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Grupomar’s ‘Tuny’ Now Halal Certified
One of Mexico’s largest tuna producing firms, Grupomar, has received halal certification for its “Tuny” branded canned tuna as part of an attempt to reach new Muslim markets. Grupomar, the...
Spanish Seiners Under Closer Watch In Cook Islands
Spanish tuna purse seiners in the Cook Islands’ EEZ are about to be monitored more heavily, as an agreement framework between OPAGAC and the Pacific island nation has been outlined, which will...
What’s Next For Pacific Bluefin?
The decision not to take additional conservation steps for Pacific bluefin tuna at last week’s WCPFC meeting has been greeted with dismay by NGOs, and some will now urge stakeholders to stop...
Will Tuna Treaty Help American Samoa?
The South Pacific Tuna Treaty does not bring any apparent special benefits for the American Samoa tuna industry, according to some officials, but there are hopes that a new Trump...
WCPFC: The Consensus Struggle
While there was some important progress on observer safety and skipjack harvest strategies displayed at last week’s WCPFC meeting, frustration still surrounds slow movement on other issues,...
Indonesia Invests Heavily In Tuna Export Boost
Indonesia is making a substantial investment to build integrated fisheries and marine centers on several of the nation’s islands to increase production and export of more fish products,...
US Tuna Importers Face Stricter Regulations
The US government has established the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), which will come into play as of January 2018, designed to reduce IUU imports and curb seafood fraud. The policy...
STANDPOINT: Asian Nations Stand In The Way Of HCRs
This week we want your opinion on the standpoint: ASIAN DWFNs WILL ALWAYS BLOCK ANY HCRs IN THE WCPFC Let us know what you think about this topic by placing your vote now. The implementation...
Atuna Readers Didn’t Have Faith In WCPFC On HCRs
In our most recent poll we wanted to know what you predicted would be decided on Harvest Control Rules (HCRs) at last week’s WCPFC meeting, asking you if you agreed or disagreed with the...
Australian Govt. Alerts Importers On CO-Treated Tuna
Importers in Australia are being warned over the use of carbon monoxide (CO) in fish processing, a method that has gained attention in relation to fresh and frozen tuna processing in several...
WTPO Commits To Fair Labor Plan
A big chunk of the global tuna industry has vowed to work together, as the World Tuna Purse Seine Organization (WTPO) has inked a commitment with Thai Union to establish a plan to ensure fair...
More Longliners Added To Expanding Chinese Fleet
China’s tuna longline fleet expansion continues, as four more vessels are set to begin operations, expected to be active in the Pacific Ocean in the first quarter of 2017. The vessels will be...
GP Praises Subway, Protests At Walmart
Greenpeace is calling out US giants Walmart and Sysco and urging them to step up on sustainability in the same way that Subway did when it recently joined the International Pole & Line...
PNA: Nothing To Gain By Exposing VDS Prices
In response to an EU tabled proposal for increased transparency on licensing, the PNA argues that it has nothing to gain by making trade information, such as prices paid for VDS days,...
Observer Safety One Of Few Points To See Progress
Being hailed as some of the best news to have come out of a slow progress WCPFC meeting, a measure was adopted to see improved safety for fisheries observers working onboard tuna vessels in...
Orkla’s Abba To Offer Pacifical MSC Tuna
Orkla Foods Sweden will now sell MSC sustainably certified skipjack tuna from the PNA waters through the leading Swedish canned tuna brand, Abba. The brand will switch the majority of its...
Transparency On Licensing Blocked At WCPFC
For what is said to be the fifth time in a row, an EU proposal for more transparency in regards to fishing licensing agreements in the WCPO, has faced substantial opposition at this week’s...
Spain Stands Out For IUU Battling Efforts
Spain has done particularly well in fighting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated fishing (IUU), exceeding the efforts of other EU member states, according to a recent report. A study...
French Seiners Lose Protection Against Pirates
The French Navy will no longer provide protection to the nation’s tuna vessels that are operating in the Indian Ocean, with the decreasing rates of piracy cited as contributing to the...