Thai Union (TU) recently released a Tuna Commitment 2021 progress report which gives an overview of its next stage of work in terms of responsible tuna sourcing by 2025 and how its...
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Philippines Powering Recovery Of US Pouch Market
The import volumes of pouched tuna into the US have been normalizing after last year's near-complete shutdown of the foodservice sector deeply depressed the trading of these products. Filipino...
Will IATTC End Meeting Without Conservation Measures Again?
IATTC members are currently debating tropical tuna conservation measures for the period 2022-2024. While they had a fairly hopeful feeling going into this week’s meeting after the...
High Risk Piracy Areas In IO Reduced
Less piracy in the Indian Ocean (IO) has resulted in changes regarding the geographic boundaries of the waters considered High Risk Areas (HRA). Starting September 1, the HRA borders to the...
Tuna Gets Royal Attention & More Social Media Trends
It is amazing how tuna is always a popular topic on social media. This time, the Atuna team found some hilarious, wonderful, and even royal posts starring tuna. Crown Prince Frederik of...
Mozambique Demands USD 3 Billion Compensation In Tuna Bond Trial
In the trial currently taking place on the grounds of a Mozambican prison, the prosecution has demanded that the 19 accused of blackmail, forgery, embezzlement, and money laundering pay the...
India: Poor Fishers Should Not Bear Responsibility For IO Yellowfin Decline
India has officially objected to the quota cuts in the newest IOTC yellowfin rebuilding plan adopted during the annual meeting in June. The country pointed out that large-scale industrial...
WCPO Skipjack Volume Falls As FAD Ban Comes Into Place
WCPO purse seine catch volumes fell sharply in July as the FAD ban began and fishing took place in both the eastern and western zones of the PNA. There was a sharp 15 percent decline from June...
US Canned Tuna Imports Depressed Or Returning To Normal Volumes?
Canned tuna deliveries to American buyers during the first half of this year went back to almost the same value and volume as in the pre-pandemic year. But this means that around a quarter...
Tuna Vessel Crew Rescues Migrants From Sinking Inflatable
On Sunday, crew from the Malta-flagged tuna longliner ‘Ave María II’ managed to rescue six migrants who had jumped into the water from a sinking inflatable with 60 people on board. The asylum...
No End In Sight To High Freight Costs For Tuna Sector
Freight costs have been higher than ever since COVID-19 started pushing shipping expenses up from late last year. Currently, pandemic-induced shutdowns in some of the world’s busiest ports,...
StarKist Samoan Employee Deported For Forged Document
A worker at the StarKist plant in American Samoa has been deported to Samoa after it was discovered that he had forged an official vaccine document. The employee traveled to the US territory...
Tuna Bond Corruption Scandal Trial Starts On Prison Ground
The trial against 19 people accused of blackmail, forgery, embezzlement, and laundering millions of dollars related to the tuna bond corruption case that shocked Mozambique, started yesterday....
ISSF Wants IATTC To Set Extra FAD Management Measures
Yesterday, the annual IATTC session started via videoconference. Members of the RFMO are trying to agree on conservation measures for tropical tuna for the next three years. Ahead of the...
Tuna, An Inspiration For Future Underwater Vehicles?
A team from an American university has created a new tuna robot that could inspire future underwater vehicles. Although other similar tunabots have been created in the last couple of years,...
French Vessel Accused Of IUU Tuna Fishing In Channel Islands
English fishermen are at loggerheads with the French with the former saying that a French commercial fishing vessel has illegally fished one ton of bluefin in Jersey Island’s waters. The...
Maldives Food Authority Worried Over Treated Tuna
Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has advised caution for parties buying and selling tuna in the Maldives because the Ministry has found that there are some processors producing tuna...
Drop in MGO Fuel Costs Some Relief For Seiner Owners
Purse seine operators can take a breather as fuel costs have declined slightly despite the latest rise in global oil prices. Oil prices rally across the world in the first half of the year hit...
Peru Industry Wants To Reduce ‘Harmful’ Canned Tuna Imports From Asia
The Peruvian tuna industry has asked its government to put local canned tuna products above those from foreign countries, especially Asian nations. The President of the Peruvian Chamber of...
Fiji Govt Green Lights Subsidies For Fleet Upgrade
The Fijian government has announced its intention to help grow the country's fishing industry with loans and subsidies. In particular, these will focus on upgrading the country’s tuna fleet....