During the past 3 weeks Atuna.com has been closely covering the discussions related to the “Buy American” tuna destined for the US school lunch program. Today, the mud throwing...
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What Causes Tuna To Have A Heart Attack?
Heart problems in humans and fish have long been linked to air pollution and oil spills respectively, but researchers had not identified exactly how the toxic compounds found in oil interfere...
Foreign Boats: “As Much A Part Of Community As The Local Boats”
Tri Marine was asked recently if they will have enough fishing boats to supply the new fresh fish facility set to open next month in American Samoa, as well as the new cannery scheduled to...
Albacora Explains Its Responsible Fishing Policies
The Spanish Secretary General of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Carlos Dominguez, is participating today, Friday, in an information day organized by Spain’s largest...
How Much More Yellowfin Can Mexico Catch?
Mexico’s Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) tuna catch has seen its biggest year on year jump from 2012 to 2013 than it has in seven years. The country saw a 10 percent rise in tuna landed from this...
Consorcio Revamps Its Italian Marketing
Consorcio tuna has revamped its online presence as part of its promotional technique in the Italian market. From last month, the Spanish tuna brand will be distributed by Nostromo tuna, part...
Which US Tuna Brand Is Most American? What Did You Think?
StarKist stole the show in our latest atuna.com homepage poll, with 55 percent of you seeing it as the most American tuna company. The firm, along with Tri Marine has been in clashes will...
Mexico-US Dolphin Safe Conflict Could Drag On Until 2015
The resolution by the WTO on the long-standing dolphin safe conflict between the United States and Mexico may not materialize until 2015. The planned decision date is December this year, but...
“Albacore Stock Still Really Good”
Stocks of albacore are “still really good” and not necessarily dwindling. This is the view of tuna specialist, Robert Gillett, who says the recent concern surrounding the Fiji albacore...
Fishes Launches Mohamed’s Skipjack And Jack’s Albacore
Netherlands-based Fishes is giving the market a new shot with a brand new range of seafood products, and an unusual branding concept. Founded just over 10 years ago, the brand was regarded as...
Malaysia Wants Massive Expansion Of Own Indian Ocean Fleet
Malaysia has interests in massively expanding its own Indian Ocean tuna fleet. Its location near to these waters that are considered a tuna spawning ground, gives the country the potential to...
Augustin Jimenez: Nestor Of The Ecuadorian Tuna Industry
The "pouch" that has become a more and more common packaging for tuna in Ecuador is said to have been be launched in the country by 77 year-old tuna businessman, Agustin Jimenez Santiestevan,...
Chances For Reduced EU Tariffs For Thailand Minimal
Lower tariffs for Thai tuna products have not been given the go-ahead by the Fisheries Committee of the European Parliament. The Committee has approved the report on the prospects of a Free...
IPO For Another Asian Tuna Giant
The Philippines’ biggest tuna processor, Century Pacific Food Inc., has filed an application to sell up to 227.32 million shares in its company. Its initial public offering (IPO) is planned at...
Rule Change Permits Canary Bluefin Fishing
It has been announced that the Spanish government has changed its rules and will allow Canary pole and line vessels to fish for bluefin tuna in the islands’ waters between February and May,...
No Tuna Farm For Former War Criminal
A plan for a 200,000 meter squared tuna farm to be owned by retired war criminal, General Ante Gotovina, has been unanimously denied in a vote of the Kornati Municipal Council in Dalmatia,...
Success Of Petit Navire’s New Innovative Product
French tuna canner’s brand, Petit Navire, has had great success with its new line of tuna steak products that can be heated in the microwave. The brand, which is owned by Thai Union’s...
3 Positive Factors That Make Thai Union “Blessed”
This year is set to be optimistic for Thai Union (TUF) as the company is expected to be “blessed” with three positive factors, according to SCB Securities. Their analysts have predicted that...
Only Total Cut-Back Can Help Albacore Population
A Fijian tuna fishing group believes that a reduction in fishing licenses will do nothing to regenerate the South Pacific albacore tuna population, and only a total cut-back on fishing will...
Potential New South Pacific Bluefin World Record
A potential record breaking Pacific bluefin tuna has been caught by Kiwi angler, Kevin Baker, in the last hours of a fishing trip. The possible IGFA All-Tackle record catch was hooked off the...