There are some concerns in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that the country’s tuna resources are being taken by industrial fishing fleets and preventing locals from benefiting from them. The PNG...
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Inpesca’s Seiner Gets Spain’s Largest Yellowfin Share In IO
The Spanish government has announced regulations and limits for its purse seine fleet fishing yellowfin in the Indian Ocean (IO). The new rule creates a census of the vessels operating in the...
Joe Biden Was Promoter Of ‘Dolphin-Safe’ Mexican Tuna Embargo
It is too early to tell how the administration of the new US president, Joe Biden, will impact the national and international tuna industry. However, he has a history with the sector as in...
Bolton’s CEO Asks Brands To Include Social Mission In Their Identities
The Italian firm, Bolton Group, looks to source from a 100 percent sustainable fish supply chain for its tuna brand Rio Mare by 2024. This is part of a project between WWF and the company's...
Calvo’s Newest Innovation, Tuna Packed Jello Cup Style
The Calvo Group has announced the launch of a very innovative and totally new tuna packaging concept. It combines the already existing easy-peel technology for effortless opening with simple...
PNA Objects To MSC For Indo Pole & Line, Due To Poor Management
An objection has been submitted to the Final Draft Report (FDR) regarding the MSC certification of the Indonesian pole-and-line and handline fishery, Asosiasi Perikanan (AP2HI). The opposition...
Subway Sued Over Missing Tuna In Sandwiches
A group of Californian consumers has brought a class action suit against the Subway chain in their State for tricking customers and falsely marketing that some of their food items such as...
Ricardo Fuentes Reinvents Itself
The Spanish bluefin group, Ricardo Fuentes, has reinvented its corporate image. Consequently, it has established a new brand, Fuentes. It includes the seven companies of...
President Biden Turning Around Policies Good For US Seafood Sector?
On the first day of taking office, US President Joe Biden reversed several major policies of the former Trump administration such as beginning the process of rejoining the 2015 Paris...
INFOFISH 2021 Bangkok Conference To Take Place Online
The 2021 INFOFISH World Tuna Trade Conference & Exhibition will take place online, instead of the usual face-to-face event, from May 19 to 21. It was initially scheduled in late May last...
Bumble Bee And FCF NGO Partner Assigns New CEO
The US-based environmental NGO, Ocean Outcomes (O2), announced on January 19 that it has appointed a new chief executive. Rich Lincoln who used to be O2’s founding director is now the...
Gabon Wants Tuna Landed In Its Ports As Part Of New EU Deal
Gabon's processing industry is requesting the EU that all the tuna and fisheries products caught in the country's waters be landed in the nation's port. This would be part of a fisheries...
Poll: Is Cell-Based Tuna Taking Off Any Time Soon?
In the last couple of years, investment in cell-based tuna has become a growing trend. This tuna is created by extracting cells from a specimen and growing the samples in a laboratory....
FDA Says US Babies Should Have More Seafood In Diets
On average, Americans are not consuming sufficient fish and seafood in their diets, according to the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA). This includes toddlers between 12 and 23 months...
Readers: Thai Industry Will Stay Operational Despite COVID Spike
Two weeks ago, Atuna asked its readers whether they thought the Thai processing industry was in danger of shutting down because of the increasing number of COVID-19 infections that had been...
MSC Updates: KFL Officially Certified & Owasebussan Getting Closer
Kiribati Fish Limited (KFL) has been officially certified by the independent assessor for MSC after no objections were lodged against it. The certification is for longline vessels targeting...
Cape Verde Tuna Plant Paralyzed Due To Missing EU Waiver
Cape Verde's government submitted a request to the EU to temporarily waive the rules of origin for its canned tuna exports. The economic bloc has yet to react to the petition, but the...
Thai Union’s Innovative Venture With Cell-Based Seafood Co. BlueNalu
Thai Union Group has decided to venture into cell culture innovation by investing in the California-based company, BlueNalu, which as part of its sustainable efforts, uses cell-based...
Webinar Talks On Next Steps To Manage Bluefin Stock
A webinar organized by Pew and WWF will address how to secure the long-term sustainable future for the iconic bluefin. It will discuss the next steps to take now the recovery plans for...
Southern Bluefin Playing Hide-and-Seek
The Australian commercial Southern bluefin fishing fleet is facing the worst fishing season in ten years due to La Niña and the COVID-19 pandemic. La Niña causes cooler weather conditions,...