Africa’s vital contribution to EU canned tuna imports has grown steadily over the years, with the region continuously solidifying its crucial importance to the Union. Last year, the...
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Reports On Hawaii Fleet Labor Abuse “Way Out Of Line”?
A report into alleged labor abuse within the Hawaiian longline fleet has blown up in global media, along with claims that loopholes in US law are allowing vessel owners to legally refrain from...
TU Asserts Social Standards Among Partners
Thai Union has taken initiative to battle concerns and pressures over labor practices within its supply chain by hosting a business partners workshop focusing directly on these issues. The...
US Flexes Military Muscles In Western Pacific
A US military exercise that will include around 22,000 members of the armed forces is currently underway, and will be based from the Western Pacific island of Guam, with focus on strengthening...
New Ideas Needed To Stop UK Tuna Slump
It became clear earlier this year that retail tuna sales were falling at a heavier rate in the UK ambient seafood market, when compared to many other species. With a couple more months in the...
Strong ASEAN Demand Lifts Vietnam’s Tuna Value
Vietnam has seen a big growth in the value of its tuna shipments to other Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) markets so far this year. Total tuna exports to ASEAN member countries...
Recreational Fishing Threatening The Bluefin Industry?
The South Australian Fishing Alliance (SAFA) has responded to claims that the recreational sector for Southern bluefin tuna fishing is “unrestrained’’; comments which reportedly came from...
Israeli Market One To Watch For Asian Exporters?
Vietnamese tuna processors are looking to increase their presence in the Israeli market, which has shown a strong and growing demand for their products, on the back of a recent endorsement...
MSC Defends Mixed Certification From OPAGAC Criticism
The MSC has responded in defense of certifying only the free-school operations of a mixed tuna purse seine fishery, after OPAGAC, the umbrella industry association representing the Spanish...
TU’s John West Multiplies Profit By 5
UK based John West Foods has reported a total 2015 net profit that is a staggering five times bigger than the previous year. It thanks the higher profit margins that helped achieve it on an...
WATCH: How To Fillet Tuna In A Flash
This week we appreciate the craft and guile that goes in to making our favorite fish so enjoyable to eat. From preparation to end product, we browse the social media platform, Instagram, for...
Can Europeans Get A Taste For Katsuobushi?
A Japanese company is hoping to popularize the traditional tuna dish of Katsuobushi on the European market and has opened a processing plant in France for the product. Seafood company...
TU’s John West Multiplies Profit By 5
UK based John West Foods has reported a total 2015 net profit that is a staggering five times bigger than the previous year. It thanks the higher profit margins that helped achieve it on an...
Increasing PNG Leakage Flows Into Bangkok Market
Deliveries of whole round tuna from PNG-flagged vessels to Thai canneries have shot up in volume, and sources suggest to Atuna that this is partly driven by efforts from the national...
COS Reveals The Sustainability Story Behind Its Tuna
Chicken of the Sea is now giving consumers the opportunity to find out exactly where the tuna in the cans they buy is coming from through a new digital traceability system. While some of the...
Scientific Coalition To Boost Bluefin Spawning
A project has been launched that will study the larvae ecology of Atlantic bluefin tuna, and will be led by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), concentrating on two spawning areas;...
Ghana’s Added Value Strategy Paying Off
The government in Ghana has been working on strategies to bring more value to tuna products exported from the nation, particularly to the EU market, and for 2015 at least, it appeared to pay...
EU Reducing Its Reliance On Canned Imports?
Over the last 20 years, substantial and almost consistent growth has been witnessed in the volume of canned tuna production in the European Union, which reached a record high last year,...
A Possible Game Changer For The US Tuna Market?
The US canned tuna market has suffered concerning sales declines for over a decade, and top brands are working to bring innovation and convenience to a relatively stale market. But there is...
Spanish Tuna Lovers Celebrate The Soul Of Barbate
On Sunday the Spanish town of Barbate hosted festivities in celebration of its traditional bluefin tuna trap fishery. The full day popular event, called 'Sabor a Barbate' (Taste of Barbate),...