The annual tuna festival is set to rock General Santos City of the Philippines this week. The one-week festivity will feature an Atlantis theme. It will also showcase the Aqua Cave carnival,...
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Tarifa’s New Line Of Canned Bluefin Uses Best Parts Only
Andalucian tuna processor, Conservera de Tarifa, has launched its first line of canned bluefin, under the Morrillo brand, from fish caught in the Strait of Gibraltar....
US Lifts 29-Year Old Embargo On Colombian Yellowfin
The US has lifted the embargo on Colombian exports of yellowfin to the US after nearly three decades. The ban was imposed because the Colombian fleet was fishing for...
DOJ Argues Lischewski’s USD 1.5 Mil Compensation Motive For Price-Fixing
In a pre-trial conference yesterday in the US District Court for Northern California, prosecutors pointed out that former CEO of Bumble Bee Christopher Lischewski’s compensation over the...
Can NEDFADs Solve The Ghost Gear Pollution Issue?
There is increasing awareness in the global tuna industry about its responsibility to the oceans’ ecosystems, especially when it comes to the problems of marine pollution....
Pie In The Sky, Tuna At Walmart Crypto Coin Paid?
America’s largest canned tuna buyer and the world’s biggest retailer Walmart will start its own cryptocurrency as the company applied for a patent. The digital currency will be tied to the US...
Philippines Supplies Cyprus’ Tourism Industry With Tuna
The Philippines has become the dominant supplier in the growing Cyprus canned tuna market, overtaking Thailand's top position. Since the Philippines has zero duty on EU imports...
Lischewski Case: Emails On FAD-Free Tuna Part Of Evidence
Former Bumble Bee CEO, Chris Lischewski, is continuing to dispute the evidence brought against him by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in his involvement in the price-fixing...
Vietnam Benefits From US–China Trade War
In the first seven months of this year, Vietnam exported 60 percent more tuna products to the US as in the same period in 2018. According to Vietnam Customs, the exported...
Japan Facing Opposition Over Bluefin Quota Proposal
Japan is facing strong headwind due to its proposal of increasing catch quotas for Pacific bluefin ahead of a WCPFC meeting in Portland, Oregon. A Japanese Fisheries Agency...
Trump Raises Chinese Tuna Loins & Cans Import Tariffs To 30%
The trade war between China and the US does not appear to be stopping any time soon. Recently, US President Donald Trump announced via Twitter last Friday that USD 250 billion of...
Without Tuna Processing American Samoa’s GDP Would Crash
The estimate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for American Samoa grew to USD 636 million in 2018, a 2.2 percent increase compared to 2017's USD 602 million. The Bureau of Economic Analysis...
Kiribati Fears Biodiversity Treaty Could Kill Its Tuna Earnings
Officials from across the globe are currently in New York attending an intergovernmental conference to discuss the treaty of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)....
Kenya Wants To Reap Benefits From Its Tuna Resource
Kenya intends to reap the economic benefits of its offshore tuna fishing industry, as well for other ocean species, and one of the ways to do so is to fight illegal fishing (IUU)....
Brazil Interested In Jealsa’s Crusoé Foods Expansion
The Brazilian government is interested in increasing the tuna production in the state of Ceará. In early July, Crusoé Foods stated that it intends to expand its facilities in...
Spanish Albacore Season Closed
The Spanish quota for Northern albacore has almost been used up. Thus, the country's General Secretary of Fishing has decided to close the fishing season at 00:00 hours...
Chicken Of The Sea Launches Wild Catch Premium Tuna In Plastic
Earlier this month, Chicken of the Sea (COS) launched new tuna products as part of its Wild Catch premium line. The items are expected to boost the brand's sales...
“Faux Poisson” Makes Atlantic Ocean Bycatch The Highest
The issue of bycatch is one of the main focus points when it comes to the evaluation of the sustainability of the tuna fishery. According to the recent...
Tuna Conference Season Is Coming Up In September
September is a busy month for tuna conferences. Three important events are coming up. Atuna made an overview and a summary of the themes. September 4 to 6 National Tuna Congress will take...
Spanish Remaining Bigeye Quota For 2019 Set
After the closure of the fishing season in July due to overrunning the expected catch numbers, the exact remaining Atlantic bigeye quota was set at 2,226.8 M/T, as published in the...