Yesterday, the Taiwanese-flagged longliner ‘De Yi No. 6’ was reported to have caught fire while in the Indian Ocean (IO). The incident occurred around 230 nautical miles off Durban, South...
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The FAD Hunters Of Ecuador
For more than 11 years now, an informal buoy retrieval program has been operating in Ecuador. The initiative, started and still managed by Atunec, looked to cement a culture of healthy...
Thai Union’s Songkla Tuna Cannery A COVID-19 Cluster
Infection rates in Thailand have been increasing for a few weeks due to the highly contagious Delta variant. Songkla Canning PLC, a subsidiary of Thai Union, has been declared a COVID-19...
ANABAC’s Atlantic Yellowfin Catches Officially Carrying MSC Logo
Almost a year ago, the Spanish National Association of Tuna Freezer Vessel Shipowners (ANABAC) announced the start of its MSC evaluation for purse seiners targeting yellowfin in free schools...
Atlantic Island Fishers Angry Over EU Seiner dFADs
Traditional fishermen from the island nations in the Atlantic Ocean are protesting over industrial seiner fleets (including those from the EU) using drifting FADs (dFADs). They claim that it...
US Prohibits Hawaii Longliners From Using High-Risk Gear To Protect Sharks
The Hawaiian longline tuna fishery can no longer use wire leaders for their operations in the Western Pacific. This measure was laid down this week by the Western Pacific Fishery Management...
Spanish Immigrant Built Mexico’s Second Largest Tuna Company
Don Antonio Suárez immigrated from Spain to Mexico 53 years ago and built from the ground up one of the most important tuna companies in the nation -- GrupoMar. Over the years, he became known...
MSC Updates: Japanese Pole & Line Fishery Gets Certification
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has made announcements concerning two tuna fisheries regarding their assessments. Last week, the Japanese Kochi and Miyazaki Offshore Pole-and-line Tuna...
Media Frenzy Over Tuna Melts Spells Misery For Subway
The media is in a frenzy after the New York Times (NYT) published one lab’s results last week which stated that it could not identify the content of Subway tuna sandwiches. To the dismay of...
Somalis Outraged Over President Allowing Chinese To Catch Their Tuna
Many Somalians are enraged about the many trade agreements made by outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Among the deals, they are flabbergasted by the granting of tuna fishing...
How Much Will Expensive Commodities Push Up Canned Tuna Prices?
The canned tuna industry is being hit by an increase in prices of several commodities such as steel, marine fuel, and vegetable oils. Hence, costs for tuna suppliers are being pushed up by...
How Wave Buoys & AFADs Can Help Protect Coastal Communities
Wave buoys connected to anchored FADs can help fisheries agencies and other stakeholders get a more accurate estimate of the anchor position of the FAD and provide essential oceanographic data...
US Pouch Buyers Favored Senegal & Philippines In Q1
The US's main supplier of tuna in pouches, Thailand, lost a big chunk of its business to processors from Senegal and Philippines. Overall, the volume of imported pouched tuna in America...
NGO Calling On Governments To Take Robust Measures Against IUU Fishing
The environmentalist NGO, Oceana, is calling on governments to do their part in the global fight against IUU fishing and introduce robust measures against this problem. This week, the...
Yellowfin Tuna, The Champion Source Of Vitamin B3
The human body needs various essential vitamins and minerals daily. Tuna is a major source of both and it provides especially high levels of niacin, or vitamin B3 to be precise. Recently, a US...
Research Finds 159 Beached dFADs On French Pacific Territory
An ongoing fisheries program on beached drifting FADs (dFADs) in Wallis and Futuna in the Pacific is helping scientists understand the extent of the ghost gear problem on the islands. The...
MSC Spain Launches Campaign To Promote Sustainable Tuna In EU’s Largest Market
In honor of World Ocean Day, which was celebrated on June 8, MSC has launched an international initiative to promote sustainable tuna and seafood. MSC-labeled sales are significantly low in...
EU Seiner Fleet Not Affected By IO Yellowfin Cuts
Several IOTC contracting parties have not been affected by the yellowfin catch reduction in the Indian Ocean (IO) that was agreed upon during the June annual meeting held two weeks ago. The EU...
Atuna Readers Think WWF Red-Listing EPO Tuna Will Not Affect Trading
Atuna readers are split on whether the fact that many European WWF offices listing EPO skipjack as red in their country’s sustainable seafood guide will negatively impact the region’s exports....
National Data Shows Strong Q1 Performance By Ecuadorian Tuna Processors
The value of Ecuador’s tuna exports skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2021. Data from the National Chamber of Fisheries (CNP) also revealed that countries in the EU paid slightly more for...