Este fin de semana, los visitantes del Sea Life Park de Tokio han podido disfrutar finalmente de una vista del tanque de atún rojo (bluefin – thunnus thynnus) del acuario sin obstáculos. Ello...
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US Not Imposing Sanctions On IUU Fishing
Instead of imposing sanctions, the US will work together with developing countries to help fight the battle against IUU fishing, senior US officials said last week. In its approach the US...
Tuna Caught Up In Dutch Cocaine Discovery
The Rotterdam Public Prosecutor, in the Netherlands, has intercepted around 110 kilograms of cocaine that was packed between cans of tuna in a container that arrived into a port within the...
Prices Of Atlantic Albacore Landings Increase
The prices for Atlantic albacore in the Galician region of Spain have risen by five percent in the last six months compared with the same period in 2014, representing a total economic value of...
Will Fleets Pay For The Coral Cleanup Of Stray FADs?
Becoming increasingly frustrated by its growing battle against the impacts of stray FADs, the Seychelles’ Island Conservation Society (ICD) is sending a delegate to the IOTC to seek solutions...
¿Quién Pagará La Limpieza De Coral De Los DCPs Extraviados?
La Sociedad Para La Conservación (ICD) de las Islas Seychelles ha enviado un delegado a la CAOI (Comisión del Atún para el Océano Índico-IOTC) para buscar soluciones y financiación para las...
Interpol Notice On IUU Tuna Vessel
An Interpol blue notice has been secured by the Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) to investigate the case of an Iranian vessel entering India’s EEZ, suspected of illegally fishing for...
Interpol Emite Notificación Por Atunero Ilegal
La notificación azul difundida por Interpol ha sido confirmada por la Agencia Nacional de Investigación (NIA) de la India para investigar la entrada de un barco iraní a la ZEE del país bajo...
Confusion Over Indonesian P+L Catch
Today a new report has emerged from IPNLF trustee, Tony Lewis, sparking confusion over the accuracy of pole and line catch data on Indonesian pole and line tuna fisheries. As previously...
Australia’s First Sustainable Tuna Fishery
Walker Seafoods Australia has become the first Australian tuna fishery to achieve MSC certification for sustainable fishing of its yellowfin and albacore tuna. The initial assessment began in...
Primera Pesquería Sostenible En Australia
Walker Seafoods Australia se ha convertido en la primera pesquería de atún australiana en lograr la certificación MSC para la pesca sostenible de rabil (aleta amarilla/yellowfin – thunnus...
Bonito Tuna Caught In Dutch Waters
Despite its small coastline, this week the Netherlands has seen its first catch of a tuna-like species when a man caught a bonito during a fishing trip in Dutch waters. Bonito are usually...
Bonito Capturado En Aguas Holandesas
A pesar de su pequeño litoral, esta semana un hombre ha capturado el primer ejemplar de una especie afín al atún en Holanda, al capturar un bonito (sarda sarda) mientras pescaba en aguas...
EU Members Alert On Mercury In Yellowfin
Two lots of tuna shipments from Spanish exporters have been called up in the EU rapid alerts system this month, with Italian authorities having to recall one batch from consumers. In both...
UE Pide Retirada De Lotes De Rabil Por Contener Mercurio
El sistema de alertas rápidas de la UE ha solicitado este mes la retirada de dos lotes de atún enviados por exportadores españoles, lo que significa que las autoridades italianas deberán...
Dongwon Shares Surge While StarKist’s Under Scrutiny
A recent string of cases putting StarKist in the spotlight doesn’t seem to have knocked any confidence out of investors in the brand’s listed parent company, as stock value surges. As StarKist...
Will US Govt. Subsidize Tuna Workers Wages?
A local minimum wage hike in American Samoa is due in September this year, rising USD 0.50 per hour from previous levels. Earlier plans of the move had caused concern from companies owning...
TUF Named In Nestlé Targeted Slave Labor Lawsuit
As a customer fueled complaint hits Nestlé’s Fancy Feast fish-flavored cat food line, Thai Union, the world’s largest canned tuna producer and major pet food processor, has found itself caught...
Skipjack Catches Jump In El Niño Year
New data has revealed that overall catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for the first half of 2015 have jumped by nearly 15 percent compared to the same period last year, despite earlier...
MSC Ignored As Coles Faces Backlash
Stocking its shelves with private label cans of MSC pole and line caught yellowfin tuna, one of Australia’s leading supermarket chains, Coles, is facing backlash for allegedly going against...