Affected tuna buyers can benefit from the settlement agreement from a class action suit against Trader Joe’s for underfilling 5-ounce tuna cans in the US. In January, a Californian court did...
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Mexican Gulf Fishing Fleet Facing Losses
The port of the Mexican city of Tuxpan holds 90 percent of the tuna fishing fleet of the Gulf of Mexico. However, it has been reported that 65 percent of these vessels are generating losses...
Thailand Dominates Q1 American Tuna Pouch Imports
Figures for American imports of tuna pouches during the first quarter of 2020 (Q1) showed a big decline after last year’s peak, even though exporters made their price more competitive. Buyers...
Atuna Poll: Can US Importers Verify Non-IUU Caught Tuna?
In 2018, NOAA established the US Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) to prevent IUU caught fish from entering the American market. This measure comprises compliance for 13 fish species...
Spanish Govt Organizes Change Of Tuna Crew In Seychelles
Due to COVID-19 preventive and control measures, tuna fishermen on board purse seiners have had to extend their fishing trips by as much as twice the usual time. This is due to governments...
China Wants To Boost Domestic Tuna Consumption
China is pushing to raise its domestic consumption for tuna and other seafood caught by its distant water fleet. For years, the country has been cracking down on domestic fishing in order to...
Readers: Two Observers Unlikely To Happen
Almost half of our readers, 45 percent, think that 200 percent observer coverage could be a feasible solution to protect against human rights violations by crew members on board tuna seiners....
MSC Certification For Chinese Longline Fisheries In Cook Islands
During the process of the MSC certification of a group of Chinese longline tuna fisheries operating in the Cook Islands’ EEZ, the conformity assessment body (CAB) overseeing the procedure has...
Bangkok Level Not Influenced By Collapse Of Food Service
Bangkok, the world’s largest tuna market seems to be holding up despite the current COVID-19 climate. The latest indication from this market is that the skipjack price is not fluctuating...
SIMP: Is A US Importer Capable Of Verifying If His Tuna Is Non-IUU?
A study looking into the effectiveness of the US Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) has been published by researchers from Stimson Center, a US-based think tank. They found that there...
Indonesian Govt Requests Explanations Over Fishers’ Deaths
Earlier this week, a report linked the deaths of four Indonesian fishers to one Chinese tuna longliner, which docked in South Korea. The deceased crew’s government said yesterday that is...
Results Of Atuna’s World Tuna Day Quiz
Atuna celebrated this year's World Tuna Day with a bit of fun tuna knowledge. Last week we sent all of our readers a quiz, and we promised a copy of Steven Adolf's book, Tuna Wars, to the...
French Territory In Pacific Counting Washed Up FADs
For months, Wallis and Futuna islands in the Pacific have been counting the number of lost and stranded drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) washing up on their shores. This is due to a...
Pesca Azteca Less CO2 Emissions & Higher Fuel Economy
The Mexican tuna fishing and processing firm, Pesca Azteca, is reducing its CO2 emission while making its fuel consumption more efficient. This is thanks to the Start-Stop system that it has...
Century Pacific Foods Benefits From COVID-19 In Q1
The Philippines-based tuna processing company Century Pacific (CNPF) has released its Q1 results that show growth in its brand divisions' revenue by 31 percent to PHP 10.1 billion (USD 199.96...
Major Retailers Ask Flag States To Implement E-Monitoring
More than 50 retailers, brands, and seafood companies across the globe such as Walmart, Aldi, Asda, Carrefour, and Tesco have called on 45 flag states (like the US) to implement E-monitoring...
AI Puts Japanese Tuna Standards At Your Fingertips
From the land of the newest technology, Japan, comes a software which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and image recognition to assess your tuna. From the quality of the fish to the texture...
Bill Holden Second MSC Rep On ISSF’s Board Of Directors
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has announced the newest members joining President Susan Jackson on the NGO’s Board of Directors. Bill Holden, Senior Tuna Fisheries...
Women In Ivory Coast Need Better Access To Tuna
Women in Ivory Coast play a big role in the tuna value chain in the country. But they are still having difficulty obtaining fish due to the falling availability of fish and middlemen who...
US Q1 Canned Tuna Imports Show Strong Revival
Right after the 2019 figures showed a decline in canned tuna imports to the US, the numbers for the first quarter of 2020 unveiled early positive signs that this year might go in a different...