The U.S. Coast Guard in American Samoa is initiating an investigation into the fire onboard commercial tuna fishing vessel, Jeanette. Officers from the Marine Safety Detachment American...
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New Tool Launched To Help Fisheries Gain MSC Certification
Over 200 reports, guidebooks, and other data files published by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) have been consolidated under a newly launched online tool, FIP...
Panama To Release Pilot Study On Longline Fishery
After announcing plans to expand its fleet last month, Panama is implementing a pilot study in 2019 to improve research on multi-specific longline fisheries in Central America. Spearheaded by...
Faux Tuna Set For UK Release
Plant based tuna alternative, Loma Linda Tuna is expected to make its debut in British supermarkets early next year. Atuna previously reported, Loma Linda as a leading brand on the...
Registration Now Open
The date has been set and registration is now open for the highly anticipated 2019 European Tuna Conference. Organized by Atuna and held in Brussels, the event is set to be an insightful...
Arrest Warrants for Alliance Execs Recalled
A Filipino court has cleared Alliance Select Officials of all inspection charges after it found the defendants’ rights had been violated. The judge presiding in local metropolitan...
EU Tuna Self-sufficiency Recovers Due To Increased Catches
With a growing appetite for fish, particularly tuna, among EU consumers, it is important to ask whether the European Union is indeed self-sufficient in terms of meeting its market demands....
Tuna Remains Most Consumed Species In The EU
Tuna is becoming even more embedded in the daily consumption of an average European, according to a recent study produced by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and...
Millennials Killing Canned Tuna? “Fake News!”
Millennials are reportedly not a fan of opening canned tuna, and it might be affecting the overall consumption pattern in the US, according to a Wall Street Journal report. According...
1.5 Tons Of Tuna Land On The Road
A truck carrying 1.5 tons of canned tuna to a supermarket warehouse in Guadalupe, Mexico, capsized on Wednesday, due to dense fog in the area. The accident caused an hour of traffic due...
American Website Pushes For Tax-Free Tuna
A website titled “Americans for Tax-Free Tuna” is campaigning for the removal of tariffs on tuna loins. The campaign page claims that an additional 25 percent tax on tuna loins,...
Seychelles Expands Protected Areas To Combat IUU
Seychelles is expanding protection zones to two newly designated areas around the island nations Aldabra group and Amirantes to Fortune Bank in order to address illegal,...
Fishing Boat Catches Fire In American Samoa Harbor
Commercial fishing vessel Jeanette, a 228-foot purse seiner, caught fire while docked at Pago Pago harbor in American Samoa today. The Coast Guard is working with the American...
GreenPeace: South East Asia Tuna Sourcing Still A Major Concern
Greenpeace has recently released a report on Tuna Canneries and brands in South East Asia. The NGO evaluated several companies from Thailand, Indonesia and the Phillipines, on a...
IN BRIEF: Kindai Tuna On Show At Expo
A Kindai Tuna will publically filleted and distributed for tasting at a 50th anniversary event hosted by Japanese Kindai University. The highly-commended tuna is the first farm...
EU Announces New Tuna Tolerance
The European Food Safety Authority has found that the tolerance of dioxins in animal fats, is being exceeded across all age groups, in the first comprehensive review...
FFA Wants Flag States To Be Sanctioned On Non-Compliance
The Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) will be advocating for several priority points including a change in the Compliance Meeting Scheme, a new...
US To Push For Higher Bigeye Quota In WCPFC
The US Federal fisheries intend to negotiate increased quota for the US during the annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) which starts on Saturday, Dec....
EJF Exposé: Dark Side Of Taiwan Tuna Export
Illegal shark finning, turtle discarding, whale teeth harvesting and dolphin harpooning are just a selection of the "shockingly cruel and illegal practices" linked to the Taiwanese tuna...
FMAP: Illegal Bluefin Not From Maltese Tuna Farms
The Federation of Maltese Aquaculture Producers (FMAP) strongly denied allegations of involvement in illicit bluefin trade, emphasizing that the tuna fattening industry has nothing to do...