The albacore tuna crisis that has struck the Pacific, and in particular Fiji, has led to the overcrowding of fishing ports. The Fiji Ports Corporation has become concerned about the increasing...
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Jaccar To J/V With Govt On New Seychelles Tuna Quay
French business group, Jaccar Holdings, has entered into an agreement with the Seychelles government to build and operate a 425 meter commercial fishing quay at Ile du Port. The project will...
Palau’s Marine Reserve A Threat To Industry?
Palau is close to kicking commercial fishing vessels out of its waters to create one of the world’s largest marine reserves. Despite high expectations from major UK National newspaper,...
Could A NOAA Sustainable Tuna Certification Exclude Foreign Fleets?
NOAA has received recommendations on the creation of a sustainable seafood certification. Issued by the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC), the recommendations outline that NOAA...
FDA Expected To Change Mercury Advisory
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to change its advisory on mercury in a way that would be helpful to getting people to eat more seafood. This is according to seafood industry...
Thai Tuna Boats Barred From Indonesian Waters
Authorities in Indonesia have barred hundreds of Thai fishing boats from entering Indonesian waters. This is an important fishing ground for smaller Thai fishing vessels using purse seines or...
Jubilant Official: Walmart Wants Our Pole And Line
An Indonesian official has been left jubilant after he claims that the major US retailer, Walmart, has an interest in buying pole and line tuna from his country. The Director General of...
Vietnamese Yellowfin Feb Export Sales Plummet
Vietnam’s yellowfin tuna export sales have fallen by as much as 25 percent to USD 73 million. The dramatic drop has been witnessed in sales across February this year, when compared to the same...
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishing Stopped Until June
The US fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna has been put on hold until June. The closure of the fishery was announced this week by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), as an immediate...
Taiwanese Longliner Disappeared In Indian Ocean
A Taiwanese longliner has gone missing while operating in the Indian Ocean. The Fishermen’s Association in the south of the country has requested the government to help find the vessel that...
Renato Curto: Are We Working On A Universal Standard?
Tri Marine CEO, Renato Curto, has given his advanced remarks prior to his role as Chairman of the 13th Infofish World Tuna Trade Conference in May. He asks the industry “Are we effectively...
The Falling Skipjack Price – Where Is The Bottom? What Did You Think?
Despite widely split opinions in our most recent atuna.com homepage poll, most of our readers are expecting the bottom price of the falling skipjack market not to drop below USD 1,150 CFR BKK....
Zunibal’s Sonar Buoys For Reducing Juvenile Catch
Zunibal has launched a new, complete system for fishing tuna. The innovation, presented by the company, is formed by a collaboration of its Tunabal 7 ecological buoy and the Zunisea...
Did Lack Of English Sink Dongwon Seiner?
A lack of understanding the English language among engineering officers contributed to the sinking of Dongwon-owned US flagged purse seiner, “Majestic Blue”. A US Coast Guard investigation...
IUU Status Of Nations Affects MW Brands Seiners
The European Union has branded Belize and Guinea as IUU fishing nations and has put a stop to the import of any fish caught by vessels flying their flags. MW Brands owns three large...
MSC Skipjack Increases Thai Canned Imports In EU
A strong growth has hit the European Union’s imports of canned tuna from Thailand. Thai exporters shipped a whole 32 percent more canned tuna to the European market last year, compared to 2012...
Greenpeace Protestors Warn Dongwon Investors About Risks
Greenpeace protestors stood outside the Dongwon headquarters on the day of their annual general meeting to express their concerns on the business practices of the company. Delivering the...
“Chicken” Uses “Good Cause” To Stand Out On The Shelf
Chicken of the Sea has given away USD 1 million to nonprofit organizations in a bid to encourage US shoppers to reach for its canned tuna on supermarket shelves. This donation comes in place...
Albacora Launches Its New Super Seiner “Galerna II”
Spain’s largest tuna fishing company, Albacora has launched “Galerna II”, its new super seiner. Built at Armon’s shipyard in Gijon, Spain, the vessel has a capacity to store 1,100 tons of...
Which Yellowfin Catch Methods Catch Most Juveniles And Are “Wasteful”?
An ISSF YouTube video, recently promoted in its E News, states that the weight of maturity of yellowfin tuna is 25kg. The footage, featuring ISSF Scientific Advisory Committee Chair, Victor...