This week, the Maldivian fisheries ministry set the minimum price for processors to purchase skipjack and yellowfin raw material intended for exports slightly higher than four months ago. The...
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Kenya Plans To Restore Its Tuna Business
President Uhuru Kenyatta stated that the Kenyan government wants to make the fisheries sector a key driver for the economy and the country to benefit more from its fish resources. He unveiled...
After Peak Catches In PNG, Seiners Moving East Again
Even though the FAD ban has kept effort at high levels, the number of days purse seiners spent in the WCPO stabilized as well as the amount of tuna taken from the waters of the PNA and the...
Will More EU Retailers Shut Their Doors To IO Tuna?
Over the weekend, leading Belgium retailer Colruyt Group announced on a LinkedIn post that it will no longer source canned tuna – both skipjack and yellowfin – from the Indian Ocean (IO)...
Atuna Readers: OPAGAC’s MSC Plan Is Too Ambitious
OPAGAC's colossal undertaking of simultaneously entering MSC full assessment in four oceans for skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye fished both on FAD and free school sets has never been attempted...
Mozambique Port Increases Space For Larger Tuna Vessels
The Beira fishing port in Mozambique is close to its first anniversary after its rebuilding, and its role in the tuna and fishing industry has expanded. Recently, it was revealed that large...
Dutch Pole-And-Line Tuna Brand Reaches The US
A new sustainable seafood brand is hitting the U.S. this month. Dutch celebrity chef, Bart van Olphen, is bringing his sustainable seafood label Fish Tales to Americans under the newly...
EU Allows The UK To Join Fisheries Organizations
The EU Council has decided by 'Implementing Decision' of September 18, that the UK is allowed to commit to international agreements concerning the EU’s fisheries policy on its own behalf...
Germans Empty Dutch Tuna Stockpiles To Meet Explosive Demand
In order to supply the growing demand for canned tuna that Germany experienced during the first half of the year, buyers imported much more tuna than what was recorded in the previous year....
Hawaii Supreme Court Holds Fate Of Foreign Longline Fishers
Last Friday, the Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments regarding the legality of granting commercial licenses to foreign workers employed in the state's longline fishing fleet -- which mainly...
Belgium Market Leader Shuts Door To All Indian Ocean Tuna
The Belgium market-leading retailer, Colruyt, has made an unprecedented and bold move by announcing that it will no longer be buying any tuna products sourced from the Indian Ocean for its...
Human Rights Worries Could Jeopardize Philippine’s EU Zero Duty
Philippines’ tuna trade with Europeans is on shaky ground since the EU Parliament recently denounced the deteriorating human rights situation under the Duterte administration. Following...
Former Mozambican President Under Investigation In Tuna Scandal
The Mozambican tuna scandal saga in which USD 2 billion of loans for state projects, including tuna-related fishing activity that never materialized, is far from over. The nation's Attorney...
US To Approve Mandatory ER For Its Longliners
Following a meeting on September 17, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council amended a regulation making it compulsory for US longliners to submit logbook data after each...
Costa Rica Debating New Tuna Fishing Regulation
In Costa Rica, the ex-President of the Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Incopesca), Luis Dobles, is arguing that the fishing companies that had a tuna quota previously assigned in the...
NGO Reports Taiwanese Longliners Illegally Catching Dolphins
Taiwan has a black market for dolphin meat and now an international NGO has accused some longliners of its distant water fishing fleet (DWFF) of illegally fishing for these marine mammals as...
Germans Increase Tuna & Seafood Purchases In 2020
The Germans love their tuna and other seafood and it shows in their expenditures as in the first half of 2020, they boosted their spending by a record amount. According to trade association...
IO Supply Crisis Makes French Turn to Spanish Canners
During the first half of the year, many European markets reported a surge in canned tuna sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While this resulted in an overall strong EU imports increase, that...
Pablo Múgica Leads Spanish Frime’s Expansion
Spanish tuna processor, Frime, has announced that Pablo Múgica stepped into the role of CEO in August after its current chief executive, Salvador Ramon, took up the company’s chairman...
UK Lidl Going MSC For All Wild Seafood Except Canned Tuna
Lidl GB has decided to disclose the origins of all its wild-caught and farmed seafood in a move to be transparent and show its commitment to sustainability. However, the latest update reveals...