Despite overfishing, the EU is refusing to take action on the management of highly migratory species, such as swordfish and bluefin tuna. This is according to Oceana, which states that it has...
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Another Almost Lethal Ammonia Incident On Seiner In Manta
A recent ammonia leak from a vessel in the port of Manta, is the second incident of its kind to occur in city this year. This week, Ecuadorian flagged tuna seiner, Giulietta, emitted ammonia...
How Market Reacted To 45 Million+ New TUF Shares
Just days ago, Thai Union (TUF:TB) brought 45,360,045 new shares to the stock market, in an effort to raise more capital. Listed on the Bangkok Stock Exchange, the company already had just...
Increased Global Fattened Tuna Production Expected For FY14
For four consecutive years, farmed bluefin tuna supply is expected to keep on increasing. This is according to Japanese news site, Minato-Tsukiji.com, which reports that importers in Japan...
Thai Raw Tuna Imports Drop To Six Year Low
Bangkok, the largest global import market of raw material tuna, and the world’s hub of tuna processing, has seen a significant drop in the overall volume of frozen whole round tuna reaching...
“Finally! A Chance For Pole And Line In Costa Rica”
The Costa Rican Fishing Federation (FECOP) feels there is finally a chance for the nation’s pole and line tuna industry, following the recent long-awaited signing of a national fishing decree....
This Is Not A Campaign We Will Drop, Says Greenpeace
As signatures push up to a massive 104,000 people, Greenpeace says that its movement to get John West and Princes to stop “trashing our oceans” is “not a campaign we are going to drop.” In...
Ningbo’s Tuna Exports Showing Explosive Growth
The Chinese port city of Ningbo announced earlier this year, it was shifting the focus of its tuna industry and channeling renewed concentration into exports to international markets. And the...
Valsecchi: “A Solution To Crisis? Brand Differentiation”
At the African Tuna Conference 2014 last month, tuna industry veteran Adolfo Valsecchi, previously the CEO of MW Brands and now Board Member of Generale Conserve Spa, raised the dilemma that...
Japan Wraps Longest Tuna Roll
Japanese residents of the city of Kesen’numa and tourists visiting the city made a joint effort last Sunday, as together they rolled the nation’s longest tuna roll. Using a total of 85 kg of...
100,000+ Sign Campaign Against FADs
A massive 103,915 people have taken action and chosen to sign a recent campaign named “Princes and John West: stop trashing our oceans”; the figure is rising with every click of the refresh...
Friend Of The Sea Making China Green At Affordable Prices
The recent revelation that the Chinese tuna fleet has breached catch quotas for yellowfin and bigeye for several years is said to be good news for Friend of the Sea, which is now receiving...
IATTC Urged To Match Bluefin Measures With WCPFC
Resuming the 87th annual meeting yesterday, member nations of the IATTC are being urged by environmental NGOs to come to consensus on bluefin conservation measures and significantly cut...
East African Nations Congregate To Push Small Scale Tuna Fishing
Several fisheries researchers, including fisheries officers of WWF, have been stressing the importance of artisanal tuna fishing and regional industry collaboration to delegates at the 5th...
Philippines Largest Canner Joins ISSF
Century Pacific Food Inc., the Philippine’s canned tuna market monopolist, has announced that it will be the first Filipino firm to join ISSF. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, General Tuna...
Japan To Cut Bluefin Trade With Mexico As Pressure Tool?
The Japanese Fisheries Agency has been suggesting that the country’s importers should refrain from accepting Pacific bluefin tuna from Mexican traders, in case Mexican fisheries officials...
John West: “Greenpeace Video Is Not Our Fleet”
In response to a Greenpeace video released last week, featuring footage from whistleblowers aboard Spanish and French tuna vessels, John West UK has published that the vessels referenced are...
Could Shark Repellent Avoid Bycatch In Tuna Fisheries?
Oceana has reported that a scent based shark repellent could be the solution to shark bycatch in swordfish fisheries, and having spoken with the experts, atuna.com found that the...
RD’s PNG License Renewal Won’t Be Easy
At the close of 2014, Filipino firm, RD Corp., will meet the expiry of its 20 year licenses to both catch and process tuna in Papua New Guinea. PNG’s Minister of Fisheries, Mao Zeming, has...
12,000 Women Behind Ecuador’s Tuna Expansion
The dedicated, strenuous work of more than 12,000 women is said to be the key to the expansion of Ecuador’s tuna industry, concentrated in Manta. This female task force, representing 60...