More than 100 seiners have joined the tuna fishing reduction effort of the WTPO, as the Ecuadorian flagged tuna fleet announces a minimum port turnaround time for its EPO operating vessels....
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Flota Ecuatoriana Aplica Reducción En Adición A La Veda
Más de 100 atuneros se han unido al esfuerzo de reducción pesquera de atún de la Organización Mundial De Atuneros (WTPO), debido a que las flotas con pabellón ecuatoriano anunciaron un mínimo...
Vietnam Sees Rocky Tuna Year Ahead
The value of Vietnamese tuna exports are expected to drop by five percent this year, as analysis estimates reveal a potential USD 123 million for 2015’s second quarter. According to the...
Arrest Of Illegal Tuna Vessel Spurs Legal Doubts
Taiwanese delegates are questioning the legitimacy of Filipino authorities in arresting and detaining a Taiwanese flagged tuna vessel and its crew this week. The ‘Sheng Feng No.12’ was...
PNG Can’t Shake Off Yellow Card Status Yet
It looks like PNG will be staying in the yellow a while longer; despite the EU being satisfied with progress so far, more still needs to be done. In June 2014, 17 percent of the global tuna...
PNG Aun No Puede Librarse De La Tarjeta Amarilla
Parece que Papúa Nueva Guinea (PNG) continuará en amarillo durante aún más tiempo; a pesar de que la UE está satisfecha con el progreso hasta ahora realizado, aún queda mucho por hacer. En...
Rio Mare At Start and Finish of Giro D’Italia
On a third year cycle, one of Europe’s top tuna brands, Rio Mare, will be pushing its health-based tuna products by sponsoring the world popular cycling competition ‘Giro D’Italia’, with a...
Will WTPO Reduction Really Cut Supply?
While Tri Marine’s Joe Hamby applauds the WTPO and its Chairman for its recent agreement to reduce fishing effort, he seems unsure that the 35 percent reduction will actually mean a cut to...
¿Hará La WTPO Realmente Una Reducción De Suministros?
Mientras que Joe Hamby de Tri Marine aplaude ala Organización Mundial De Atuneros (WTPO) y a su Presidente por su reciente acuerdo para reducir el esfuerzo pesquero, él parece no...
On WTPO Decision, “The Devil Is In The Details”
One of the latest hot topics on atuna.com has been the WTPO’s recently adopted measure to cut fishing effort and turn the skipjack market on its feet. One reader however, believes “the devil...
Somaliland Preparing To Re-Enter International Tuna Market
Fresh tuna and other seafoods are expected to profit from a new ice plant in Somaliland, off the south east coast of Africa. It will be operated by a fishery company called Pontus Marine, with...
ISSF: Unclear If IOTC FAD Limit Is Optimal
After the IOTC’s annual meeting in Korea last week, NGOs have criticized the Commission’s adoption of an “unacceptably high limit” for vessel FAD use. But ISSF, representing more than 75...
11% Stake In Century Goes To Major Global Investment Fund
Getting its hands on a minority stake of the Philippines’ leading canned tuna producer, Arran Investment Private has snapped up an 11 percent stake in Century Pacific Foods. Century has seen...
Ecuador Zero Duty Deal With EU In Sight
Reached last year and still waiting official adoption, a trade deal between Ecuador and the EU, which includes tuna products, could come into effect early. With a January 2017 deadline on the...
Convenio Ecuador/Union Europea Con Cero Arancel Esta A La Vista
Alcanzado el año pasado y aun esperando la adopción oficial, un acuerdo comercial entre Ecuador y Estados Unidos, el cual incluye productos atuneros, y podría entrar en...
Minimum Wage Hike Could Drive Canners Away
The future competiveness of American Samoa’s tuna canning industry could be in jeopardy if planned minimum wage hikes are to dramatically increase operational expenses. In an ongoing...
Strong Dollar Causes Economic Struggles For Ecuador’s Canners
In the midst of a strengthening US dollar, Ecuadorian exporters, stretching a range of industries, including tuna, are concerned for the economic challenges the rest of the year could bring....
Regulating Indian Fisheries Goes Against Existing Laws
Big changes to India’s deep sea fishing policies have made the new guidelines “illegal” according to the nation’s Chief Minister, who states that the changes made could swamp India’s EEZ with...
Rocky 2015 Start For Thai Canners
Suffering a seven percent YoY drop, Thai canned tuna exports have fallen to their lowest level in at least four years, with canners in the country getting off to a rocky start in 2015. From...
Country Of Origin Laws Delayed Until August
Though thePrime Minister began pushing for clearer food labeling laws at the start of this year, the implementation of country of origin labels in Australia a might not happen until as late as...