Applications to benefit from a 50 percent subsidy for building mini tuna longliners are being accepted from Indian fishermen by district administration of the Palk Bay region. The grant is for...
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Fiji Albacore Industry Facing Financial Collapse
Concerns arose last week during a meeting chaired by Fiji Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, that the local albacore tuna fishing fleet was producing 50 percent below what was...
Plastic Fish Contamination Scarcely Found In Tuna
A group of researchers from the University of California in Davis (UCD) have undertaken a new investigation and determined that harmful chemicals in fish can come from plastic debris in the...
Desperation Puts Entire US Albacore Longline Fleet For Sale
Desperate circumstances have resulted in a deep crisis and the US Albacore Longline fleet operators in American Samoa seeing no choice but to stop operations and put their boats on sale. In a...
Chicken Of The Sea To Mark “100 Years Of Good”
Next year will see Chicken of the Sea celebrate its 100th anniversary as one of America’s leading tuna brands. According to analysts SCB Securities, the company is focusing on campaigns to...
Soybean Oil Prices Soften As Supply Grows
Forecasts made last month by IGC for the 2013/2014 market performance for soybeans shows a positive time ahead for production, trade and consumption, pushing price down. Outlook for the grain,...
Chiapas And Calvo Investing In New Seiners For EPO
New tuna seiners set to fish in the Eastern Pacific Ocean are being commissioned by processed food development company, Procesa Chiapas in Mexico, and the Spanish Calvo Group. Both companies...
TMI Samoa Tuna Operation Hires First Workers
Samoa Tuna Processors Inc. (STP) is hoping to employ a first small number of workers to handle its fresh/frozen fish operation over the coming few weeks. Current employment will be minimal as...
The Watered Down Tropical Tuna Measure
The Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has expressed frustration and disappointment over a watered down Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) on Tropical Tuna. The Agency is now...
What Will The WCPFC Outcome Do To Skipjack Price? What Did You Think?
Our latest atuna.com homepage poll asked our readers: “What will the influence of the WCPFC outcome have on skipjack prices?” The topic made for an almost even division in opinions. Just...
New Tuna Seiner “Gijon” Soon To Fish In Pacific
A Mexican tuna seiner that has been built at an Armon Group shipyard in Gijon, Spain will undergo final checks soon and be ready to begin fishing for tuna in the Pacific Ocean. The vessel is...
ISSF Wants Stricter FAD Management From RFMOs
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is advocating for stricter FAD management by the global tuna RFMOs. As it stands, no Regional Fisheries Management Organizations...
Princes Canned Food Firm Reports Profit Up 30 Percent
As much as a 30 percent boost in profit has been reported by the UK based canned food manufacturer Princes Ltd. Princes is the one of the two leading tuna brands in the UK, together with...
Calvo To Also Distribute Consorcio Tuna In Italy
Nostromo tuna, retailed in Italy, as part of Spanish Calvo Group brand, has signed a five year commercial agreement with Consorcio tuna to exclusively bring the Spanish brand to the Italian...
Galicia To Insist Thai Canned Tuna Is Excluded From Free Trade
The government of the Spanish region Galicia, Europe’s largest tuna processing center, demands that canned tuna from Thailand be excluded from a free trade agreement in negotiation between the...
USD 27 Million To Save Birds From Tuna Hooks And Nets
The BirdLife Partnership is contributing to a USD 27 million-five year project to improve sustainability in tuna fisheries operating on the high seas. The Partnership will offer expertise in...
Spain First To Reject Tuna From Blacklisted Belize
Spain is the first country to announce that from December 21st it will reject imports of tuna and other fishery products from Belize. In line with the European Commission’s decision last month...
BPA-Free Canned Tuna: Is It Possible?
Research has suggested that it is virtually impossible to substantiate the claim of “BPA-free” on a can. While some processing companies substitute bisphenol A (BPA) with bisphenol F or S, the...
Fiji’s 300-Million Dollar Tuna Industry Is Gasping For Breath
Twelve tuna companies in Fiji are struggling for survival, causing the nation’s USD 300 million tuna industry to be gasping for breath. Graham Southwick, President of the Fiji Tuna Boat...
Sri Lanka Inviting Other Asian Nations In Its Waters, To Stop Europeans
The Sri Lankan government is offering the country’s fisheries harbors to foreign vessels from Asian countries, including China, in a fresh bid to prevent European countries from exploiting...