Earnings from fresh and chilled yellowfin exports from the Maldives took a hit in the first quarter of 2020, according to the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA). During this period, the country...
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Mozambique Fails In Challenging UK High Court Over Tuna Scandal
A UK High Court judge has ruled that a Mozambican company involved in a hidden loans scandal worth billions is too late to argue against the British legal body jurisdiction in a lawsuit filed...
SKJ1.8:BKK Price Slowly Climbing After FAD Ban Start
The Bangkok skipjack price has been holding steady for some time and supply and demand appear to be balanced, but now there is some slight upward movement. Three weeks ago, Atuna reported the...
Supreme Court Annuls Rule Favoring Large Bluefin Cos
The Spanish Supreme Court has declared that a section of the Royal Decree published in 2019 that regulates bluefin fisheries in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea is...
Tuna Cannery Workers Treated For Breathing Issues In Ecuador
Approximately 17 workers in a tuna processing factory in Manta, Ecuador, were treated for respiratory problems after they were exposed to a food additive. The incident occurred at 9am on...
Old Mauritania-EU Fishing Agreement Extended Once More
While talks to reach a new fishing protocol between the EU and Mauritania are still ongoing, both parties have agreed to extend the current treaty until November 15, 2021. This will allow the...
World Wise Foods CEO Says Report Funding Had “No Strings Attached”
The CEO of World Wise Foods, John Burton, has denied that the funding for a recent report by the non-profit Human Rights At Sea (HRAS) aimed at MSC and PNA over Pacific observer deaths had any...
Manta Price Inches Up As First Veda Approaches
Since late February when the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Ecuador, the Manta skipjack price has been steadily declining. However, it has started to show the first signs of recovery....
Ecuadorian Packers And Fishers Worry About COVID-19 Fallout
Tuna producing countries are still uncertain of the extent of the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic that has hit the world for the better part of 2020. In terms of the market, low demand and...
Sri Lanka’s Yellowfin Exporters Hoping For MSC Cert In IO
Sri Lanka’s leading tuna exporters are hopeful that a longline Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) will receive MSC certification within three years. It is a big “if” given that part of the FIP...
Conxemar Axed Due To COVID-19 Concerns
The International Fair of Frozen Seafood, Conxemar, has canceled this year’s edition scheduled for October 6 to 8, in Vigo, Spain. Concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic progress compounded by...
Decline Remains For Vietnam’s Tuna Exports
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Vietnam’s tuna and seafood exports, just like in many other processing countries. According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and...
Taiwan’s 2019 Skipjack Catches Second-Highest On Record
The Taiwanese purse seiner fleet achieved the second-highest ever skipjack catches in the WCPO in 2019. This was just slightly lower than their highest peak 17 years ago. According to WCPFC...
FAD Ban Without Observers. What Do You Think?
The FAD ban in the WCPO started on July 1, but some parties are worried that it will not be effective without observer coverage to check if vessel operators are following the prohibition...
EU Indian Ocean Fleet Unlikely To Fill 2020 Yellowfin Quotas
On Wednesday, the quarantine period due to the coronavirus infection among the crew from African countries will end for the tuna vessels moored in Port Victoria, Seychelles. However, cheers...
Responsible Choice Logo On 100% Of Albertsons’ Private Labels
The second-largest supermarket chain in the US, Albertsons Companies, has announced that 100 percent of its private-label seafood products will soon show the Responsible Choice logo for...
Most Readers: Lischewski Did Not Get Fair Sentence
Lischewski’s sentence of three years in prison and his fine of USD 100,000 keeps a lot of our readers' minds busy. In the latest poll, Atuna asked its members' opinions whether the ex-Bumble...
Report Says Tuvalu Waters Best To Minimize FAD Bigeye Bycatch
Recent research has revealed that potentially the best EEZ to fish for skipjack while avoiding high levels of juvenile bigeye bycatch resulting from FAD sets in the Pacific is the island...
Will WCPFC FAD Ban Function Without Observers?
The FAD ban began on July 1 in the Western Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) and purse seiners are prohibited from fishing on such devices. But currently, there are almost no observers on board...
WWF Advises Transparency In Dealing With Observer Deaths
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has made a statement on human rights abuses at sea saying that people who work in the fishing sector are especially vulnerable to this problem and this includes...