Greenpeace has again pointed an acussing finger at tuna coming from the Taiwanese longliner ‘Da Wang’ because of forced labor on board. Greenpeace issued an unprecedented call on May 1,...
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European Commission Extends Aid For EU Fishing Sector
The European Commission agreed to extend the provisions of the ‘Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework’ (TCTF) until December 31, 2024, to address the challenges faced by the European...
General Santos Canneries Suffer From Lack Of Origin Fish
Philippines canned tuna producers in General Santos are currently having a blinding headache – they are having difficulties getting their hands on origin fish needed to export finished...
Many Honored Tuna On World Tuna Day
The eighth edition of World Tuna Day gained a lot of attention this year. Atuna summarized several in its articles and create a puzzle whose results we gave you here. On social media, various...
Thai Canners Massively Increased Their Whole Round Imports In Q1
Thai processors were busy buying up frozen whole round tuna in the first quarter of the year adding the raw material to their inventory. Data shows that they massively increased their imports...
Taiwanese Tuna Fishers Threaten Greenpeace With Lawsuit Over Documentary
Taiwanese tuna fisheries groups are pushing the international NGO Greenpeace to take out the documentary ‘Before You Eat’ from online media. The film shows footage of Taiwanese fishing boats...
Somalia Points A Finger At IOTC’s Catch Allocation Regime
Somalia is unhappy with IOTC's tuna allocation system. In a letter dated April 23 to the RFMO, the Somalian Minstry of Fisheries rejected the catches of other nations in its EEZ, between 1990...
ISSF Shows How Fishers Can Build Their Own Jelly-FADs
Jelly-FADs have proven effective in mitigating the environmental impacts caused by dFADs in oceans. On World Tuna Day, the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) published a...
EU Alerts Show Jump In Mercury Cases
Six incidents were reported in April in the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). They mainly pertained to mercury contamination in tuna products. Four were reported from Italy, one...
MSC Tuna Sales Continue On An Upward Trajectory
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has released its Sustainable Tuna Yearbook 2024 today giving an overview of certified products sold across the globe. In 2022/23, around 190,000 tons of...
Safe Catch Buys Premium Canadian Scout Brand
Safe Catch acquired the Canadian premium tuna brand Scout in April. The US brand has not revealed the acquisition details but stated that it is expanding its portfolio and market reach with...
Solomon Islands Appoints New Pro-China Prime Minister
The Solomon Islands announced its new Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele today. The success of Manele, a pro-China leader, will likely pave the way for new tuna fishing and business deals between...
The World Celebrates Tuna Day
The much-awaited day to celebrate tuna, a fish that provides food security and livelihoods for millions of people across the globe, is here. The UN General Assembly, in December 2016, voted to...
Aussie Retailer Coles Private Label Going 100% MSC
The Australian market is known to be one the biggest when it comes to sustainable tuna sales. Retailer Coles announced on World Tuna Day that all its own brand canned tuna will carry the MSC...
World Tuna Day Puzzle
Today, the world celebrates tuna as a food source of great economic value to millions of people across the globe. World Tuna Day was established by the UN in 2016 to hightlight the importance...
WCPO Yellowfin Catches At A Low In 2024
WCPO yellowfin catches by purse seiners have been low for months. In March, the catches for both large and small yellowfin increased slightly but the continued low supply is impacting the...
Wofco & Fandicosta Inching Closer To 100% Deal
Fandiscosta expects the deal with Worldwide Fishing Company (Wofco) to go through any time in the coming weeks. At the Barcelona Seafood Expo Global last week, people close to the matter told...
Good Skipjack Supply Depresses Manta Price
High EPO skipjack catches have been providing a constant supply of raw material to canneries in Manta and it has pushed down trading levels in the processing hub. Sources told Atuna that...
Major Global Highlights April 2024
Skipjack prices in Bangkok and Seychelles witnessed a slight drop in April. In a historical move, the EU announced tightening regulations on human rights and environmental rules for tuna...
Azores MP Accuses Regional Bigeye Fishery Of “Disastrous” Management
The Socialist Party (SP) of Azores in Portugal has expressed its concern over the regional government not taking effective measures to manage its pole-and-line bigeye fishing. Parliamentarian...