Over the past few months, several international news sites have published articles about the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) lobbying activities in the IOTC. They also alleged...
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Argentinians Cannot Afford National Tuna Brands
National brands are too expensive for Argentinians. Imported cans are much cheaper, according to Ramiro Marra, a Member of the Buenos Aires City Legislature. He recently posted a video on X...
Readers Think More EU Nations Will Allow Vegan Tuna On Labels
The EU tuna sector was in for a shock when the French government last month permitted companies that manufacture plant-based or vegetarian products to continue using the term ‘vegan tuna’ on...
GTA Will Aid French Retailers To Identify Risks In Their Tuna Sourcing
The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) collaborates with French retailers in a new initiative launched ahead of the IOTC meeting this month in Bangkok. The 'Module Complémentaire’ introduced for GTA’s...
Report Reveals IUU Fishing Impacts On Developing Nations’ Economies
A London-based think tank report revealed how massive IUU fishing of distant-water fleets in Ecuador, Ghana, Senegal, Peru, and the Philippines has been negatively impacting their economies....
New Zealand Funds Lab To Study Climate Change Impact On Tuna
New Zealand has partnered with The Pacific Community (SPC) to open a new science facility in Nouméa, New Caledonia, to study in detail the climate change impact on tuna fisheries. New Zealand...
Scientists Warn Over State Of WCPO Yellowfin
Fisheries scientists, policymakers, and advisors from Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines (VIP) discussed the urgency to protect yellowfin stocks in the WCPO at a recent delegation. They...
Marshall Islands Longline Fishery Gets Blue Logo For Albacore
The Marshall Islands Fishing Venture (MIFV) achieved MSC certification for its North Pacific albacore catches. The fishery’s yellowfin and bigeye catch were already certified in 2019. Last...
Thai Processors’ Skipjack Purchases Escalated In Q1
The vastly increased purchase of frozen whole round tuna by Thai canners is entirely due to about 50% more intake of skipjack in the first three months of this year. The falling prices since...
Maldivian Tuna Exports Witness Massive Drop This Year
The Maldivian tuna exports plummeted drastically in the first three months of 2024 compared to the same period last year. The archipelago exported 48 percent fewer tons of tuna products in the...
Greenpeace Calls On US Authorities For Action Against Bumble Bee
Greenpeace has again pointed an acussing finger at tuna coming from the Taiwanese longliner ‘Da Wang’ because of forced labor on board. Greenpeace issued an unprecedented call on May 1,...
European Commission Extends Aid For EU Fishing Sector
The European Commission agreed to extend the provisions of the ‘Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework’ (TCTF) until December 31, 2024, to address the challenges faced by the European...
General Santos Canneries Suffer From Lack Of Origin Fish
Philippines canned tuna producers in General Santos are currently having a blinding headache – they are having difficulties getting their hands on origin fish needed to export finished...
Many Honored Tuna On World Tuna Day
The eighth edition of World Tuna Day gained a lot of attention this year. Atuna summarized several in its articles and create a puzzle whose results we gave you here. On social media, various...
Thai Canners Massively Increased Their Whole Round Imports In Q1
Thai processors were busy buying up frozen whole round tuna in the first quarter of the year adding the raw material to their inventory. Data shows that they massively increased their imports...
Taiwanese Tuna Fishers Threaten Greenpeace With Lawsuit Over Documentary
Taiwanese tuna fisheries groups are pushing the international NGO Greenpeace to take out the documentary ‘Before You Eat’ from online media. The film shows footage of Taiwanese fishing boats...
Somalia Points A Finger At IOTC’s Catch Allocation Regime
Somalia is unhappy with IOTC's tuna allocation system. In a letter dated April 23 to the RFMO, the Somalian Minstry of Fisheries rejected the catches of other nations in its EEZ, between 1990...
ISSF Shows How Fishers Can Build Their Own Jelly-FADs
Jelly-FADs have proven effective in mitigating the environmental impacts caused by dFADs in oceans. On World Tuna Day, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) published a...
EU Alerts Show Jump In Mercury Cases
Six incidents were reported in April in the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). They mainly pertained to mercury contamination in tuna products. Four were reported from Italy, one...
MSC Tuna Sales Continue On An Upward Trajectory
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has released its Sustainable Tuna Yearbook 2024 today giving an overview of certified products sold across the globe. In 2022/23, around 190,000 tons of...