The overall daily catch rate in August decreased slightly by two percent from the previous month. It was highest in the Tuvalu EEZ and the high seas. Atuna reported yesterday that fishing in...
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Major Global Highlights September 2025
Price for whole rounds in the Manta processing hub were climbing up due to the ongoing IATTC veda. Eight French cities banned canned tuna in their school canteens due to mercury claims made by...
Mitsubishi Fails To Acquire Sufficient Shares To Enlarge Stake in Thai Union
Mitsubishi Corporation’s intention to increase its stake in Thai Union Group to 20 percent has failed. The Thai seafood conglomerate reported this to the Stock Exchange of Thailand yesterday....
India Ramps Up Efforts For An Organized Tuna Sector
The Indian government intends to install onboard electronic observer systems (electronic monitoring) on tuna and other fishing vessels flagged to the nation, for remote monitoring and...
WCPO Fishing Recovering From FAD Ban Impacts
The WCPO purse seine fishing effort increased by 15 percent in August compared to the previous month, a result of the FAD ban ending on August 15. The catches for skipjack and other tropical...
Smaller Suppliers’ Whole Round Tuna Trade With EU Processors Dwindles
EU processors reduced the purchase of frozen whole round tuna from smaller suppliers in the first half of this year. Those from non-EU flagged vessels went down, whereas redistribution via EU...
With Fewer Boats, Chinese Longliner Fleet Manages To Hook More Tuna
The catches of Chinese longliners operating in the WCPO increased by 18 percent in 2024, and they even hooked a small tonnage of skipjack that year. The number of boats declined compared to...
John West Makes Profit By Cutting Costs In 2024
Canned tuna company John West Foods Ltd. increased sales in 2024, mainly in its foreign markets, and turned operations back into a profit by saving costs. According to John West Foods Ltd.'s...
EU Processors Buy a Lot More Whole Rounds from Own Fleet
EU processors’ buying of frozen whole round tuna witnessed a slight increase from January to June this year, with a significant influx of the product entering the bloc in the second quarter....
PNA Ports’ Transshipments Remained Stable Despite Low Catches In July
The number of transshipments in PNA ports increased in July, with most operations concentrated in Papua New Guinea (PNG) ports. Atuna reported last week that the fishing efforts of purse...
Chinese Purse Seine Catches Showing Exponential Growth In WCPO
The Chinese purse seine fishery has been growing substantially and hit a five-year high in 2024, despite the number of vessels staying intact from the previous year. Skipjack comprised the...
Ecuador’s Challenge To Consolidate Leadership In Global Tuna Industry
- VIEWPOINT – The Ecuadorian tuna industry is resilient and, after decades of effort, has become a global behemoth. I believe it must now act with strategic vision to maintain its place on the...
Skipjack Shortage Propels Manta Price Further
Canneries in Ecuador are paying increasingly higher prices for frozen whole round skipjack. They are also continuing to see a massive supply of yellowfin. Raw material value rose this week....
Swiotuna Taking Steps To Protect IO Artisanal Fishers
Kenya-based South West Indian Ocean Tuna Forum (Swiotuna) was formed to ensure that the voice of small-scale tuna fishermen in African nations is heard. Atuna talked to Regional Coordinator...
María Chóez, Voice For Missing Tuna Fishers’ Families, Shot Dead
An Ecuadorian activist, María Chóez, who was a fierce advocate and spokesperson for the families of the missing crew members of the purse seiner ‘Patricia Lynn’ that sank last year, was shot...
Canadian NGO Campaign Intends To Protect Tuna And Fish Stocks
Canadian NGO Ocean Wise has begun a new campaign, ‘Invest in the Ocean,’ to protect tuna and other marine life. The organization recently called upon governments and businesses to come forward...
WCPO Purse Seine Catch Rate Fell In July
The WCPO purse seine daily catch rate dropped by 37 percent in July compared to the previous month. The tunas were mainly netted in the PNG EEZ, followed by the high seas. Atuna reported...
High Skipjack Volumes Drove PNG Seiner Catches To Five-Year-Peak
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) purse seine fleet had a good 2024, with catches of all major tropical tuna species, showing a remarkable increase, especially skipjack. The number of vessels operating...
Tuna Fishing Nations Strengthen Bilateral Relations
Amid high-level talks at the UN General Assembly in New York, tuna fishing and producing nations such as Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Vietnam arranged trade discussions with other member states...
Sapmer Announces Better Results Due To Cost Cutting
French fishing company Sapmer reported sales increased in the first half of 2025, and it made a net profit and not a loss compared to the same period in 2024. Revenue from tuna fishing fell...