The CEO of World Wise Foods, John Burton, has denied that the funding for a recent report by the non-profit Human Rights At Sea (HRAS) aimed at MSC and PNA over Pacific observer deaths had any...
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Manta Price Inches Up As First Veda Approaches
Since late February when the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Ecuador, the Manta skipjack price has been steadily declining. However, it has started to show the first signs of recovery....
Ecuadorian Packers And Fishers Worry About COVID-19 Fallout
Tuna producing countries are still uncertain of the extent of the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the world for the better part of 2020. In terms of the market, low demand and...
Sri Lanka’s Yellowfin Exporters Hoping For MSC Cert In IO
Sri Lanka’s leading tuna exporters are hopeful that a longline Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) will receive MSC certification within three years. It is a big “if” given that part of the FIP...
Conxemar Axed Due To COVID-19 Concerns
The International Fair of Frozen Seafood, Conxemar, has canceled this year’s edition scheduled for October 6 to 8, in Vigo, Spain. Concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic progress compounded by...
Decline Remains For Vietnam’s Tuna Exports
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Vietnam’s tuna and seafood exports, just like in many other processing countries. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and...
Taiwan’s 2019 Skipjack Catches Second-Highest On Record
The Taiwanese purse seiner fleet achieved the second-highest ever skipjack catches in the WCPO in 2019. This was just slightly lower than their highest peak 17 years ago. According to WCPFC...
FAD Ban Without Observers. What Do You Think?
The FAD ban in the WCPO started on July 1, but some parties are worried that it will not be effective without observer coverage to check if vessel operators are following the prohibition...
EU Indian Ocean Fleet Unlikely To Fill 2020 Yellowfin Quotas
On Wednesday, the quarantine period due to the coronavirus infection among the crew from African countries will end for the tuna vessels moored in Port Victoria, Seychelles. However, cheers...
Responsible Choice Logo On 100% Of Albertsons’ Private Labels
The second-largest supermarket chain in the US, Albertsons Companies, has announced that 100 percent of its private-label seafood products will soon show the Responsible Choice logo for...
Most Readers: Lischewski Did Not Get Fair Sentence
Lischewski’s sentence of three years in prison and his fine of USD 100,000 keeps a lot of our readers' minds busy. In the latest poll, Atuna asked its members' opinions whether the ex-Bumble...
Report Says Tuvalu Waters Best To Minimize FAD Bigeye Bycatch
Recent research has revealed that potentially the best EEZ to fish for skipjack while avoiding high levels of juvenile bigeye bycatch resulting from FAD sets in the Pacific is the island...
Will WCPFC FAD Ban Function Without Observers?
The FAD ban began on July 1 in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) and purse seiners are prohibited from fishing on such devices. But currently, there are almost no observers on board...
WWF Advises Transparency In Dealing With Observer Deaths
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has made a statement on human rights abuses at sea saying that people who work in the fishing sector are especially vulnerable to this problem and this includes...
EU Alert: Poor Temperature In Seychelles Shipments
During June, seven tuna-related incidents were reported to the EU Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). They were dominated by issues associated with histamine levels in the...
Cocaine Smuggled In Tuna Container Seized In Dutch Port
In the Netherlands, authorities at the Port of Rotterdam seized and destroyed a massive cargo of cocaine that was hidden in a container with canned tuna. The discovery involved 493...
MSC Says Report On Observer Deaths Misleading
The CEO of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has said that a recent report regarding human rights abuses at sea and observer safety “raises awareness of a critically important issue” but it is...
China-Flagged Longliners In Kiribati EEZ Closer To MSC Cert
The independent body in charge of the MSC assessment of Kiribati Fish Limited (KFL) has published the comment draft report (CDR). The longline fishery is looking to hold the MSC logo for its...
Controversial Report Points At PNA And MSC Over Observer Deaths
Atuna obtained a new paper that was officially released today by Human Rights At Sea (HRAS) regarding circumstances within the PNA MSC fishery. It especially focuses on observer deaths. In the...
CEO Accused Of Actively Obstructing Pacific Island Sustainability Ambitions
Today, a Human Rights At Sea (HRAS) report funded by World Wise Foods alleging that observers have died during MSC-certified tuna fishing trips in the WCPO, more specifically on board PNA...