The Vietnamese government is putting in best efforts and pumping an investment of USD 36.1 million in the fishing sector in anticipation of a positive outcome to free trade negotiations with...
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TMI Samoa Plant Starts Export Of ULT Loins
The Samoa Tuna Processors (STP) plant, owned by Tri Marine International, is now making its way to super-frozen exports. Craig Double, STP’s Logistics Manager, says that for now the plan is to...
HOT NEWS: Thai Government Downgraded To Tier 3
Thai tuna processors have hit a detrimental fate, as Thailand has just been pushed down to Tier 3 in the US State Department 2014 Trafficking of Persons (TIP) report. Secretary of State, John...
US Albacore Industry Feels Ignored On FDA Advisory
A new mercury advisory from the FDA and EPA has left US albacore fishermen feeling overlooked. Promoting the consumption of more skipjack and less albacore tuna for pregnant women, the...
Thai Processors Could Face Tier 3 Status
The President of the Thai Frozen Foods Association (TFFA), Panisuan Jamnarnwej, has assured the press that slave labor is not encouraged amongst its fisheries, contrary to reports published by...
Algeria Reaches Bluefin Quota Cap Before End Of Campaign
Chief of staff at the Ministry of Fisheries and Fishery Resources, Mr. Alger Kamel Negheli, has announced that Algeria has reached its bluefin quota cap before the International Commission for...
Kiribati Closes Lucrative Pacific Fishing Ground
A slice of the Pacific Ocean, holding part of a potential 550,000+ tons of tuna catch will become out of bounds for fishing at the start of 2015. Commercial fishing operations will be banned...
The Top 5 Revolutions In Tuna Fisheries
Since the nineteenth century, even since around 2000BC, tuna has been fished all around the world, constantly prompting ideas, fascinations and further discoveries. The last 50 years alone...
Anova Scores With Fiji MSC Albacore
Dutch frozen and fresh tuna supplier, Anova Seafood, has positive forecasts for its second half year sales after sealing an MSC deal with Netherlands based retailer, Jumbo. In the midst of...
EII Threatens Government With Trade Obstruction
Earth Island Institute has sent written threats to the Costa Rican government stressing that Dolphin-Safe certified companies in the region could be banned from receiving tuna caught in Costa...
Taiwanese Measures To Save Albatross From Longlines
Up to 200,000 albatrosses are caught by fishermen every year. The large seabirds are accidentally captured in the nets of deep-sea fishing vessels. Now, the Taiwanese Fisheries Agency has...
Americans Convene To Discuss Albacore Crisis
Longline fleets across the Central South Pacific have been operating at a loss, with costs outweighing the value of their albacore catch in what has been described as the “Albacore Crisis”....
Obama To Tackle IUU And Mislabeling Tuna By Year End
The US President thinks it’s time to crack down on some important issues in the seafood and tuna industry. Obama has announced task force plans to strengthen enforcement against IUU fishing,...
Innovative System Creates “Live Reporting” By PNG Tuna Observers
An initiative freshly launched by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) sees PNG leading the industry with the world’s most revolutionary technology. Years of development has created a...
UK School Food Standard: MSC Tuna
School kids in the UK will soon be guaranteed MSC sustainable tuna in their lunch-time sandwiches as part of the new UK School Food Standards. The Marine Stewardship Council has welcomed the...
Board Room War Over Alliance “Ghost Investor”
It’s the latest turn in a chain of events that has gained significant press attention. Filipino tuna processing company, Alliance Select, has now announced that it backs out on a potential...
When Will The Seiner Fleet Stop Growing? What Did You Think?
It seems there are no high hopes for an end to the growth of the global tuna purse seine fleet any time soon. The most recent atuna.com homepage poll has revealed a clear favorite amongst its...
EU Canners Push IUU Issue To Stop Philippine Free Trade
Tuna Canners in Spain are using the Philippine’s IUU yellow card as ammunition to fight against the potential approval of tuna trade advantages for the Asian country. The industry, based...
PNA Fishing Day Fee Set At 33% Hike
The cost of tuna fishing in the PNA waters will be 33 percent more expensive in 2015. Accusing foreign fleets of not doing enough to conserve tuna stocks, the Pacific Island Nations have taken...
Obama Proposes Big Expansion Of Sanctuaries
The Pacific Ocean marine sanctuary could be set to receive a massive extension, broadening the area by more than 800 percent. As much as 695,000 more square miles of the Pacific could become...