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The “Deliberate Understatement” Of 80% Of FADs
Since starting mandatory FAD-tracking trials at the beginning of the year, the PNA believes that the number of FAD deployments in the region is being deliberately understated by most...
Adventurous Shoppers Buy More Tuna
More exploratory shoppers have led to an increase in sales of more unusual fish types in the UK market, and could be the driving force behind a recent increase in sales of fresh and frozen...
The Post Brexit Surge In Tuna Prices
Tuna buyers in the UK are really starting to feel the impact of the post Brexit inflation, with some stating that the extra cost of their imports will soon have to be passed to the consumer. A...
A Market Boom In Fully Farmed Tuna?
Breeding bluefin tuna from egg to adulthood is increasingly becoming a trend in Japan, with three companies already planning to bring the fully-farmed fish to the market. The Japanese marine...
3 Reasons The PNA VDS Price Hasn’t Increased
Earlier this month, PNA Ministers met in Kiribati to discuss the future management of their lucrative, joint tuna fishery, and just one of the decisions reached was to keep the VDS minimum...
Scarce Catch Not Spurring Manta Price Rise
Despite the notably lower volumes of skipjack raw material entering Ecuadorian ports, the shortage in supply isn’t spurring a rise in the Manta market price, and actually a small decline can...
Conxemar Expansion ’’Urgent’’
The seafood event Conxemar has been forced to leave out dozens of companies from this year’s happening due to a lack of exhibiting space. The International Frozen Seafood Exhibition in Vigo,...
Kumoru’s Prescription For A Stronger PNA
Taking the reins earlier this month, new PNA CEO, Ludwig Kumoru won’t be focusing his first efforts on looking at new initiatives, but on improving governance in the region and ensuring the...
Skipjack Price Breaks Away From The Flat
After staying steady since early July, the benchmark skipjack market in Bangkok has shown its first increase in weeks, albeit slight. Following around six weeks at the USD 1,400 per ton level,...
Venezuelan Tuna Industry: Better Days Ahead?
The Venezuelan tuna industry might be on its way back up as the country’s fishing fleet has seen an increase in domestic catch in the last month. Around 4,700 tons of tuna arrived in Sucre...
Thai Union Can’t Confirm Rumors On Nirsa
Recent press reports have sparked rumors over whether Thai Union is in talks to buy Ecuadorian canned tuna processor, Nirsa, but TU has told Atuna that it cannot comment on the matter. As a...
Yellowfin Slump Stands Out In EPO Catch
Higher hauls of skipjack tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) are managing to offset significant declines in landings of other species, particularly yellowfin tuna. For the first half of...
TU Brings Home Leadership Awards
Thai Union has been named as having the best CEO and CFO among other Thai firms in a new investor poll. The company topped the IAA Award among Thai listed firms in the 7th annual Investment...
Alliance Tuna Getting Back On Track?
A growing demand for its products has led to a widened market share for Alliance Select, mainly in the US, Japan and the Middle East. Alliance Select reported a heavy net loss of USD 6.39...
Has The Purse Seine Fleet Reached Its Peak?
A growth in the number of tuna purse seiners active in the Western Pacific Ocean halted for the first time in 10 years in 2015, according to the latest data published by the WCPFC. An overall...
The Start Of China’s Hunger For EU Tuna Firms?
Tuna revenues for Chinese fishing firm, Shanghai Kaichuang (SK) have doubled in the first half of the year, and although stating that the overall seafood market remains “depressed”, the...
Are FAD Charges Effective?
Earlier this month, the annual PNA Ministerial meeting came to a close and officials reached a number of key decisions on the management of their tuna resource, with a focus on FAD control....
Thai Union Rumored To Be Eyeing Nirsa
Rumors are circulating that Thai Union has been engaging in talks for the acquisition of Ecuadorian based canned tuna producer, Negocios Industriales Real (Nirsa). According to unconfirmed...
Maldives Keeps Sharp Watch On Tuna Catch
A new database for Maldivian fisheries has been put in place, hoping to improve tuna catch traceability and allow national authorities to watch over the legality of tuna landed in the country....