A new shipyard, set to produce 50 tuna vessels per year, is to be built along the banks of river Coreaú, in Camocim, Brazil. Brazilian Ceará based seafood company, RB Aquicultura, in...
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With Foreign Seiners Out The Way, More Domestic Catch
After the signing of an Executive Decree that established a no-purse seiner zone off the coast of Costa Rica, local fishermen have said that they are already noticing significant improvements....
Hollywood Actress Gets Naked With Bigeye
English movie star, Helena Bonham Carter, has stripped down to nothing but a tuna as part of a recent campaign against overfishing. Having starred in Harry Potter movies, Charlie and Chocolate...
Signs Of US Canned Tuna Imports Evening Back Out?
Believed to be caused by high global tuna market prices and deteriorating product quality, the US’ imports of canned tuna have continued to decline in 2014, but it appears this negative trend...
Instagram Update: The Most Amazing ‘Tuna Life’ Photos From Fishermen
Some really impressive snaps are being uploaded by tuna fishermen from all over the world, keen on sharing their exciting ‘tuna life’ by showing off daily catches and tuna activity from their...
Alia Vessel Owners Fighting To Keep Longliners Out
Owners of longliners and alia vessels presented their cases this week regarding a plan to allow longlining in an area designated solely for alia vessels. The issue has raised fierce opposition...
Fleets Unloading 50 Percent Less In Bangkok
With potential crisis for Thai tuna canneries on the horizon, as Bangkok tuna raw material imports slip to a six year low, a number of fishing fleets are significantly affected too. Some have...
No Vessel Signal? New Technology Can Still Spot IUU
With what it describes as “groundbreaking technology” that will help authorities monitor, detect and respond to IUU fishing across the world’s oceans, the Pew Charitable Trusts, in cooperation...
How Much Edible Meat Does Tuna Offer?
As much as 65 percent of a yellowfin tuna is edible meat that can be consumed, while other protein sources, including meats, other fish and other tunas, have significantly less consumable body...
Weakening Skipjack Price Continues
Recent hopes of fish suppliers have been squashed, as expectations of stabilization or modest increase in the Bangkok skipjack price have not materialized. Are big tuna buyers succeeding in...
Large Asian Tuna Nation To Add 252 Landing Centers
A staggering 252 tuna landing sites are set to be built in one of the largest tuna exporting nations in the world. The Filipino Department of Agriculture wants to build 252 fish landing...
BPA Re-Confirmed No Health Hazard
It has once again been concluded that bisphenol A (BPA) levels found in tuna cans are not a health hazard and pose no risks with current levels of consumption. The EU’s Food Safety Authority...
Rock Bottom Prices Hurt Garavilla
Impacted by low tuna raw material prices, Grupo Conservas Garavilla has posted a 4.3 percent YoY drop in turnover. Total revenue has been calculated at EUR 330 million for 2014. According to...
Chinese Fleets Spoiling StarKist Contract With US Army?
Could the supply of US caught albacore, obstructed by the operations of subsidized foreign fleets, be in danger of spoiling StarKist’s contract with the US military? For around a decade,...
Rabobank: Bringing A Banker’s Perspective To The European Tuna Conference
Part of a leading lender in the tuna industry, Rabobank’s Associate Director of Animal Protein, Gorjan Nikolik, will be bringing a banker’s perspective to the 5th edition of the European Tuna...
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You may have noticed some significant changes made by atuna.com in the way we present the top tuna industry news to you; one of these that might have caught your eye is the inclusion of quick...
US Samoa Calls For Help
Reaching out for help, the American Samoa government has called for assistance after delays in the shipments of goods to and from the territory continue to disrupt industries. The latest...
Does Greenpeace Want Consumers To Stop Eating Yellowfin?
In reaction to the title question ‘Does Greenpeace Want EU Consumers To Stop Consuming Yellowfin?,’ an Oceans Campaigner says the NGO wants to push the change towards 100 percent FAD free...
Japanese Seafood Player Hit Hard By Falling Skipjack Price
Despite previous stock value growth, one Japanese seafood company has now reported to have been hit hard by falling skipjack prices. It published huge decreases on its consolidated operating...
Stamping A Fee On Permission To Use FADs
Charging for the use of FADs? This could be the radical next step taken by PNA nations to expand control over their tuna rich waters. The fee could be stamped on tens of thousands of FADs in...