Possible Italian bidding party in the USD 1.5 billion Bumble Bee auction, Bolton Group, has recently added 24 year old Leone Manfredini to its Board of Directors as Administration Consultant....
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Consorcio Launches Tuna Fillets In Brine In Italy
Spanish tuna canning company, Consorcio, has announced the launch of new ‘natural’ fillet tuna in jars, in all large retail outlets throughout Italy. The new product, packaged in glass jars...
Could A PNA Longline VDS Help Pacific Bigeye Stocks?
The PNA intends to introduce a Vessel Day Scheme for western Pacific longline fleets, expecting that this action will add to the WCPFC’s efforts in managing bigeye and yellowfin stocks...
Upbeat Thai Export Data To USA A Turnaround?
With numerous negative reports about the state of canned tuna imports in the United States hitting recent news, it appears there could be a glimmer of light amongst the grey. A modest yet...
Bottled Message From Tuna Vessel Found 13 Years Later
After 13 years, a message in a bottle thrown from a longliner has been found in Robe, Australia. After being thrown into the Great Australian Bight from a tuna longliner vessel, the bottle...
If Oil Prices Are Falling, Why Are Tuna Prices Rising?
The price per barrel on the Brent crude oil stood at USD 101.07 on August 19th, the lowest oil price since June 2013. According to the Wall Street Journal, there has been a nine percent...
Damanaki Accused Of ‘Perverse’ Bluefin Eating Advice
The European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Maria Damanaki, recently published a blog post in which she emphasized the importance of avoiding bluefin tuna on beach holidays....
TUF Showing Its Social Face, Reassuring Investors
Thai Union is making a concerted effort to prove its social awareness, as it opens its second TUF Child Care Center in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province. The facility will offer basic education...
“Penalize Nations Not Providing Catch Data”
It’s time to take action and sanction nations that fail to provide catch data. This is the view of Phil Roberts, Singapore-based Managing Director of Tri-Marine International, a global...
Longliners Oppose Obama’s Expansion Of Sanctuaries
Longline fishing vessel owners in American Samoa believe the USPresident’s intentions to expand ocean sanctuaries in the Pacific could be damaging to the local fishing industry, the tuna...
Can Vacuum Pumping Eliminate Brailing Tuna?
In Norwegian fisheries, the use of ‘vacuum pumping’ on small fish trawlers, as an alternative to brailing, has been proven by researchers to retain a lot of the fish’s quality and cause less...
Decline US Tuna Imports Accelerates Thru 2nd Qtr
As the Washington Post takes industry concerns over America’s calming appetite for canned tuna to International levels, atuna.com takes a look at the numbers that form the root of this...
Bonito Del Norte Quota Could Rise In 2015
The allocated quota for Atlantic albacore, issued by ICCAT for each member nation, is ‘likely’ to rise for the Spanish fleet in 2015, as the Cantabrian Minister of Fisheries, Blanca Martinez,...
Pacific Journalists Gather In Fiji For Tuna Workshop
A two-day media workshop on the Pacific tuna industry attracted Pacific journalists, experts and advocates to Fiji’s capital this week, as the value and economics of the sector were addressed....
Will Post Holdings Be The Next Owner Of Bumble Bee?
Currently on the auction block for at least USD 1.5 billion, could Bumble Bee Seafoods be taken over by a company that is a tuna industry outsider? According to Reuters, which quoted sources...
Koreans Pay More Than Double For PNA Fishing Days
Daily fishing access fees for the waters of the PNA nations have hit a record level. According to PNA officials, prices paid have soared to as much as USD 13,000. With a minimum limit in place...
Clean Seas Considering Farming Bluefin Again
Clean Seas, the Australian fish farming company, is deciding whether to re-engage its bluefin aquaculture program in the hope that it will be able to find a commercially viable distributor....
Ethical Concerns Next Priority For UK Seafood Sector
A new working group has been established in the British seafood industry in response to growing concerns within the global market. Hosted by Seafish, a levy body representing the UK seafood...
Italian Fishermen Feel ‘Cheated’ Over Bluefin Limits
The Italian fishing industry is frustrated at the extreme limits imposed on bluefin fishing, including the annual quota distribution, describing the Italian share as being in the ‘tail end’ of...
Oregon Fishing Competition To Fill Tuna Cans
The Oregon Tuna Classic is to take place in Garibaldi on August 22-23. Northwest Pacific fishermen will catch as much tuna as possible to supply the Oregon Food Bank and Pacific County...