Spanish tuna firm Calvo is bringing a new lighter tuna product to Italian supermarket shelves, marketed through its traditional Nostromo brand in the country. This follows on from the firm’s...
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Pacific Islands Want Bigger Piece Of Tuna Pie
Pacific island nations should work towards getting a greater share of the USD 4 billion the regional tuna fishery earns on an annual basis, argues the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). Although...
The Spanish Tuna Route: Tens Of Thousands Of Tapas
With a total of 71,098 tapas sold, this year's Ruta Del Atún (Tuna Route) proved to be a big hit, giving locals and tourists a choice of some of the south of Spain's finest tuna themed plates,...
Seychelles Gets Approval On Less Drastic YF Catch Cut
Despite facing previous opposition from distant water fishing nations, the Seychelles Fisheries Ministry has announced that it “won gold” at the recent IOTC meeting, in getting its purse seine...
Tuna 2020 Traceability Pledge: Major Tuna Players Join
Tuna industry leaders have been called on to join the Tuna 2020 Traceability Declaration, established by the World Economic Forum (WEF), and ultimately aimed at ensuring full traceability in...
Greenpeace Uses Cats To Attack Thai Union
Thai Union has again been put in the spotlight in relation to its tuna practices, but this time in a more positive way, with it said that the firm is involved in discussions to improve its...
US Sushi Restaurants Fined For Tuna Mislabeling
Two restaurants in Washington, US, have been found to have mislabeled sushi, including escolar sold as albacore or "white tuna". Both have agreed to pay a fine and to "discontinue deceptive...
Leading Chinese Tuna Firm Enters Stock Market
One of the leading tuna fishing and processing firms in China, Ping Tai Rong, is planning to expand its tuna business, and has now made an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to put its subsidiary...
EU Auditors: 89% Of EU Fleet Not Monitored
The European Court of Auditors has found that the EU does not yet have a "sufficiently effective system of fisheries controls", which hinders the Common Fisheries Policy, in a report released...
How 3D Imaging Can Measure Tuna Biomass
A system that automatically measures the biomass and count of tuna has been created by a collaboration of Spanish institutions, which claim it has an increased accuracy that can help solve the...
Omega-3 Oil Producer Secures Supply From Pacific And IO
SeaDragon, New Zealand’s largest refiner of fish oil, is now sourcing tuna from the Indian Ocean and the South and East Pacific. The firm produces oil from fish species, including tuna, with...
American Samoa: Trading Canned Tuna For Fishing Access?
American Samoa is gifting nearby nations excess tuna, available since the closure of the Samoa Tuna Processors (STP) plant, in a bid to develop relationships that could potentially solve the...
Ecuador’s New Fisheries Ministry: Good News For Tuna Sector?
A new Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries has been approved by Ecuador’s President in a bid to create more independence for the sector. There are hopes that this venture will generate...
How Innovative Technology Uses Birds’ Flying Speed To Spot Tuna
Sometimes referred to as the transition from "hunting to harvesting", the changing nature of fishing and the role technology plays is a debatable one in the tuna industry. Speaking to Atuna,...
IOTC Reduces Supply Vessel & FAD Numbers
A number of reduction measures were implemented as a result of discussions at the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission’s (IOTC) 21st session which came to an end on Friday after a week of...
Vietnamese Exporters Start Year With Bang
Vietnamese exports of tuna products have swelled in value by almost a quarter in the first three months of 2017, compared to the same period last year. Totaling USD 121 million, exports have...
Balfegó Begins Bluefin Catching Season
Grupo Balfegó, one of the main fresh tuna exporters in Spain, has started its annual fishing for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean. The company is expecting to fulfill its quota before the end...
Steel VS Plastic: What Better Preserves Tuna?
The material used to package tuna is not something that varies extensively, with metal cans being the dominant substance used for tuna tins all over the world. In the Spanish market, however,...
ISSF Members: Keeping Their Promise?
With member compliance having become a key part of ISSF’s annual report, the latest edition hones in on the fact that the conformance rate on sustainability goals across all participating...
Airport Visitors Greeted By Tuna On Baggage Belt
Travelers at the Aomori airport in Japan witnessed an unusual item coming down the baggage rail when a life-size plastic bluefin tuna made circuits on the luggage carousel. After making rounds...