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Mexico Expects To Claim Damages From US
The Mexican government appears to be hoping for a big financial windfall from the US in the coming months as a result of the dolphin-safe debate which has been ongoing between the two nations...
Timing Of Maldives MSC Audit Still Unclear
The exact timing of the upcoming audit of the Maldives’ pole and line Indian Ocean MSC certification is still unknown, leaving tuna fishery stakeholders from the nation in the dark. Any final...
Are Philippine Skipjack Catches Making A Comeback?
Fisheries production in the Philippines is growing, with an increase in output of 1.8 percent in the third quarter of the year, according to the Department of Agriculture, with most of this...
Far Lower Price Drives Surge In US Euthynnus Imports
US imports of tuna-like species continue to race in this year, following earlier reports that purchases were rocketing, with potential to disrupt the traditional canned tuna market, which is...
Tuna & Salmon Battle For UK Top Spot
By the end of the year, salmon is expected to leap ahead of tuna to become the most popular fish on Britain’s dinner tables, as a new report shows that sales of salmon are soaring in an era of...
Sharp Increase In Japanese Aqua Farmed Tuna
According to the Japanese Fisheries Agency, the last three years have seen a 50 percent increase in aquacultured bluefin tuna in the nation, providing a steady and reportedly well-priced...
Crusoe Wants To Boost Brazilian Tuna Consumption
Under the firm’s subsidiary brand Crusoe Foods, Spanish tuna producer Jealsa Rianxeira spent millions opening a new Brazilian cannery in 2014, but, not yet satisfied, the firm is now set to...
Sri Lanka’s Red Card Limbo
Despite a special EU representative having arrived in Sri Lanka today to discuss the final report concerning the nation’s red card sanction, it appears that the country may have to wait a...
Old Fashioned Tuna Data Reporting Methods “Useless”?
Conservationists in Taiwan are calling for a new ‘cloud computing’ system of fisheries management to be implemented, in which an electronic recording and reporting system would replace the...
Wild Planet Accused Of Substantial Underfilling
Wild Planet Foods, with its US canned pole and line tuna brand, Sustainable Seas, is the latest firm to face accusations of underfilling its cans. Immediately following claims that US...
Underfilled Cans, “No Accident”?
A class action lawsuit filed against US retailer Safeway for underfillling cans comes just shortly after StarKist agreed to a USD 12 million settlement in a similar case. Their closeness rings...
Indian Ocean Yellowfin: The 5 Year Climb
There’s been a steep uphill climb in Indian Ocean yellowfin catch over the last five years at least, as landing volumes of the species now almost level with skipjack. Since levels recorded in...
Why Ecuador Needs A lower Raw Material Price
A number of colliding factors are impacting the price of canned tuna product processed in Ecuador, but labor expenses seem to be far outweighing the rest. High costs are causing the country’s...
Preparing For Long-Term Stagnant Market
Value added products could be the perfect route for Asian tuna processors, according to one company, which believes the Thai tuna industry will remain relatively flat for the next two years....
Filipino Fishing Firm Signs Multi-Million Deal
Industrial wire and rope manufacturer Bridon is now a new supplier of one of the Philippines’ biggest tuna fishing firms, RD Fishing, after the company was reportedly impressed by the quality...
Declining US Tuna Imports In 1st 3 Quarters
Recent data gathered by atuna.com has shown that an eight percent drop has occurred in US canned tuna imports over the first three-quarters of the year, with notable slides seen in deliveries...
Are FAD-Free Declarations Reliable?
According to recent reports, observers in PNG working under the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) have been providing validation of tuna catches being FAD-free or free school, despite such...
NZ Increasing Push On PNA To Drop VDS
Pressures on the PNA to drop the Vessel Day Scheme (VDS) are intensifying, as a New Zealand government team arrives in the Marshall Islands, where the PNA office is based, to push its case for...
Who’s Moving In On Ecuador’s German Market Turf?
Germany’s appetite for canned tuna is growing this year, as buyers boosted their purchases by a noticeable 15 percent. However, during 2015’s first eight months, some supplying countries have...