Tuna was the most consumed fish in the EU in 2023. The EU tuna fleets increased their landings to meet part of the demand within the European blo that year. The self-sufficiency rate for tuna...
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Vietnamese Fishers Relieved As Govt Suspends Tuna Size Decree
The Vietnamese government recently announced that it has suspended the size regulations for several key marine species, including skipjack and other tuna-like species, following the rising...
Four Pacific Nations Ink Treaty With US
Four Pacific Island nations signed the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT) for the upcoming year at the recently concluded WCPFC annual meeting in Manila last week. The Cook Islands, Micronesia,...
Nirsa In Merco’s Top Ecuadorian Companies Ranking List
Ecuadorian tuna firm Nirsa has been placed at the 14th position in the Merco ‘Companies Ranking.’ María Eugenia Albán, Nirsa’s Human Talent Director, received the award on behalf of the...
US House To Consider Bill To Sanction Vessels Linked To IUU Fishing
At the 119th US Congress session held last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the ‘Stop Illegal Fishing Act’ targeting Chinese IUU fishing vessels. The Act will give US President...
At Sea Transshipment Debate Did Not Yield Success At WCPFC
The WCPFC meeting made impressive progress, but on major topics, such as transshipment at sea and stricter controls on ships, despite being discussed extensively, no specific measures were...
TUNACONS’ Spotlights BBNJ Treaty At Latin American Fisheries Summit
Last week, the Mexican city of Mérida hosted the Fifth Latin American Summit on Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability. The event aimed to foster dialogue, action, and collaboration among...
Oceania Cuts In Thai Tuna Buying
The exports of Thai canned tuna to markets in Oceania declined from January to September this year. Most of them reduced their intake, while the purchase price remained stable. Thai processors...
Nauterra Unveils Billion-Euro Ambition After Decades Of Global Expansion
Spanish company Nauterra has, over the years, carved out a niche in the tuna sector. The firm, which began with full-fledged canning operations in 1940, has come a long way from operating in...
WCPFC Finally Adopts South Pacific Albacore Management Procedure
The WCPFC meeting concluded today with the Commission adopting the management procedure (MP) for South Pacific albacore. But it was not without controversy, as negotiations heated up on which...
Dongwon Group Forms New Task Force To Revive HMM Bid
South Korea’s Dongwon Group is re-examining a potential takeover of shipping company HMM, reviving an effort it abandoned after unsuccessful bids two years ago. Dongwon has reportedly...
EU Alerts Show Only One Tuna-Related Incident In November
Notably, the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) showed one tuna-related incident last month, pertaining to tuna in jars distributed from the Netherlands. On November 14, France...
Thai Union Family Member Hit With English Football Club Ban
Thai Union family member Dejphon Chansiri, former owner of English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday, has been placed under a three-year ban by the English Football League (EFL) from owning any...
New Initiative To Protect Migrant Workers On Taiwanese Tuna Vessels
The Seafood Task Force (STF) recently announced a pilot project that claims to protect migrant tuna fishers, mainly working on Taiwanese longliners. STF stated that the ‘Workers' Voice And...
Coper Rebrands Atunlo To Atunes Del Norte
Months after the company’s liquidation, Spanish consumers can still find Atunlo-branded products in supermarkets. This is due to the continued production by the Cambados factory (renamed...
WCPFC Discusses Climate Change Impacts On Tuna & Labor Issues
The impact of climate change on tuna stocks in the WCPO and better measures for crew labor standards were on the table for discussion today at the WCPFC annual meeting in Manila.. The SPC’s...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Slides And Trading Eases
Tuna trading has slowed down in the Bangkok processing hub, and the price for skipjack whole rounds has softened further as the year comes to an end. Atuna was informed by sources that deals...
Spain’s Tuna Fleet Sees Rising Interest, But Crew Shortage Concerns Persist
The younger generation, particularly millennials, working aboard tuna vessels in Spain report greater job satisfaction and are actively encouraging more people to pursue careers within the...
Sealect Tuna Taps Nostalgia to Hook Youngsters To ‘Mystery Cans’
Millennials who grew up watching Cartoon Network’s peak programming era, in the late 1990s through the mid-2000s, are unlikely to have missed its iconic ‘Powerpuff Girls.’ Thai Union’s Sealect...
Canary Islands Unhappy Over EU Industrial Tuna Seining Project
The Lanzarote Island Council is opposing tuna purse seine fishing in Canary Islands' EEZ. Oswaldo Betancort, President of the Council, who is at the forefront of stopping industrial fishing in...