As just confirmed by the European Commission, six more months have been given for the Philippines and PNG to clean up their act and avoid trade sanctions on tuna and other fishery products....
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Can Fish Banks Ensure Future Catches?
Taiwan, South Korea and Japan could all be set to lose over USD 800 million per year if a team of Australian researchers had it their way. Mismanaging the high seas can have direct...
Seiner Faces Multi-Million Dollar Fine For IUU
Accused of fishing illegally in Marshall Islands’ waters and obstructing the work of fisheries observers, Taiwanese-flagged tuna purse seiner, Jih Yu No.212, faces a number of criminal charges...
“FAD Free Tuna Could Be A Fraud”
Consumers must be made aware of fraudulent labeling of ‘FAD free’ tuna on the EU market. This is the goal of Europêche, Europe’s main fishing industry organization, which claims that...
Purse Seined Bigeye: Just Bycatch, Or Target Catch?
Bigeye isn’t all just bycatch. Senior industry scientists stress this should be taken into consideration when campaigning against the prolific use of purse seining, noting that proper...
Mauritius Tuna Processor Confident In Financial Turnaround
Despite some economic hardship, one large tuna processor in east Africa is confident in turning its situation around, as the departure of its CEO has been announced and an imminent merger is...
Supercool Tuna Sculpture Made Out Of Sunglass Lenses
This amazing tuna sculpture has been built by a US frat company, and it’s been made entirely from their own brand sunglasses. Costa sunglasses is one of the US’ most popular frat brands, and...
EU Estimates IUU Fishing Value In PNG
The European Union has estimated that Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing costs the PNG government approx. 65 million kina (USD 24.7 million) a year. The EU’s Head of...
Herdez Tuna Allows You To Love More
We’ve added another tuna spot to our Tuna TV Commercials page this week, as Herdez Tuna, a Mexican tuna brand, has released a new 2015 video to promote its canned yellowfin tuna chunks in...
Strange Activities In Tuna Migration
Some unusual tuna activity is occurring in South Australia, where significant amounts of tuna are being seen along shores they don’t usually come by, and fishermen have been left a little...
Can We Rely On FAO Tuna Catch Data?
With FAO and RFMO data being the most relied on sources for tuna catch information, and with these bodies becoming what appears to be almost a last resort for the industry to make a U-turn on...
Dongwon Investors Reaping No Return
A sustained trend of low trading has left Korean SE listed Dongwon Industries’(006040:KS) stock giving investors a negative one yearto date return. Despite value growth of 1.42 percent since...
Where Is 99 Percent Of Plastic Dumped In The Oceans?
Thick and fast, new reports are regularly released detailing the abundance of plastic waste contaminating our oceans, and the problems that such marine debris can lead to. The most recent...
My Advice: The One Thing You Should Never Do
One key industry player believes that when it comes to making important fishery management decisions, the one thing people in this sector should never do is “procrastinate and do nothing.”...
With ‘Politics’ Aside, MSC Tuna Might Grow In US
When it comes to MSC certified tuna, US consumer demand is there, but on most tuna shelf stable products in US stores, the logo is nowhere to be seen; why? With recent MOUs and large volumes...
Which Species Caused 7% Thai Import Drop?
The hefty seven percent year on year drop of tuna raw material imports in Thailand is reported to be equally divided over the two main species. An eight percent decline in purchases of frozen...
US Army Eats Light Meat, Not White Meat In Pouch
StarKist’s communications team has responded to an atuna.com article, clarifying the situation regarding Chinese vessels getting in the way of the brand’s contract with the US military. To...
Growth And Major Shift In US Pouched Tuna Imports
US tuna consumption depends not solely on the production and import of canned tuna, but also on tuna in pouches, which appear to be steadily growing back in volumes since an import drop in...
DWFNs Reveal Confidential Catch Data
The tuna industry is soon expecting to get the most comprehensive scientific analysis of fishing activity they have ever received. Scientists from China, Japan, Korea and the US, together with...
Thai Bigeye Raw Material Imports Quadruple
Sharply rising bigeye imports are a surprising trend after Thailand’s 2014 tuna raw material purchases have slipped to a six year low. Despite an almost seven percent decline in total Thai...