Bali’s tuna exports are expected to grow by as much as 30 percent this year, after catches have been increasing significantly. The substantial rise on 2013 figures, according to the Secretary...
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Greenpeace Credits For Not Stocking USA Big Three
Greenpeace is praising American retailers, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, for not stocking the US big three tuna brands. More stores across the United States are pushing pole and line products,...
EU Closing Loopholes On “Walls Of Death”?
As the European Commission has announced a proposal to ban all types of driftnets operating in EU waters, the focus and approach of its efforts have been questioned. The measure is aimed at...
Artists Express Thoughts On Tuna
Artists in Fiji have expressed their thoughts on the future of the fisheries of the Pacific islands through artworks displayed during the Europe Day celebration at the Fiji Museum. The Pacific...
EU’s Main Buyer Increases Canned Imports
It’s the EU’s biggest canned tuna importing nation and its purchases last year have climbed up even further. With a 6.5 percent hike in the product reaching its borders, the United Kingdom has...
High Profile Project Team To Stamp Out IUU Fishing In Ghana
Ghana has taken its first step towards implementing an innovative partnership aimed at combating illegal, unreported and unregulated tuna fishing. This move comes just days after the...
Tuna War Between Sri Lanka & India Intensifies
It seems the ongoing tuna conflict between Sri Lanka and India is only strengthening as 36 Sri Lankan fishermen were arrested last week. Detained off the Andhra coast for intruding in...
The True Test Of The ISSF Approach
John Sackton of Seafood News believes now is the time for the true test of the ISSF approach. With important upcoming industry gatherings, he says now is the time for the foundation to show...
ASK ATUNA: What’s The Way Best To Control Tuna Salt Content?
Ask Atuna… If you have a question about any aspect of the tuna industry, we’d be pleased to hear it. Our team will regularly select one of your submitted questions to answer in detail in the...
Tuna Can-Struction Of Eiffel Tower
An Eiffel tower made of tuna cans was one of the jaw-dropping can-structions created this year as part of the competition’s ‘Around the World’ theme. As many as 300 volunteers in Vancouver,...
MSC’s 21% Product Expansion
MSC products are on the rise, powerfully penetrating the global market with a recently announced annual expansion of 21 percent up until September 2013. Holding its yearly Global Network...
Ministers To Address Industry In Bangkok Next Week
The largest global tuna industry meeting is just about to take off, with major industry players, tuna governing bodies, NGOs, service providers and government officials set to gather in...
Spanish Fleet Commits To 100% Anti-Gilnetting FADs
The Spanish tuna fleet intends to strengthen its commitments to responsible fishing practices and has agreed that all FADs manufactured and placed in the sea by Spanish-owned vessels will be...
Smuggling Tuna To Iran Lucrative Business
Smuggling tuna to Iran is big business and is estimated to be costing Pakistan at least USD 50 million per year. The Pakistani government is being urged by fisheries experts to tighten...
Closing Fishing Ground A Blow To EU Fleet
The EU purse seiner fleet is set to suffer after the announcement that Pacific island nation, Kiribati, will close its EEZ to all commercial fishing by the end of the year. With high presence...
RD Tuna Denies Involvement In House Burning
RD Tuna has denied having any involvement in a recent incident where police burned houses in the Maiwara area of Mandang in PNG. Homes to employees of the tuna canning company were set on fire...
Tuna Sandwich As Anti-Depressant
Could reaching for a tuna sandwich be an effective way to avoid the onset of depression? According to a recent report in major British newspaper, the Daily Mail, it is. The report, published...
Italian Authorities Identify Acetic Acid In Spanish Tuna
It seems that the tensions between Italian authorities and Spanish tuna processors is not completely over, despite appearing to move on from a CO centered dispute. Italian health officials...
Less Demand Slashes Japan’s Skipjack Price
The falling demand of frozen skipjack tuna has also slashed prices in Japan by as much as 40 percent. Big volumes of skipjack catch unloaded this year at Yaizu Shizuoka Prefecture, a major...
Can Global Warming Boost Pacific Skipjack Catch In Next Decade?
Fast emerging warmer ocean temperatures are likely to significantly boost the catch of skipjack tuna for the Western and Central Pacific fishery. Landings are expected to initially increase by...