The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture has published its national distribution of the eastern bluefin quota and as expected, more than 90 percent of quota has been reserved for the core part of...
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SKJ Price Steady As Supply Spreads
Less raw material tuna is being discharged in Bangkok as WCPO operating fleets send more of their catch to other locations, most notably Manta in Ecuador. Strong demand from South American...
UK Shoppers Urged To Buy Less Tuna, But Pick MSC P&L If They Do
A UK conservation group is urging consumers in the country to shy away from buying the nation’s top most popular fish species, including tuna. According to Marine Conservation Society (MCS),...
Chinese Pingtan Bounces Back Following Financial Turmoil
The Chinese tuna fishing firm, Pingtan, ended 2017 with impressive financial gains after a difficult previous year. The company has credited its strong recovery to an increase in vessels...
Europêche: Unreliable Global Fishing Watch Study Misleads Public Opinion
The body that represents the EU fleet, Europêche, has criticized a recent study conducted by researchers from several organizations including Global Fishing Watch. The study, which revealed...
Pacifical: “German Preference For Self-Certified FAD-Free Undermines MSC Growth”
Pacifical, the marketing arm of the PNA MSC tuna fishery, has reacted to recent reports regarding the absence of any major volume of MSC certified canned tuna in the German market, putting...
Christmas Not So Festive For UK Tuna Sales
Tuna again proves to be not such a popular fish in the UK during Christmas and New Year, as volume sales fell by 20 percent compared to the weeks leading up to the 2017 festive period. Sales...
Will 2018 P&L Catch Match Last Year’s Supply Boom?
Last year a sudden and substantial boost in skipjack catches by Maldivian pole and line vessels drove a sharp increase in raw material sent from the IO country to Bangkok. Taking the past five...
Big Bids On Massive Bluefin Caught In Japan
The second biggest bluefin ever caught in Japan has been sold in port and taken to one of the world’s most famous fish markets, where it has attracted high bids. Measuring in at 2.74 meters,...
Spanish Canners Fight For Big Increase In Duty Free Loins
Spanish canners are once again pushing for an increase in the EU duty free pre-cooked tuna loins quota, wanting a substantial 11,000 ton rise on the current tonnage. They have long argued that...
Understaffed WTO Delays Vital Tuna Dispute Decision
Mexico will have to wait longer before it knows the final decision on its recent appeal within the already long-running US and Mexico dolphin-safe tuna labelling dispute. The WTO Appellate...
One Year On: Is TU & Princes IO FIP Progressing?
One year has passed since the Indian Ocean tuna FIP, initiated by Thai Union, Princes and multiple other stakeholders, was officially activated. How has the Fishery Improvement Project (FIP)...
What Is Stopping More MSC Tuna Hitting The German Market?
Despite being one of the largest EU canned tuna markets, the German market still has low volumes of MSC certified canned tuna on its supermarket shelves. One German importer has put this down...
Thai PM Threatens To Arrest All Illegal Migrant Workers
Thailand’s prime minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha has threatened to arrest all migrant workers who are not registered by the end of June. This will also mean employers, many of which are in the...
Buyers Pressure Thailand, More Transparency Over Migrant Pay
The Thai government has introduced a new policy requiring all migrants working in the seafood industry to have a bank account. As pressure from foreign buyers grows, Thai officials expect the...
WATCH: Man Transforms Skipjack Into Very Sharp Knife
In a video that has attracted over one million views, a Japanese man uses his crafting skills to form a sharp knife from a chunk of dried skipjack – katsuobushi, a Japanese delicacy that is...
P&P-Owned Seiners To Change IO Fishing Strategy
Europe’s largest seiner fleet, Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO), will change its fishing strategy this year due to yellowfin quota restrictions. The CEO of the firm tells Atuna...
Global Tuna Catch Climbs Back Up
A compilation of all tuna RFMO data reveals that global tuna catch climbed up slightly to around 4.9 million tons in 2016 – one of the highest tonnages on record. While more of this catch has...
Global Tuna Catch Climbs Back Up (2)
A compilation of all tuna RFMO data reveals that global tuna catch climbed up slightly to around 4.9 million tons in 2016 – one of the highest tonnages on record. While more of this catch has...
Bangkok’s Biggest Supplier Faces EU Inspection
EU officials will be in Taiwan this week to assess the nation’s efforts to curb IUU fishing, and could potentially decide on the next step regarding the country’s current yellow card status....