This year's SIAL Food Fair, which was scheduled for October 18 to 22 in Paris, has been canceled and the next edition is scheduled for October 15 to 19, 2022. The bi-annual event is one of the...
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Book Unveils How World’s Largest Tuna Power Was Created
What can only be called an essential book for the tuna industry has just been released. Fishing for Success: Lessons In Pacific Regionalism tells the story behind the inception of the PNA, the...
Ivory Coast Pole & Line Breaking Into EU Fresh Market
The local pole-and-line industry in Ivory Coast is rather young, but it has been steadily developing since its inception about ten years ago. This is what Thibault Artus, Export Manager of...
Dongwon’s Innovative Tuna Marketing Reaching Generation Z
Dongwon strikes again with yet another innovative canned tuna presentation in Korea. This time it has released retro packaging that looks to target Millennials and Generation Z consumers who...
MSC Allocates GBP 100,000 In Funds To Aid Observer Safety Research
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced today that it will set aside new funding amounting to GBP 100,000 (USD 126,880) to help support research into fishery observer safety and...
Rare Case Of Mislabeled Tuna In Aussie Woolworths
During about 20 years of reporting, Atuna has rarely come across mislabeling issues in the tuna industry. In a rare case, Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket chain is investigating a...
PNG-Based Vessels’ Catches Drop Sharply After Years Of Growth
After three consecutive years of growth in total tuna catches by the PNG-flagged seiner fleet in the WCPO, 2019 experienced a sharp decline. The WCPFC data shows that last year PNG-based...
China Ignoring Indonesia’s Witness Request In Fishers’ Death Probe
Indonesian authorities’ effort to hold those involved in the death of four local fishermen accountable is being held back by China, which seems to be reluctant to aid in the investigation. The...
TU’s Belgian Mackerel Market Leader Introduces Yellowfin
The premium Mackerel market leader in Belgium, FEUILLE D’OR, has extended its product range and for the first time ever included a new canned tuna product. The brand is part of Thai Union’s...
EU Deal To Balance COVID-19 Effect For FoodTech
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected many tuna companies worldwide. However, Foodtech JSC in Vietnam has stated that throughout the crisis it has received an elevated number of...
Bad Luck For Portuguese Tuna Vessels In Vigo
During an inspection at the fish market of O Berbés in Vigo, Spain, the country's Civil Guard seized 30 M/T of tuna from two Portuguese-flagged vessels which were docked in the city's port....
Spanish Fleet To Fish In Cook Islands’ Waters During Deal Negotiations
The first round of negotiations for the renewal of the EU-Cook Islands fisheries agreement took place on July 16. Both parties agreed to extend the current protocol which is set to expire on...
Fewer Spanish WCPO Catches Reaching Manta
Catches for Spanish-flagged tuna purse seiners in the WCPO have continuously declined for three years in a row due to fewer vessels. Thus, less raw material is being landed in Manta from these...
Will COVID-19 Result In Fewer Tuna Catches In 2020?
The coronavirus pandemic has recently affected tuna seiners operating in the Indian and Eastern Pacific Oceans with infection among the crews. Consequently, the catches of fleets in these...
Teen Fishers Reel In Tuna Over 300kg
Last week, three American teenagers spent seven long hours battling a tuna and successfully landed the 700-pound behemoth (318 kilograms) off the coast of Maine. It was nearly three meters...
EU Approves COVID-19 Aid For Maltese Fishermen
The EU has authorized financial aid for Maltese self-employed tuna fishermen affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This help is part of the Temporary Framework set up by the European Commission...
Readers: No Observer Coverage Will Tempt Vessels To Break Rules
The results of the latest Atuna poll showed that half of our readers do not agree with the professionals in the tuna industry, who are saying that vessels will adhere to the FAD ban rule in...
Taiwan Sends Vessel To Inspect Own WCPO Fleet
The Taiwanese vessel ‘Hsun Hu No. 9’ returned on Sunday to Kaohsiung Port after over a month of patrolling the high seas in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) to combat IUU fishing....
Thai Union Repurchasing Scheme Bearing Some Fruit
Update of the repurchase of shares by Thai Union. Its Board of Directors announced the re-buy in March setting the limits on a maximum of 200 million shares and not exceeding THB...
EU Pays Cape Verde Less Than Seychelles
The EU-Cape Verde fisheries agreement signed on May 20, 2019, officially entered into force for both parties on July 8. The partnership will allow boats from Spain, France, and Portugal to...