New research into the schooling behavior and group dynamics of Atlantic bluefin conducted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada shows that bluefin practice different...
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Vietnam Reaped Slight Benefit From US-China Trade War In Q4 2018
The latest trade data shows that the Vietnamese tuna industry benefited slightly from the tariffs that the Trump administration imposed on US imports of Chinese tuna products. After a...
Saupiquet Declares Traceability Tuna For Consumers
Canned tuna brand, Saupiquet, has promised to not only have controlled traceability of its tuna but that the fish is 100 percent caught by French boats. The company launched the natural...
Mexican Fleet Reports Improved Catches During 2-Month Trip
Tuna seiner, Manzanillo, arrived at its namesake port after sailing two months in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Last weekend, the vessel owned by Grupomar, arrived in the...
Maldives Leading Tuna Processors Victims Of Theft
The recent high-scale thefts from tuna processing companies, which took place in the Maldivian Malé region have reached a value of MVR 5 million (USD 325,000). Tuna...
New Research Provides More Insights On Tongol Tuna
Complete information on Tongol is often still lacking within most Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMO). According to a newly published study, researchers have now learned...
TunaCons Reports Hitting Goals On FAD Management
The Ecuadorian tuna industry says it has met several sustainable commitment milestones for the conservation of this fish. The second largest exporter of tuna in the world...
Big Three Accused Of Misleading Dolphin-Safe Claims
Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, and Starkist are being sued by US tuna consumers in a class action suit for allegedly misleading their customers by stating that their tuna...
Emerging Monopoly On Tin Plate For Canning Blocked By EU?
The merger between Tata Steel and ThyssenKrupp will probably be blocked by the EU commission. The joint venture – creating EU's second-largest steel producer – could harm the competition and...
Brazil Stops Issuance Of Tuna Fishing Licenses
The Secretariat of Aquaculture and Fisheries (SAP) has suspended issuing fishing licenses for any tuna fishing method in Brazil, except for FAD fishing. All vessel owners...
Fiji Wants To Force Landing Catches To Protect Domestic Processing
The government of Fiji has introduced a levy on albacore tuna for longliners fishing in Fiji waters, in order to force them to sell their catch to the domestic tuna...
India Launching More Yellowfin Longliners In IO
Another four longliners will be released by Cochin Shipyard Ltd. in India within the next two weeks. The company already launched four vessels in February 2019. The Indian...
More Yellowfin Spotted In Gulf Of Mexico
In the first two months of 2019, more yellowfin from the Gulf of Mexico has landed in Mexican ports than in the same period last year. This is seen as a positive sign for the coming tuna...
Increased Production Of “Tunagu” Closed-Cycle Bluefin Tuna
Well-known Japanese seafood business, Kyokuyo Co., will be increasing its production of closed-cycle Bluefin tuna. The company is planning to expand its current production of 150 M/T of...
MSC Says Massive Drop In Shark Finning In PNA Waters
Shark finning incidents have been reduced by 99% in four years within the Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA) purse seine tuna fishery, says the latest report by the Marine Stewardship...
Good Albacore Fishing In Spanish La Palma
Fishermen in La Palma, Canary Islands, have been catching an increasing number of albacore for the past few weeks. Colloquially known as “chicken of the sea”, albacore tuna is...
Spanish Businessmen Face Jail Over Contaminated Tuna Scandal
The four businessmen behind the sale of histamine-contaminated tuna that poisoned more than 100 people in Spain in 2017 are facing up to four years in prison and...
GrupoMar Invests Ten Million Dollars In New EZO Factory
In July this year, GrupoMar will start building a new factory to fabricate easy-to-open lids (EZO) for tuna cans. Antonio Suarez Gutierrez, Director of Grupomar, responded on several...
The Solomon Islands Put Yellowfin On New $5 Note
On May 2, UN World Tuna Day, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands released a new five dollar (USD 0,60) banknote. The face features a yellowfin tuna and a fishing hook -- expressing the...
Readers: Tuna-like Species And Skipjack Should Have Same Duty
On April 29, Atuna asked our readers their opinion if tuna-like species imported into the US should have the same duty as other chunk light species such as skipjack. The...