The Maldives and Sri Lanka joined forces last Wednesday to enhance cooperation in fisheries of tuna and other seafood. Masood Imad, High Commissioner of the Maldives to Sri Lanka, and...
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EU Canned Tuna Exports Were Mainly Destined For European Buyers
The majority of the canned tuna sold by EU processors and traders in the first nine months of 2024 were destined to nations within the economic bloc. Only 6.3 percent was sold to other world...
Vietnamese Tuna Industry Keeps Fingers Crossed As 2025 Begins
The Vietnamese tuna industry claims to have had a good 2024 and has begun its efforts to make the most of this year. However, the industry faces several challenges that need to be addressed to...
Iranian Students Poisoned After Consuming Canned Tuna
Over 80 female students of the Pishva Varamin University in Tehran suffered from food poisoning after consuming canned tuna on Saturday. Nearly 22 of them could be treated at the University,...
Dearth Of Young Workers Worries Spanish Canners
The Spanish canning industry is concerned about the lack of enough workforce to keep business running. Anfaco pointed out that over 500 jobs could be filled in the autonomous region of Galicia...
Aussie Researcher Opines WCPFC Crew Standard Adoption “Remarkably Modest”
The WCPFC was praised for adopting the first-ever fishing crew welfare standards for tuna vessels last year. However, Ed Cavanaugh, CEO of Australian McKell Institute, called the move...
Catches Of Mauritian-Flagged Vessels Are On An Upward Trajectory
Mauritian-flagged vessels have increased their tuna catches over the years. Longliners hit a five-year-peak in 2023, whereas, seiners made a small drop that year. The increase in vessels...
Thailand And EFTA States Ink Free Trade Deal
On Thursday, Thailand signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which includes seafood. It is unclear at the moment whether Thai canned tuna can...
GTA Director To Talk About Transparency At ETC2025
The first group of panelists of the European Tuna Conference on May 5 at the ICAB building in Barcelona has been confirmed. Atuna is introducing Daniel Suddaby, Executive Director of the...
Long-Term Carbon Emissions Will Impact WCPO Tuna Stocks
The WCPFC recently published its 2023 Overview and Status of stocks report. Part of the document examined climate change impact (carbon emissions) on tuna stocks and the distribution of the...
French Retailers Recall Albacore Steak
Four French retailers – Intermarché, Boucheries Andre, Monoprix, and Franprix – have recalled fresh vacuum-packed albacore steaks sold in their stores from January 14 to 21 across the country....
StarKist’s New Challenge Targets Social Media-Savvy Consumers
The US tuna brand has come up with a new online challenge aimed at youngsters who make up the largest group of their consumer base. The ‘StarKist Mashup Challenge’ was launched yesterday to...
FiTI Points Out Why Fisheries Transparency Is Integral To African Nations
African nations with tuna-rich EEZs are all set to accelerate their work on fisheries transparency. The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) recently signed a...
EU Canned Tuna Exports Remained High Up To Q3
Canned tuna exports from the EU grew very slightly in the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period the previous year. Spanish canners continued to be the largest suppliers while...
EmpleAtún Platform Aiding Spanish Tuna Fleet With Young Crew
The Spanish tuna industry’s empleAtún platform, launched in late 2023 to recruit more people, especially fishing crew, is paying off. By the end of 2024, the seiner organization Opagac...
Lower WCPO Catches In December Led To Drop In Transshipments
The volume of tuna transshipped through PNA ports decreased by 10 percent last month compared to November as the volume of fish caught by seiners in the PNA waters and high seas declined....
Ecuador Argues Increasing ATQ Loins For EU Canners Is “Unacceptable”
The Spanish canners’ association Anfaco asking for an increased volume of duty-free tuna loins under the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) rule has not sat well with the Ecuadorian tuna sector,...
Maldivian Govt Alters Pole-And-Line DFAD Rules
The Maldivian government recently lifted a ban which now allows pole-and-liners to fish near sports/recreational fishing drifting FADs. Earlier, pole-and-liners were banned a mile (1.6 km)...
CFTO Seiner Sale Part Of Strategic Transformation
Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) has stated the sale of its three Indian Ocean seiners marks a new phase in its development and is part of a strategic transformation. The modern...
Will EU Raise ATQ Loins Quota?
The Spanish canning industry wants to import more frozen pre-cooked tuna loins into the EU at zero percent duty under the Autonomous Tariff Quota (ATQ) rule. Last week, canners’ association...