Philippine-based RD Fishing Group (RDFG) which has been in trouble over its halted operations has now started talks with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government to begin investigations into...
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WCPO Tuna DNA Barcode On Atuna Species Guide Page
The DNA barcodes for Thunnus Albacares and Katsuwonus Pelamis from the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are listed in the FDA Seafood List and on the tuna species guide page on Atuna. The...
Mexico Seizes Seiner That Abandoned Net
Mexican officials suspect that the Mexican-flagged ‘Maria Guadalupe' abandoned the seiner net near the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of the Gulf of California. Last month, the Mexican...
Dongwon F&B Expects Growth For Q2 Sales
Although not officially published, Dongwon Food & Beverage has exceeded market expectations with a 13.8 percent growth in revenue in the second quarter of this year. Hana Securities...
Seiners Seen Fishing Again Close To Mexican MPA
Artisanal fishermen are fuming that purse seiners are operating close to a marine protected zone, the Las Ánimas area in Baja California, Mexico. This comes a few weeks after an abandoned net...
Ex-Minister Pleads Not Guilty In Tuna Scam In US
Manuel Chang, the former Finance Minister of Mozambique was extradited from South Africa to the US on Wednesday for his role in a USD 2 billion scandal which also involved USD 850 million in...
German Retail Sales Volume Of MSC Canned Tuna Rose By 23% In 2022
It is no surprise that Germans have a preference for sustainable tuna and seafood, they are the world's biggest buyers of these products. In a survey conducted for MSC, nine out of ten...
US Single Duty Quota Reduced By 10% For 2023
The US Customs and Border Protection announced recently the volume of Chunk light tuna in brine that falls under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS), also known as single duty. The six...
Spanish Canners Hit Back On Claims Of Mercury Risks In Tuna
Over the years, tuna companies have had to fight claims (including those from health authorities) about the hazardous effects of mercury in canned tuna. Spanish canners association...
Over 11 Million Sajo Tuna Liquid Bottles Sold
Korean tuna company Sajo Daerim announced this month that the cumulative sales of its Sajo Tuna Liquid have exceeded 11.28 million bottles since its introduction in 2016. The product, one of...
Rare Appearance Of Bluefin On Canadian Coast And Other Social Media Trends
The American organization SeaDoc Society, which works towards ensuring the health of marine wildlife, recently shared videos and images of a Pacific bluefin that washed ashore from the Salish...
Mexican Tuna Vessel Rescues Sailor Shipwrecked For Three Months
The crew of Mexican-flagged tuna purse seiner ‘Maria Delia,’ listed under IATTC, rescued a man from a shipwreck who had been missing for over three months. Details about his identity and what...
New GTA Director Suddaby Determined To Shake Up RFMOs With End-Market Power
“Working with our partners in a really effective way to drive change is very critical to me,” said Daniel Suddaby, the new Executive Director of the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA). He spoke to...
Walmart Extends MSC Tuna Supply Contract With PIT
Pacific Islands Tuna (PIT) has received an extension on its contract with Walmart for another two years to deliver MSC-certified canned tuna for the retailer’s Great Value brand. According to...
Will Future Deep-Sea Mining Contaminate Tuna Populations?
This week, a research paper was published stating that future deep-sea mining projects will negatively impact tuna stocks, and most importantly, contaminate them with heavy metals from plumes...
Europêche Cries Foul Over EU ATQ Regulation
The European Commission is gearing up to propose a regulation setting the autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) for tuna and other seafood products for 2024 and 2025. The EU fishery organization,...
Gabon Joins WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
The World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) is receiving more support. Tuna-rich Gabon is the latest to jump on the bandwagon. The African country confirmed that it...
Ex-Finance Minister Handed Over To FBI For Tuna Scandal
After years of languishing in a South African prison, Manuel Chang, the former Finance Minister of Mozambique, was handed over to agents of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on...
Port Lincoln’s Famous Tunarama Tradition Comes To An End
The renowned Tunarama Festival which has been held for the past six decades in Port Lincoln in Australia is coming to a close due to sponsorship woes. “After several years of COVID and other...
South Pacific Group Wants To Manage Albacore Longline Stock
The South Pacific Group (SPG) is taking a leaf out of PNA’s book because it wants a zone-based management system for its tuna. Last week, the six member states - the Cook Islands, Fiji, Niue,...