Panama was the recent nation to formally accept the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) much-anticipated Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Only nine more acceptances are required for the...
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Readers: 50-50 Chance Of Trump Reducing Tinplate Tariffs
US President Donald Trump's announcement in early June to increase tariffs by 50 percent on steel and aluminum imports into his country could deal a significant blow to several industries...
Huge Volume Of Canned Tuna Shipped To EU In Q1 2025
In the first three months of 2025, European retailers, brands, and traders imported 41 percent more canned tuna than in the same period last year. All suppliers delivered more goods, but those...
New Lab To Accelerate Quality Control Of Philippines Tuna Export
The Philippines will soon own a tuna health and quality control laboratory at the General Santos fish port complex. Initial works on the facility, which is expected to boost the local...
Grupo Consorcio Made Strong And Steady Growth In Italy
Grupo Consorcio has strengthened its presence in the Italian market, mainly driven by the sales of tuna and anchovies. The company taking the marketing and distribution of its premium tuna...
PNA Ports Reported Higher Transshipment Volumes In April
The volume of tuna transshipped through PNA ports increased in April, compared to the previous month. Most of the activities continued to be carried out in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) ports....
Is Illegal Bluefin Catch Becoming Rampant In Italy?
Italy has reported several incidents of illegal bluefin fishing with over 10 tons seized in the past six months. The most recent took place in Teulada, southwest of Cagliari, in May. Coast...
Vietnam’s Canned Tuna Exports Sink After Tightened Rules
Vietnam’s canned tuna exporters faced a major setback in the first four months of 2025. Processors claim that the government-introduced regulation last year, on the minimum skipjack size,...
John Burton Leaves GTA’s Advisory Group
John Burton, a founding member of the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA), has stepped down from the organization’s Partnership Advisory Group. Sarah Eames, COO of World Wise Foods, will fill the...
950 Blocks Of Cocaine Seized In Tuna Shipment To France
The Ecuadorian police seized a significant amount of drugs in a joint operation with the country’s Attorney General’s Office at the Naportec port facility in the south of Guayaquil. The...
Should EU Canned Tuna Marketing Standards Be Updated?
Labeling information in the EU has largely remained unchanged for ambient tuna compared to other fresh or frozen products since 1992, only there were some updates in terms of allergens and...
Fisheries Laws Among Topics Discussed At Pacific Judicial Symposium
The FFA organized a three-day Judicial Symposium 2025 in Honiara, that concluded today. The event aimed to enhance judicial awareness about IUU fishing, maritime boundaries, climate impacts,...
WCPO Daily Catch Rate Dropped Further In April
The overall catch rate in the WCPO decreased in April compared to the previous month. The most were netted in the Nauru EEZ and high seas. Atuna reported yesterday that fishing intensity and...
Marshall Islands Says No To Deep-Sea Mining
The Marshall Islands have officially joined the list of countries that is calling for a deep-sea mining moratorium. President Hilda Heine announced this at the UN Ocean Conference that...
Can Nippon Steel Acquisition Of US Steel Boost Tinplate Production?
Major steel manufacturing companies in Japan and the US have sealed a long-awaited partnership. Nippon Steel acquired US Steel Corporation for USD 14.9 billion, announced the companies on...
Mozambique Wants Billions Back From Safa Family In Tuna Bonds Case
The Mozambique tuna bonds scandal is a never-ending saga. Earlier this week, a UK court gave Mozambique the green signal to add the heirs of French-Lebanese businessman Iskandar Safa, former...
Vietnamese Tuna Fishers’ Escape In Boat Accident
Eleven fishers on a small purse seiner were rescued yesterday after their boat took in water while fishing for tuna in the waters of Lý Sơn in Vietnam’s Quảng Ngãi province. Captain of the...
EU-Initiated Study Throws Light On Tuna Alternatives And Threats
The results of an EU-initiated study focused on the plant-based seafood substitute market and the challenges it has generated for the EU fisheries sector, in terms of labeling, were published...
Purse Seiners Experienced Bad Fishing In WCPO In April
Purse seine fishing intensity and effort decreased in the WCPO in April. Consequently, these vessels experienced a large drop in catches that month, a 20 percent decline from the volumes...
Small-Scale Fishers Want Industrial Vessels Out Of Baja California
Small-scale fishermen from Los Cabos (Baja California Sur) in Mexico are protesting against industrial tuna and shrimp boats from other states fishing in the region. They sent a petition to...