Canadian seafood technology and traceability...
Dead Bluefin Dumped In Balearic Sea Sparks Anger From Conservationists
Trawlers that target fish for bluefin fattening farms have been rampantly catching this tuna species and discarding them back to the ocean in the Balearic Sea, according to the Spanish...
Pew Pushes FAO For Ecosystem Approach To Build Global Tuna Stocks
Overfishing of tuna and other species continues to be one of the largest threats to the ocean. The Pew Charitable Trusts has tabled a set of recommendations for sustainable tuna fisheries for...
Can Think-Tank Revolutionize Indonesian Small-Scale Fisheries?
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) recently organized a think-tank at Bali, which it claims will revolutionize small-scale tuna fisheries through innovation and technology. The...
Longliner To Be Converted Into Floating Museum
The regional government of the Spanish island Lanzarote announced that the tuna longliner ‘Nuevo Santa Teresa', will be converted into a floating museum that tell the island's maritime...
FDA’s Food Traceability Lot Code Rule Facing Headwinds
Food tracking standards are soon set to become more stringent in the US and will impact products in the country’s supply chain, including tuna. It is meant to identify and rapidly remove...
Should Tax On Tuna Products Be Eliminated?
The Spanish government recently chose to exclude tuna and seafood from tax reduction on basic foodstuffs per July 1. Processing and fisheries associations Anfaco and Cepesca were greatly...