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Mythical Creature Fights Over Mega Tuna In New Ad
Filipino brand, Mega Tuna is on a roll when it comes to delivering bizarre and fantastical ads. This time around, it has chosen to go with a video campaign featuring the manananggal, a...
The Fast Rise Of The Nauru Seiner Fleet
Bangkok canners have been receiving more raw material from Nauru's waters over the past two years due to the growth of its national fleet. Its 2020 tuna catches also skyrocketed because of...
Pew Wants To Stop Possible 70% Increase In Pacific Bluefin Catches
The situation of the Pacific bluefin stock is once again under the spotlight. For the fourth year in a row, Japan has asked for an increase in its fishing limits, which The Pew Charitable...
Cook Islands Quick To Refute Its Waters Overfished
The fresh tuna supply in Cook Islands has been lower than usual and officials have spoken out to refute claims that this is due to overfishing. Pamela Maru, Marine Resources Secretary, said...
Leading Tuna Fishing Nation Wants To Boost Its Catches Further
Officials from Indonesia, the world’s leading tuna fishing nation, have announced their intention to expand their longline fleet even more. This is part of a five-year sustainable management...
Mozambique Mega Tuna Scandal Trial To Start In August
The trial date has been set for 19 people, several connected to Mozambique's former President, for their role in the tuna bonds and billions of dollars debt scandal in the country. The case is...
Thai Union Borrows Another USD 152 Million, Now Via Sustainability Bonds
World’s largest tuna company, Thai Union (TU), has raised more capital once again this year through bonds linked to sustainable commitments. However, the self-set targets towards commitments...
MSC Appoints New Executives To Promote The Logo In The Americas
In a move to strengthen its position as a world leader within the sustainable seafood movement, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced two new senior appointments in the Americas....
Marshall Islands Moves Closer To Becoming EU Competent Authority
A group of tuna exporters and marine officials in the Marshall Islands have received food safety certificates, bringing the country a step closer to establishing an EU Competent Authority and...
Ocean Family First Private Fishery To Get Chinese Technical Certification
The Chinese tuna fishing firm Ocean Family has become the first private fishery to receive the certificate of compliance with the safety management system of the China Classification Society...
Middle East Buying More Vietnamese Tuna
Vietnamese tuna exporters are trying to expand their foothold in the Middle East, and the latest data shows that they are succeeding. The region has become one of the key clients for the Asian...
Is Good Catch’s Campaign Tactic Against Subway Acceptable?
Has business advertising gone too far? Last week, the plant-based seafood brand Good Catch decided to use the momentum built by the Subway tuna controversy to push its fish-free products to...
Readers Say US Navy Build Up In American Samoa Justified
Nearly half of Atuna’s readers agreed that US is justified in defending its tuna marine resources by increasing its military presence in the Pacific. In order to curb the growing geopolitical...
Spain’s Largest Tuna Processor Accused Of Polluting Sea Waters
Spanish authorities are taking legal action against Jealsa Rianxeira for allegedly discharging pollutants into the sea, which could be attributed as a crime against the environment. An...
Regulator Orders Safe Catch To Modify Several Mercury Claims
Safe Catch Inc. a US manufacturer of pouched and canned tuna products has been ordered by the country’s advertising regulator to make several modifications to its claims regarding low mercury...
World’s Largest Tuna Fishery On Track For MSC FAD Catches
The extension of the MSC certification for the world’s largest purse seine tuna fishery, PNA, is moving forward as the conformity assessment body (CAB) has published the public comment draft...
Expanding Galápagos Reserve Could Further Increase Tuna Catches
There has been an ever-increasing call from researchers and environmentalists asking for an increase in the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR). One group in a recent article said that this would...
Fisher Women In Tamil Nadu On Hunger Strike Over Seiner Net Ban
Fishers in Tamil Nadu are once again protesting over the purse seine net ban imposed by the Indian government. On Monday, dozens of fisherwomen from Devanampattinam participated in a...
Taiwanese Seiners WCPO Skipjack Catches In 2020 Lowest In 5 Years
Fishing masters of the Taiwanese purse seine fleet were unsuccessful with their skipjack catches in 2020, landing their lowest tonnage in five years. Both large and small-scale longliners...