Fears have been raised by residents of Port Vila, Vanuatu regarding the opening of the currently dormant Sino-Van Tuna Plant, scheduled for July. Constructed seven years ago as part of a joint...
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Brazil Wants Spanish Seiners To Bump Up Tuna Production
A number of Spanish seiners could end up operating out of Brazil’s Ceara state, with a plan to set up a partnership to develop a tuna fishing cluster off the country’s northeast coast. The aim...
Is the Cook Islands Seiner Deal Illegal?
The new opposition leader to the proposed Cook Islands and EU seiner deal is starting to make his presence felt, and has this week released details of a technicality in the agreement which he...
Will “Stricter” US Dolphin Safe Rules Ease WTO Concern?
Reading between the lines of the newer, “stricter” dolphin safe tuna labelling rules recently announced by the US NOAA, it seems that the “enhanced” regulations might not actually change much...
Pacific Nations Push To Stop High Seas Fishing
Pacific island nations are pushing to close the high seas areas of the WCPO to all commercial fishing activity, in an attempt to bring some control over vast areas of ocean which fall outside...
ISSF’s “Imperative” Step To Add China To Its Focus
As China’s tuna fishing industry booms, it has been announced that the nation will be the latest location addition to ISSF’s global series of skipper workshops, designed to share best...
Discounters Outstrip Canned Tuna Competition Once Again
German-owned discount chains Aldi and Lidl have once again proved their worth in the canned tuna category, as an established consumer testing magazine has ranked their references well above...
US Tuna Fleet Investors Venture Into IT Market
A US firm with current investments in the tuna fishing industry and the vegetable based protein products market, has further diversified its portfolio, making new investments into the IT...
First Signs Of Skipjack Price Steadying
After rapidly rising for weeks, the first signs of a steadying Bangkok skipjack price have now emerged, with canneries working on first exhausting their current cold storage inventories,...
Growth Of Injected Yellowfin In EU Market
A process of injecting tuna with vegetable broth to improve its coloring and give both buyers and consumers a fresher impression of the fish appears to have become a prolific trend in the EU...
Australia Records Shortest Catching Season To Date
Favorable weather conditions have facilitated Australia’s shortest southern bluefin catching season to date, with the quota being reached a month earlier than last year. Brian Jeffriess, Chief...
TU Investors Greenpeace’s Newest Target
With more than a thousand shareholders in attendance, Thai Union’s Annual General Meeting this week was used by Greenpeace as an opportunity to target TU investors, and push them to question...
Storage Capacity At Critical For StarKist Samoa
Efforts need to be made to secure ample fish storage space in StarKist’s American Samoa-based cannery, or workers hours could be affected, according to the firm. The StarKist Samoa plant finds...
Consumers Told To Steer Clear Of Non-MSC Yellowfin
No MSC? No Yellowfin. That’s the message from one trusted consumer magazine in Europe, which is advising shoppers to avoid yellowfin tuna altogether if the packaging does not clearly display...
Skipjack Landings Shoot Past Record Year
Skipjack catch in the EPO during the first two months of the year has surpassed 2015 volumes for the same period, despite whole round supply to Manta, the region’s major market, being...
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Bringing to you the latest edition of Atuna Business Brief, we give you a digestible, snap-shot overview of the biggest and newest headlines to hit the tuna industry. In less than three...
WATCH NOW: The Latest Stories In Just 3 Minutes
Bringing to you the latest edition of Atuna Business Brief, we give you a digestible, snap-shot overview of the biggest and newest headlines to hit the tuna industry. In less than three...
EU Closing The Gap On Important Duty Free Deal
The EU has thrown increasing support behind its most important canned tuna supplier, pushing for the ratification of a key multilateral trade deal. It hopes to close a possible gap that could...
Indonesia Detonates 23 More Vessels
The Indonesian Fisheries Ministry has seen the destruction of a further 23 vessels, which it has found to be involved in IUU activities within the nation’s EEZ. This brings the total amount of...
Anfaco’s Investment To Fend Off Asian Competitors
A EUR 8.5 million investment by Anfaco has been injected into the opening of new research facilities in Galicia, Spain, which it believes will bolster the competitiveness of domestic canneries...