The price for skipjack in benchmark processing hub Bangkok has increased slightly and trading continues to be sluggish. Just over a week after Atuna reported that frozen whole rounds were sold...
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Purse Seiner ‘Atlántico’ Finds Its Graveyard
Tuna seiner ‘Atlántico’ has been towed to its final destination to be scrapped at the port of El Mussel in Gijón, Spain, after being moored for eight years in Vigo. The decision was...
Tuna Alliance Albacore Longline Fishery In Its Final Stage Of MSC Certification
Tuna Alliance albacore longline fishery in the Atlantic meets the minimum requirements for being MSC certified, says the CAB, SCS Global Services. The Final Draft Report was published on the...
Thai Canners Q1 WR Trade Stable, Business With IO Seiners Nosedived
Thailand’s canneries bought nearly the same volume of frozen whole round tuna in the first three months of the year compared to 2022. The Maldives, Taiwan, Korea, and Nauru fleets made up for...
The World Celebrates Oceans Day
Today, World Oceans Day is celebrated across the globe. In 2008, the United Nations officially designated June 8 to raise awareness of the importance of oceans and the day has been observed...
Will American Canned Tuna Consumption Recover From 2021 Drop?
The recently published National Fisheries Institute (NFI) report indicated that US canned tuna consumption fell drastically by 27 percent despite the product being the third most-eaten seafood...
US Canned Tuna Consumption Suffered A 27 Percent Blow In 2021
Americans ate a lot more seafood in 2021, but their interest in canned tuna nose dived by 27 percent. The National Institute of Fisheries (NFI) revealed these dramatic statistics in its...
New Pew Fisheries Director Wants Market Involvement In Tuna Management
“The timing was brilliant for me,” said Tom Pickerell, the new Director of International Fisheries at the Pew Charitable Trusts about his move into the role in mid-April. He had previously...
FiTI Demands Pacific Islands Tuna Fisheries Improve Transparency
A recent report published by the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) indicates the need for more fisheries transparency in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), especially tuna-trade...
Kiribati Silent On Sun Flower 7 Activities In Its EEZ
On June 5, South Korea sent a letter to the WCPFC regarding the port denial of the ‘Sun Flower 7’ by Thailand in March. Not long after they penalized this carrier, the vessel was once again...
Sapmer Seiners Will Be Added To CFTO MSC Certification
The CFTO and Sapmer Indian Ocean Purse Seine skipjack fishery entered assessment to expand its scope to include six Sapmer vessels, three flying the French (La Réunion) flag and three of...
Thai Pet Food Business Collapsed In Q1
Pet food business for Thai processors had an abysmal start to the year and their earnings plunged by USD 51.67 million in Q1 2023. A combination of buyer resistance, drop in byproduct, and...
Bangkok Pull Raises Seychelles Skipjack Price
As expected during this season, Indian Ocean tuna captures remained low in May. However, canners in the region are forced to accept a slightly higher price to ensure sufficient supply as Thai...
Readers Divided On Whether Thai Canned Tuna Gets Zero Tariff In EU
The EU and Thailand recently announced the relaunch of negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which is likely to be inked soon. Atuna asked its readers if canned tuna will be included...
FSF Taiwanese Longline Fishery Starts Another Indian Ocean FIP
Taiwanese food service company Fue Shin Fishery Ltd.(FSF) and the NGO Ocean Outcomes (O2) have once again partnered to begin a fishery improvement project in the Indian Ocean. On Monday, O2...
EU New Rules For Global Supply Chain Will Impact Tuna Firms
European companies will soon have to put their money where their mouths are as the EU has moved to the final stages of establishing a legal framework on due diligence for human rights and...
Spanish Organization Rates Best And Worst Tuna
Canned tuna continues to stay on top of the Spanish shopper's list. The country’s Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) recently published a report after analyzing 32 cans of tuna – 13 in...
Sun Flower 7 Once Again Deploys FADs Next To MPA?
Reefer carrier 'Sun Flower 7' left the Busan harbor on May 17 and was once again caught making strange movements. After being denied discharge of 4,000 tons of tuna in Bangkok, all eyes were...
FDA: No “Forever Chemicals” In Canned Tuna
Food safety is not something that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) takes lightly. Since 2019, the agency has been testing fresh and processed food including tuna and seafood to...
NGOs Push US To Downgrade Thailand And Taiwan In TIP Report
NGOs have urged the American government to downgrade Thailand and Taiwan in the US 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report which will be published in the coming weeks. The organizations cited...