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Tripled Radiation In US Albacore
With continuous leaks of contaminated water polluting the Pacific, new research shows that the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster was responsible for tripled radiation levels in some albacore...
AAFA & WFOA Share On MSC Albacore
Two tuna fisheries are joining forces, as they announce the merging of their individual MSC certifications. The American Albacore Fishing Association (AAFA) and Western Fishboat Owners...
Solomons Trains Officials In Local Tuna Industry
It’s been back to the classroom for Solomon Islands Fisheries officials and tuna industry managers, as they spent last week getting to know the ins and outs of the country’s USD 45 million...
World’s Largest Seafood Show To Start Next Week
It’s the largest seafood trade event globally, and it’s taking off in Brussels, Belgium, next week. From May 6th to May 8th, more than 1,600 exhibiting companies from over 75 different...
Ningbo Tuna Industry Is Re-Focusing On Markets
The domestic market is proving a tough feat for some of China’s seafood companies. Chinese port city, Ningbo, is now shifting the focus of its tuna industry, channeling renewed concentration...
Algeria Targets To Start Bluefin Farms
The launch of bluefin tuna fattening operations could be on the cards for the Algerian tuna industry. Ministry Director for fishing activities, Kaddour Aomar, has said that the plans will now...
EU Pays Senegal EUR 46,000 Per Vessel
The EU is paying EUR 8.69 million in its latest spend to buy access for European flagged tuna vessels to foreign EEZs. With 36 tuna fishing vessels included in a deal with Senegal, the two...
Sainsbury’s Launches MSC Tuna Sandwiches
Sustainably certified tuna sandwiches can now be picked off the shelves in the UK, as major supermarket, Sainsbury’s, has become the first retailer in the country to launch MSC certified...
Strong Recovery Of Central EU Tuna Imports
It’s the EU’s largest canned tuna importing region, and its stance in this position is only expanding. Central Europe’s three biggest importing nations purchased even higher volumes of the...
PAFCO Cannery: 50 Years Tuna Processing In Fiji
The PAFCO cannery has celebrated 50 years in the business, after its operations kick-started in 1964. Processing tuna caught from its home fishing grounds of the WCPO, the Levuka, Fiji based...
Are Special Conservation Zones Achieving Anything?
With only one percent of the world’s ocean fully closed to fishing vessels and their operations, are cornered off conservation zones really achieving their desired impact? Over recent years,...
Will PNA Fishing Day Scarcity Increase Skipjack Price? What Did You Think?
With an expected scarcity in PNA tuna fishing days on the horizon, there is a clear divide in opinion on whether this will increase the Bangkok market skipjack price. As many as 64 percent of...
Greenpeace Protest At Opening New Bumble Bee HQ
With placards in hand, Greenpeace activists gave the new Bumble Bee Headquarters in San Diego a not so warm welcome, as protestors attacked the company over sustainability claims. Going back...
Spanish Canners See Volume Drop Further
Spanish canners have been hit with two consecutive disappointing years, as production volume for the sector dropped 1.5 percent in 2013. According to an Anfaco report, coupled with a 3.1...
Bumble Bee Considering To Process In Samoa
Bumble Bee Foods is thinking of spreading its wings and establishing a tuna loin processing plant in the independent state of Samoa. Representatives from the company visited the island twice...
EII’s Annual Report Raises Eyebrows
Stressing its instrumental role in the protection of dolphins and providing consumer confidence in tuna products, EII has released its 2013 Annual Report, listing its accomplishments for the...
Bangkok Skipjack Price Slowly Climbing
There’s a slow, but so far sure climb in the Bangkok market skipjack price, edging up to USD 1,250 per ton. We’ve updated the atuna.com Tuna Market Price Watch page and identified some...
Tamper-Proof Onboard Cameras On Longliners
An initial project, trialing the use of tamper-proof onboard cameras for longline tuna vessels in the Pacific is due to complete its first trip in just one month. Two vessels, testing the...
Century Projects To Double Profits In 2014
Financial forecasters expect to see the Philippines largest canned tuna company, Century Pacific, soar this year, doubling its net income to more than USD 26 million. This is up significantly...