A recent scientific report about pelagic species has revealed predation and cannibalism by tropical tunas in the Atlantic Ocean. Yellowfin especially eat skipjack. The paper, Trophic...
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US Fishery Moving Forward With MSC Certification In PNA Waters
The latest report showing the results of the MSC assessment of the US Pacific Tuna purse seine fishery has been recently made public. The preliminary scores indicate that the conformity...
Should Nations Be Able To “Opt Out” Of Tuna Management Rules?
Should countries be able to “opt out” of RFMOs' tuna conservation and management measures (CMMs) when they disagree with them? One group representing retailers and tuna supply chain companies...
Freight Rates Killing Thai Canners’ Business In The Americas
Expensive freight rates have had a strong negative impact on Thai processors' tuna market share in the Americas. On top of that, there was also some cooling of demand after exceptionally high...
Skipjack Price Drops In Manta Below Bangkok Level, As Veda Ends
Skipjack at the Manta port in Ecuador is currently being traded at a price slightly lower than last month. The EPO veda ended last week which means that all seiners are back to fishing on FADs...
Thai Canners Hit By Five-Year Slump In 2021
Thailand, the world’s largest tuna processing hub, in 2021 lost one-fifth of its canned tuna business from some of its main destinations. It appears that a major market correction has taken...
Mexico & Ecuador Agree On Trade Deal, But Without Tuna?
The Ecuadorian Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries, Julio José Prado, has revealed that his country and Mexico have made a deal for a pre-closed Free Trade...
Sapmer’s ‘Belle Rive’ Seiner Suffers Small Collision
‘Belle Rive’, the tuna purse seiner owned by La Reunion-based French company, Sapmer, suffered a slight collision on January 11. The 89-meter vessel which carries the Mauritian flag...
CNFC In Damage Control Mode After Stock Collapses
CNFC Overseas Fisheries has informed that it is expecting to report improved annual figures for 2021. But the announcement was not out of the blue and seems to have been strategically made to...
Germans Eyeing Massive Innovative Tuna Farming Project
The German project Next Tuna is looking to create the world’s first large-scale tuna farming plant. It will be located in a port in Valencia, Spain. The initiative will involve an investment...
Korean Companies Introducing Tuna Gift Sets For Lunar New Year
Korean tuna companies are promoting special, expensive gift packages for customers to buy for the upcoming Lunar New Year; promoting their gift sets as healthy for consumers. The holiday...
New Era In Tuna Fishing: Marine Instruments Launches First AI Satellite Buoy
- Sponsored Content - Marine Instruments, the world leader in the development and manufacturing of ocean technology tools, has launched the first satellite buoy, M3iGO, for tuna fishing that...
Seychelles IOT Plant Soon To Use Solar Energy For Cold Storage
The Thai Union-owned IOT tuna processing plant in Seychelles will soon be installing solar panels to reduce the facility’s carbon footprint. According to its press statement, the generated...
Why Consumers Should Reuse The Oil Drained From Tuna
The first thing most people do when opening a can of tuna is to pour the oil down the sink. This not only clogs up the drain and is harmful to the environment but it is also a missed...
Rio Mare Is Stepping Up Its Cermenate Production Of Insalatissime
Bolton-owned Rio Mare brand is easily recognizable with its signature pink cans. The company's main processing facility in Cermenate produces three million cans per day. This brand is the main...
Super Tuna Song And More Social Trends
It is always fun spotting posts about tuna on social media given the many interesting takes on this food. This time Atuna came across the ‘Super Tuna’ song by a famous young Korean singer,...
Spain Gets Its First Plant-Based Tuna Alternative, VUNA
The first plant-based tuna alternative has been introduced in Spain, a market that is well-known for its high canned tuna consumption. Switzerland-based Nestlé has placed VUNA under its Garden...
Pacific Nation With Richest Tuna EEZ Enters First COVID-19 Lockdown
The Pacific island state of Kiribati has entered into its first-ever COVID-19 lockdown over the weekend. The measure was taken after more than 35 passengers on an incoming flight from Fiji...
China Taiwan Conflict Reaches IOTC Over Yellowfin Quota
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has sent a letter to IOTC asking for the RFMO to recalculate the nation’s yellowfin quota for 2022. It argues that this must be done as the Commission...
PNA Fighting To Rescind MSC FAD Certification Objection
The PNA fishery has raised its voice in the ongoing objection process that the Coalition for Transparent Tuna Fisheries (CTTF) launched against its certification in the WCPO. It not only...