The Trump administration is facing mounting uncertainty after the US Supreme Court ruled last week that the President’s reciprocal tariff introduced in April 2025 was unlawful. Major seafood...
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New Ten Percent Tariff On US Imports Adds To Trade Chaos
US President Donald Trump imposed yesterday a blanket 10 percent tariff on the import of tuna and other products entering the country, which came into effect immediately. Trump announced the...
Final 5 Days For Early Bird Discount – Register Now For ETC2026
In one trip to Barcelona, you can combine two influential events: the European Tuna Conference on April 20, and the Seafood Expo Global from April 21 to 23. There are just five days left to...
Spain’s Fishery Inspectors Signal Fresh Protests Amid Stalled Talks
Spain’s fishery inspectors have expressed concern that the government has yet to fulfill the demands they presented last year. The Professional Association of Fisheries Inspectors (APIPES),...
Ecuador’s Fisheries Vice Minister Confident That Brussels Will Remove Yellow Card
Ivanova Cereceda, Ecuador's Vice Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries, said in a recent interview that despite the yellow card imposed by European authorities, tuna exports to the bloc have...
Italian Callipo 2025 Turnover Boosted By Higher Tuna Volume Sales, Especially in China
Italian family-owned Callipo Group reported an increase in turnover in 2025, boosted by better sales of premium-quality tuna products in domestic and overseas markets, such as in China. The...
Atuna Readers Rightly Predicted That Wofco Will Acquire CLP Plant
Spanish tuna and seafood company Wofco has acquired the Central Lomera Portuguesa (CLP) tuna loining plant, as predicted by a majority of Atuna’s readers. Earlier this month, reports of Wofco...
MIFCO CEO Farhath Shaheer Says Diversification Top Priority For 2026
It has been a year since Farhath Shaheer, CEO of Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO), took over the role. While speaking to Atuna, Shaheer shared his plans for MIFCO and how he...
US And Ecuador Join Hands To Slash Tuna Import Tariffs To Zero
The US and Ecuador concluded negotiations for an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) earlier this month. The signing and ratification of the agreement are expected in the coming days after...
Thai Processors Yellowfin Whole Round Intake At Five-Year-High
Thai canners’ buying of yellowfin whole rounds went up in 2025, contrary to their skipjack purchases that saw a notable cutback. Last year, all the major yellowfin suppliers increased trade...
Atuna Stock Index Shoots Up To 5-Year High
The Atuna Stock Index rose to 6,993 points on Thursday, February 19, to a 5-year peak. Friday's Supreme Court ruling invalidating reciprocal taxes and Trump's announcement of a 15 percent...
Wofco Acquires Portuguese CLP Plant
Worldwide Fishing Company (Wofco) is the new owner of the Central Lomera Portuguesa (CLP) tuna loining plant in Portugal. Last week, it signed a deal with Marfrío to acquire 100 percent of the...
Basque Nautical Students Begin Indian Ocean Tuna Stints
Students from the Bermeo Nautical and Fishing Studies School have embarked on weeks-long journey aboard Spanish purse seiners in the Indian Ocean, gaining practical experience in tuna fishing....
Thai Union’s PetCare Continues Its Upward Path
Thai Union’s PetCare segment, which has been showing remarkable growth over the past few years, continued to do so in 2025. Sales and volume of pet food products grew despite a decline in...
Legal Blow To Trump Tariffs Creates New Uncertainty For Tuna Trade
The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the reciprocal tariff introduced by US President Donald Trump early last year was unlawful. Hours after the ruling, Trump declared that he would...
What Should Be The Priorities Of RFMOs In 2026?
Four common themes will likely dominate the discussion at all four RFMOs this year, as identified by the Global Tuna Alliance (GTA). The Alliance released a statement on what it believes to be...
Indonesia & US Finalize Deal On Reciprocal Tariffs
The US has finalized a trade agreement with Indonesia, reducing the reciprocal tariffs to 19 percent from 32 percent. Certain goods, such as palm oil, coffee, apparel, and textiles, will...
Stable Skipjack Price In Manta Processing Hub
In the Manta processing hub, canners are still waiting for more skipjack supply while they are sitting on high yellowfin inventory. The trading situation has not shifted, and the price remains...
ISSF Shifts Stand On IO Yellowfin Conservation Measure
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation's (ISSF) has revoked an internal rule supporting the rebuilding of Indian Ocean (IO) yellowfin, after new scientific data showed the stock’s...
Dongwon Bets On K-Pop Power To Drive Global Campaign
Dongwon is looking to capitalize on consumers’ appetite for personalized products to drive tuna sales through its new ‘Super Tuna for You’ campaign, launched last month. The South Korean tuna...