Earlier this month, on March 6th, one of America’s first canned tuna importers, Emmet John Purcell, sadly passed away after an amazing 92 years, and a successful career. After graduating from...
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Coastal Tuna Business Discussed By Industry & Retailer
With increasing attention given to fisheries management in the last decade, Bali, Indonesia, is set to host the 4th annual International Coastal Tuna Business Forum (ICTBF) this week, in...
PNA On Collision Course With USA
The PNA is charging at the US fleet head on, as both nations contentiously collide at treaty negotiations. According to the headline of a recent PNA newsletter, CEO Transform Aqorau stressed...
Green Light For US Samoa Longliner Prohibited Area
Despite a number of opposing votes, American Samoa’s domestic longline fleet will now be allowed to fish tuna in the Large Vessel Prohibited Area (LVPA) of the nation’s EEZ, thus contributing...
Thai PM Concerned About Falling Tuna Exports To EU
A 40 percent plummet in canned tuna exports to the European Union is causing great concern for the Thai Prime Minister, and joins a list of issues he believes are threatening the economic...
Canneries Come Under Fire In Thai Trafficking Saga
Thailand's downgrade to Tier 3 in the US Trafficking in Persons report has damaged the nation's reputation, and resulted in increasing pressure from retailers. Tuna canneries in the country...
Local Fishermen Protest Against Foreign IUU
The capital of Somalia was taken over by an anti-IUU rally last week, as local fishermen protest against illegal fishing in Somaliland waters. Mogadishu was on fire with dissent last week, as...
Movie Star Welcomes Plans For World’s Biggest Marine Reserve
An 834,000 km square patch of the Pacific Ocean is set to become the world’s largest marine reserve, as the UK’s government goes ahead with plans to fence off the marine protected area (MPA)...
Vietnamese Canner Joins ISSF Members
With eight processing plants for its core tuna business, Foodtech JSC has become the latest firm to join ISSF’s participating companies, bumping the total up to 25. The Vietnamese tuna...
Could Vessel Penalties Reduce Bigeye Bycatch?
Remarks made at the recent PNA meeting in Yap, FSM, brought up the possibility of introducing a management measure capable of reducing the bycatch of bigeye in tuna fisheries. This idea...
Bumble Bee Reacts To Demands For Traceability
After a drastically low ranking in a recent tuna shopping guide, Bumble Bee seems to be upping its sustainability game, reacting to consumer demand for increased traceability. On target for...
Poll Vote Clear: Fishing Stop Within The Next Month?
Last week the PNA decided to take no initiative whatsoever on a possible fishing closure in the Pacific, but is due to meet with seiner operators to discuss the eventuality of a one or two...
Strong Export Growth Drives Spanish Cannery Output
Turnovers are expected to slightly grow for the tuna processing sector, with strong exports showing a 7.4 percent increase. The overall production of canned seafood in Spain has been...
The World’s Top 5 Tuna Processing Nations
In as many as 35 different nations worldwide, millions of tons of tuna raw material are being processed each year. Five strong dominant processing countries account for as much as 65 percent...
Contrasting Opinions On MSC Eligibility For Cook Islands Longliners
After reporting on the MSC assessment for the albacore longline fishery in the Cook Islands last week, a source known to atuna.com contacted us to clarify some matters and give his opinion on...
Top Asian Canner Streamlines Its Structure
A company restructuring plan has been given the green light, as 100 million more shares hit the Philippine Stock Exchange. Century Canning Corp, the parent firm of listed company, Century...
Binotto To Head Up Two TriMarine Subsidiaries
It has been announced that Don Binotto, previously the CEO of StarKist, and of seafood companyContessa Premium Foods, will be joining the ranks of Tri Marine International, one of the...
The Effect Of Two Month Bite Out Of Bangkok Supply
The conclusion on how long a possible fishing closure could be in the WCPO is still completely unsure at this time. However, atuna.com has calculated what the effect of a two-month stop would...
US Fleet Fights To Keep Pacific Tuna Treaty Intact
The US fleet is fighting to cling on to fishing days this week, as the South Pacific Tuna Treaty takes center stage at Auckland-based talks. If Pacific nations choose to reduce the guaranteed...
Indonesia Starts Foreign Vessel Force Out
A possible end to foreign vessels plying Indonesia’s territorial waters is likely to spell trouble for some distant water fleets, especially those supplying General Santos, Philippines....