A Spanish study found acoustic differences in three tuna species: skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye. A detailed understanding of the acoustic characteristics of these fishes could be...
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Men Face Prison In Spain For Trafficking Drugs Via Canned Tuna
Three men who have been accused of trafficking 142 kg of cocaine through the Port of Valencia in January are facing up to seven years in prison if convicted. The men tried to take drugs from a...
Spanish Film Showing The Hardworking Life Of EU Seiner Crew
A 31-member crew that belongs to the Spanish purse seiner ‘Itsas Txori’ starred in the documentary film ‘1.17’ that premiered on Wednesday at the Luchana theatre in Madrid. The event was...
Will PNA Fishery Keep Its MSC Logo?
Early this year, the world’s largest tuna fishery, the PNA, was determined to have passed its re-assessment for the MSC certification. But soon after, the Coalition for Transparent Tuna...
Mexican Seiners Landed Less Yellowfin In Q1
The Mexican purse seine fleet had stable catches in the EPO but discharged lower volumes of yellowfin in the first quarter of the year. Skipjack quantities rose exponentially. EPO fleets...
Greenpeace Bashes Tuna RFMOs For Mismanagement
RFMOs are a vivid example of the “broken system” of global ocean governance, states Greenpeace in its latest report. “Un-Tangled, How the Global Ocean Treaty Can Help Repair High Seas...
Sustainable Tuna Market Is “Constantly Growing” In Italy
The MSC tuna market in Italy is growing exponentially, according to the 2024 sustainable tuna market report for the country. Italians consumed 15,000 tons of sustainable tuna between April...
Spain Alert Over Glass Fragments In Carrefour’s Albacore Jars
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Asean) warned consumers of glass fragments in Bonito del Norte in olive oil 280 g jars from retailer Carrefour. The items are part of the...
New Assessment Says Pacific Bluefin Has Recovered
The Pacific bluefin’s population has improved according to the 2024 stock assessment by Pacific Bluefin Tuna Working Group (PBFWG). The tuna species population (spawning stock biomass) has...
PNA Fishery Still Facing Objections Over MSC Recertification
The largest tuna fishery in the world, PNA, is still undergoing the MSC adjudication process. The independent adjudicator stated in a notice that there could be an in-person hearing in June...
Almadrabas Halted As Fisheries Inspectors Go On Strike
The traditional Spanish Almadraba season has taken a setback as fisheries inspectors are on a strike for higher remuneration and better working hours. The fishing in the four Almadraba traps...
Fourteen Italians Hospitalized After Consuming Tainted Tuna
More than fourteen people suffered histamine poisoning after consuming fresh bluefin, stored in unsanitary conditions, bought from a fish shop in Alcamo, Italy. Some of them were hospitalized...
Readers Say Low WCPO Yellowfin Catches Will Not Harm Industry
The yellowfin catch plummeted dramatically in the WCPO in April. Seiners caught a meager 3 to 3.5 M/T of Thunnus albacares, an all-time low since the reporting by the PNA office started in...
IUU Fishing Day: Illicit Fishing A Threat To Sustainable Tuna Fisheries
The UN General Assembly declared June 5 as the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. This illicit practice has been harming not only tuna...
MSC Promotes Sustainable Tuna Week In Spain
In Spain, the Marine Stewardship Council is celebrating the ‘IV Seas Forever Week’ from June 3 to June 9, in conjunction with World Oceans Day. A series of activities are focused on showing...
Manta Skipjack Price Depressed By Large Supply
The skipjack trading price in the Manta processing hub is under pressure because of the continuing high volumes landing at the port. Sources have told Atuna that skipjack prices are falling,...
Tri Marine Adds Sixth Seiner To NFD Fleet
Tri Marine announced last week that it is adding one more vessel to its National Fisheries Development (NFD) tuna fishing fleet. The seiner ‘Solomon Diamond,’ will fish in the Solomon Islands...
Owners Abandon Tuna Vessels Leaving Crew Members Stuck Onboard
A rising number of shipowners have been abandoning their vessels due to reasons such as high fuel costs, debt, or unexpected repairs that they cannot afford and it is cheaper. This has a...
EU Tuna Fleets Reducing Emissions, Tighter Laws Needed In Future
The EU tuna and other fishing fleets have become fuel-efficient over the past decade, but the rising fuel costs are negatively impacting their efficiency. Processing and export of tuna can...
EU Alerts: Only One Incident Reported
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported only one tuna-related incident in May. Italy notified EU authorities of high levels of mercury in yellowfin loins from Spain which...