The Pacific Island Countries gave their full backing to the adoption of on-board Electronic Monitoring (EM) at the T3 Challenge Regional Symposium held in Pohnpei, April 11-12....
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Should Tuna-Like Species Have The Same Duty As Skipjack In The US?
Atuna recently reported about the continuous surge of tuna-like Chunk Light imports by US buyers from Chinese suppliers in 2018. The rise of imports of Euthynnus Affinis...
‘Vegan Tuna’ Should Not Be Labeled Tuna, Half Of The Industry Says
It’s a tough call for the tuna industry on whether to label plant-based imitation“tuna” as a tuna product. As the poll results show, 50 percent of the Atuna readers think that vegan tuna...
Softening Skipjack Prices In Both Bangkok And Manta
After a rapid rise in prices since February, prices for whole round frozen skipjack (1.8 kg and up) unloaded in Bangkok slid to USD 1,500 per M/T from its previous level of USD...
Pirates Who Attacked Spanish Seiner Delivered To Seychelles
Captured pirates who were allegedly involved in the attack of the two tuna purse seiners GT Adria and Txori Argi on April 21, 2019, have been delivered to the authorities in Seychelles....
Out Of The Box Thinking On Sustainability Needed Says PNA CEO
“Innovative fisheries management has been the hallmark of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) since the establishment of its office in the Marshall Islands in 2010,” said PNA...
Senegal’s 2018 Tuna Pouch Shipments To USA Skyrocket
Senegal is the first African country to have truly and finally broken into the US market as a volume supplier, due to its skyrocketing tuna pouch exports in 2018. The country's main...
Toyosu Market’s Last Auction In Japanese Heisei Era
As Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates on April 30, the Toyosu Market today had its last auction day in the current Heisei era. The new era named, Reiwa, begins on May 1...
World “Tuno” Day Should Provoke Discussion On Plant-Based Alternatives
Through its mission of saving oceans and making people aware of eating more sustainable food, Atlantic Natural Foods (ANF) announced Tuesday, April 30 would be its own World Tunotm...
Price For Japanese Bigeye Imports Continues To Drop
Earlier this month, Atuna reported about the declining trend of FOB prices for Japanese imports of frozen bigeye. The trend continues in February, according to data from Japanese Customs....
Brazil Firming Its Grip On Tuna Vessels Using FADs
Brazil intends to get a better grip on tuna fishers using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs). Recently, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply through the Secretariat of...
Pioneer Cannery Organizes Safety Week
Tuna producer Pioneer Food Cannery organized a three-day 'Safety Week' in Tema New Town, Ghana. Over 200 residents were examined by medical officers from C&J Medics for hypertension,...
Arrest Of Senegal’s Purse Seiner False Alarm
Following the case of the arrest of the Solevant vessel on April 7, Atuna requested for updated information from the involved authorities. Both Grand Bleu, the owner of...
Without Alternative For Cannery, American Samoa Could Face Fiscal Doom
If American Samoa’s tuna cannery closes, the island nation may suffer an economic disaster, according to a draft report by the Commerce Department. The 66-page document said that for decades...
Atún Herdez Organizes Beach Cleanup
Atún Herdez created the program "Clean Beaches" which encourages community members to to clean up the 11,122 km of Mexico's coasts, bordering on the Pacific (to the west), the Atlantic (to the...
China Worst Performer On New IUU Fishing Index
China, as a flag state, was ranked as the most vulnerable to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing (with a score of 4.7), according to a new index analyzing 152 world-wide coastal...
Petit Navire Launches 15 New Products After Tough Year
After a difficult 2018, which was marked with supply shortages from the Thai Union Group’s Seychelles cannery, the leading French brand Petit Navire is launching 15 new products that the...
Rocket Grenades Launched At Spanish And Korean Seiners In Indian Ocean
The Somali pirates are back. Authorities combatting piracy in the Indian Ocean warn fishing vessels to be more vigilant in the high seas after this week's attacks on 2 large tuna...
SMEFF Could Soon Seriously Impact EU Tuna Business
Never heard of SMEFF? And you are trading or importing tuna within the EU? Then this is one more reason for you to attend the European Tuna Conference 2019 in Brussels. Get your...
Bumble Bee’s Clover Leaf Seafoods Up For Sale
UK private equity firm Lion Capital LLP, which owns Bumble Bee Foods, is looking to sell off its subsidiary Clover Leaf Seafoods. The Canadian-based canned tuna maker...