Yesterday the President of the Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA) expressed his doubts over the likelihood of achieving global tuna sustainability, citing the constant building of new purse...
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Lachaga Denies That Seiner Shipyard Is For Sale
In response to rumors that the Barreras seiner shipyard is for sale, Albacora President, Ignacio Lachaga has set the record straight, denying that the company is for sale. The Spanish owner of...
PNA Might Soon Get 9th Member
As the Cook Islands continues efforts to join the eight existing PNA nations, its aim could be edging closer towards reality, as the Pacific island country gains the support of the PNG Prime...
Vietnamese Crew Jailed For IUU Fishing
Six Vietnamese tuna fishermen have been jailed for illegally fishing in Malaysian waters after being found with 200kg of tuna onboard their vessel last month. The men, aged between 19 and 50,...
The “Fake Tuna” That’s Disrupting The Market
There’s a "fake tuna" that has started severely disrupting the US food service canned tuna market, and American imports of it are rocketing. According to sources who stressed that they wish to...
TUF To Invest 10’s Of Millions In Middle East J/V
Often not getting the attention it deserved from the world’s largest tuna industry players, the Middle East’s potential appears to have been recognized by Thai Union, as the firm shakes hands...
Phil Firms Negotiate For Processing Plant In Kiribati
Along with “Korean colleagues”, a group of Philippine companies are negotiating to construct a tuna processing plant in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, according to Frabelle Fishing...
Spanish Firm Launches “Ultimate Generation” Seiner
The successful launch of the ‘Guria’ tuna seiner has just been marked, after the Zamakona Yards Group completed construction of the 81 meter long vessel. Equipped with a crew of 28, the purse...
US Albacore: Slow Catch And Sluggish Prices
The albacore season off the US West Coast is expected to be a below average year, according to the Western Fishboat Owners Association (WFOA), as catches have been slow since they began in...
Majestic Images Of Jumping Tuna In Ireland On Instagram
As the 17th annual General Santos City Tuna festival kicked off this weekend, it seemed that amongst all the parades, carnivals and world record attempts, some individuals made time to ensure...
Japan & USA Agree On “Emergency Rule”
While Pacific bluefin stocks are already at just four percent of their original size, some WCPFC nations have made an agreement to ban fishing the threatened species if its population...
Atuna’s New Spanish News Website Goes Live
Atuna.com is launching an innovative new section of its website: an area dedicated to tuna industry news and trends written entirely in the Spanish language. From today, September 7th 2015,...
Atuna.com Lanza Sección De Noticias En Español
Atuna.com ha lanzado una nueva sección en su página web: un área dedicada a las noticias de la industria atunera y a las tendencias escrita totalmente en español. Desde hoy, 7 de...
Tri Marine NOAA Petition: 97 Pro – 4 Con
Tri Marine is urging NOAA to accelerate its decision on its petition to allow the American Samoa based purse seine fleet to fish in the WCPO high seas, and is using a total of 97 comments in...
“Pacific Regionalism”: The Next Big Thing?
Kicking off this year’s Pacific Island Leaders Forum (PIF) today, the PNG Minister for Fisheries, Mao Zeming, puts “Pacific Regionalism” at the forefront of discussions, a term that was...
¿Es El ‘Regionalismo Del Pacífico’ El Siguiente Gran Tema?
En el lanzamiento de hoy del Foro de las Islas del Pacífico (FIP) de este año, el ministro de pesca de PNG, Mao Zeming, sitúa el ‘regionalismo del Pacífico’ en cabeza de todas las discusiones,...
Tuna Boat Captain To Set Up Canned Food Bank
An American tuna boat captain has brought forward his plans of setting up a food bank in Majuro, the Marshall Islands, to assist local families and schools in need, according to the Marshall...
Capitán De Atunero Quiere Formar Banco De Alimentos Enlatados
El capitán de un atunero ha comunicado sus planes de establecer un banco de alimentos en Majuro, Islas Marshall, para ayudar a familias locales y escuelas que lo necesitan, según el Mashall...
How Reliable Are Reports Of Surge In EPO Catch?
Despite strong El Niño conditions building, increased skipjack catches have been reported by the IATTC to be occurring in the EPO, opposing the commonly expected trend during this phenomenon....
¿Cuán Fiables Son Los Informes De Aumento De Capturas En El OPO?
A pesar de las fuertes condiciones de El Niño, la CIAT ha informado de un aumento de las capturas de atún listado (barrilete/skipjack – katsuwonus pelamis), al contrario de lo que se esperaba...