On Sunday, Ecuadorians voted to reject foreign military bases in the country. The Ecuadorian government introduced a package of referendum measures, which citizens refused. It was a sharp...
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Thailand Presses EU to Fast Track FTA With Sustainability Assurances
Thailand's tuna sector has come forward and urged negotiators to speed up the much-anticipated EU-Thai Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The Thais claim their tuna has “high standards on...
ILO And FFA Seal Deal to Strengthen Labor Rights In WCPO Tuna Fleets
A new partnership inked by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) will ensure the strengthening of human rights and labor standards of...
Research Firm Forecasts Sajo’s Turnover To Jump By 74 Percent
Canned tuna sales of Sajo Group could increase due to the K-food craze, according to Research ARUM Co, which recently presented a positive revenue forecast for 2025 for the Korean vertically...
Ecuador Global Tuna Exports Forecasted To Hit USD 2 Bln
Ecuador’s tuna exports are expected to reach USD 2 billion by this year end, a 17 percent jump from the 2024 turnover, boosted by higher catches and better competitiveness compared to Asian...
French Fishing Vessels Take A Step Into Digitalization Of Their Management
The Union of French Fishing Vessel Owners (UAPF) has signed a partnership with Spanish Marine Instruments. The deal was concluded during the ICCAT meeting in Seville on November 18 and will...
Poll: Will ICCAT Stop Yellowfin Fishing Above TAC?
In the Atlantic Ocean, yellowfin catches have exceeded the 110,000-ton limit for several years. This is a critical topic that will be up for discussion at the ICCAT annual meeting taking place...
Tuna Fraud Lands Former Seafood Trader CFO Behind Bars
Antonietta Nguyen, the former CFO of US-based tuna and seafood company ABS Seafood, Inc., was sentenced to prison last week for orchestrating a series of frauds that cost the company over USD...
Bumble Bee Film Festival Winners & Other Social Media Stories
Bumble Bee’s ‘Tuna CANS Film Festival’ awarded USD 25,000 to two aspiring filmmakers. A popular YouTuber managed to garner thousands of likes by posting a video of mercury in tuna, but the...
Thai Pet Food Sales To US Spiked
The rapid growth trend of Thailand’s pet food export has somewhat subsided during the first nine months of this year, compared to the growth spurt seen in 2024. Pet food sales rose eight...
FAO Pushes Tuna Management Reform With New E-Learning Initiative
The FAO is set to unveil a five-course e-learning series on establishing management procedures (MP) for tuna, to be presented at the ongoing ICCAT 29th Regular Meeting in Spain. This will give...
Why Is Allocating Fishing Rights Tricky?
The ICCAT annual meeting is taking place this week and several critical topics are up for discussion including fleets fishing over the limits on yellowfin. For quota-dependent measures,...
Readers: EU Tuna Freezing Regulation Will Impact Frozen Loin Imports
Boat owners and processors of frozen steaks, sashimi, and tataki are bracing for headwinds after the European Commission announced that to sell their tuna to the EU for direct human...
Bangladesh’s Tuna Sector Growth Moving At Snail’s Pace
Bangladesh has a strategic position along the Indian Ocean rim, but has not yet developed a flourishing tuna industry. Poor planning, project delays, and persistent political interference have...
Grupomar Boasts Yet Another Feather In Its Crown
Mexican tuna company Grupomar recently got the first place in the 'National Tuna Fishing Ranking 2025.’ The catches of its seiner, 'F/V Gijón', exceeded 9,400 M/T in 2025, the largest caught...
Incredible Fall In WR Skipjack Imports By Thai Processors
The import of frozen whole round skipjack by Thai processors declined by almost one-third in the first nine months of 2025. All major suppliers with purse seiners fishing in the WCPO dropped...
Albacora’s Presence In Ecuador Rises As Spanish Operations Take Backseat
Spanish tuna company Albacora has been expanding its canning business through its Ecuadorian subsidiary, Salica Ecuador, but has witnessed a gradual decline in its presence in Spain. In 2024,...
Chair Penas Explains ICCAT’s Priorities For Upcoming Years
“Certainly, it is my intention to try to advance as much as possible on several things,” ICCAT Chair Ernesto Penas tells Atuna ahead of the Commission's annual meeting, which began today....
ICCAT Meeting Kicks Off In Spain
The ICCAT 29th Regular Meeting began today in Seville, Spain. Skipjack management procedure (MP), scaling up of electronic monitoring on vessels, bycatch mitigation, and MP-based catch limits...
Deep-Sea Mining Poses Threat To Base Of Marine Food Chain
Exploitation of minerals from the seabed could disrupt midwater food webs, which are crucial food for fish that tuna preys on. The study throws light on yet another impact of deep-sea mining...