Two men died when a helicopter used for tuna fishing in the port of Mazatlán crashed near the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico. Javier Blanco, 26 and Jamie Soto, 28, tragically lost their lives...
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Negotiations Between EU States Over Albacore Quota Transfer
Spain is currently in talks with other EU member states to exchange quotas of albacore. The Secretary General of Fisheries, Andrés Hermida, says that the country is in talks with Portugal, UK,...
New Traceability System Creates Confusion Instead Of Answers
With Clover Leaf’s announcement that it had launched a track and trace website, it seemed the company had opened the door to transparency and simplicity, but a test carried out has revealed...
Balfego To Offer Traceability By Individual Tuna
One of Spain’s top fresh tuna exporters, Grupo Balfegó, will be introducing a new traceability system for bluefin tuna based on the use of QR codes. The new scheme offers wholesalers,...
WWF Wants Bluefin Size Threshold At 85kgs
WWF has told the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to adopt stringent measures or suspend the entire commercial fishing of Pacific Bluefin tuna. The NGO is urging fishing nations...
Clover Leaf: Consumers Want To Know Where Their Tuna Comes From
Canadian brand, Clover Leaf, has today launched a website that allows its customers to trace the supply chain for their cans of tuna, in a move to distance itself from environmental and...
Taiwan Introduces Stricter Standards For Tuna Fleet
Taiwan is seeking to improve conditions in its fishing fleet with commercial fishing boat owners in the country facing strict rules and potential fines under a new law. One of the world’s...
Revamped Maldives Cannery To Revive Exports
After being closed for a year for renovations, a state-run cannery will reopen in the Maldives, and will initially look to serve its domestic market before expanding into exports. Felivaru...
Fishermen Find Human Genitals In Tuna
A bizarre discovery was made by fishermen in Tampa, Florida, when they found human genitals inside the stomach of a yellowfin tuna. Upon filleting the 36kg fish, Jerry Masterson got an...
Thai Union Completes US Buy-out
Thai Union Group has completed the buyout of Tri-Union Frozen Products (TUFP), which operates as Chicken of the Sea, shelling out around THB 1.6 billion (USD 46.2 million) for 18 percent, to...
Throwback To Some Of History’s Big Hauls
In the age of selfies and social media, we may forget cameras were not always attached to a smartphone, but man has always enjoyed evidencing the fruits of his labor, especially when it comes...
3 Ecuadorian Canners Must Meet 28 Indicators for MSC
An Ecuadorian consortium of three vertically integrated tuna companies has proposed its intention to work towards MSC certification for the operations of their firms within it, which include...
Workers Object To Privatization Of Tuna Fishing Company
Employees at the state-owned Venezuelan tuna fishing firm Pescalba has protested against the privatization of the company. Public company Pescalba was created to disrupt private hegemony in...
How Thai Union’s King Oscar Rules Norway
Seafood sustainability claims are slowly but steadily becoming more and more present on Norwegian supermarket shelves. However, among ambient tuna, the story seems to be a different one. In...
FOS : Bluefin Processor Meets “Strict Sustainability Criteria”
Last month, Atuna reported that an Australian Southern bluefin processor, Mori Seafood, had achieved the Friend of the Sea (FOS) stamp of approval. FOS stated that the firm’s practices had...
Petit Navire To Enter Chilled Tuna Business
Thai Union owned French brand Petit Navire, which is known for its canned seafood product range, will look to diversify its products by introducing a range of chilled seafood. The range, which...
Philippines Exports Surge To Norway And Swiss Wishful Thinking?
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states signed a free trade agreement with the Philippines in April this year and the country has high hopes when it comes to an increase in tuna...
Transshipment Ban Held Responsible For Falling Catches
The approach that Indonesia has taken to IUU vessels has recently been reported to have significantly boosted the nation’s tuna catch, but the supposed improvement has not been experienced by...
Iron Lady Sends Navy After Philippine Carriers
Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, nicknamed the "iron lady", has responded to reports that Philippine vessels are aiding IUU fishing with transshipment by calling...
Kiwis Helping Indonesia To Battle IUU Without Dynamite
New Zealand is going to help Indonesia manage its highly lucrative fishery and battle IUU fishing, without using explosives. It is however not clear exactly how the nation is going to...