For some time now, New Zealand has reportedly been spying on its neighbors in the Pacific, collecting calls, social media messages, emails, and sharing them with the US government; some of...
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11 Year Low Euro Blow Softened For Tuna Buyers
Sinking to its lowest level in more than 11 years, the drastically weak Euro value against the US dollar has substantially weakened the buying power of EU consumers towards dollar quoted food...
How Much FAD Free Tuna Do You Estimate To Be Fraudulent?
In light of recent claims made by Europêche, Europe’s main fishing industry organization, regarding an alleged proliferation of possibly fraudulent FAD-free labels in tuna EU markets, we asked...
Is This The Highest Yellowfin Catch The EPO’s Ever Seen?
In a year where EPO tuna catches have soared to a six year high, catches of one species have been especially plentiful. Going back in the stats, 2014 yellowfin landings in the EPO have hit a...
SkyTruth Assists Arrest Tuna Pirates, From Space
Backed by Google, the recently launched satellite vessel-following technology, SkyTruth, has showed what it’s worth after pinpointing a tuna longliner allegedly engaged in pirate fishing in...
160 Years Of French Tuna Canning And Still Moving Forward
The world’s oldest and still operating seafood cannery closed down this week, after 162 years of production, but it won’t be completely gone, as it has left its mark in the French seafood...
Skipjack Price Slips To Psychological Barrier
WCPO boatowners have been pulled into panic, as the Bangkok skipjack market sees a further fall; price has slipped to what many describe as the psychological barrier, or major reference point...
Tough Questions Raised On “NOAA IUU List”
A whole lot of issues have been raised on atuna.com in the last few months, and the industry has not been short on questions and opinions. One of the hot topics discussed these last few weeks...
EPO Tuna Catch Jumps To 6-Yr Record High
New results show a situation where rising concern for the EPO stock status of some species, comes hand in hand with rising catches. Have conservation measures implemented in the region really...
Over USD 690 Million Could Be Lost By Skipjack Fleets
Fishing nations exporting tuna raw material to Thailand, the world’s biggest tuna processing nation, could be collectively losing over USD 690 million in value if 2015 does not produce a...
Will Princes Merger Bring IBL’s Tuna Profits Back?
IBL’s Seafood Hub Ltd has tightened its grip on a growing tuna revenue, as its increased 43.6 percent stake in Princes Tuna (Mauritius) is finalized. Will the new merger boost IBL’s current...
New Innovative Super Seiner To Join Echebastar Fleet
With a possible 10,000 tons of free school tuna catch on the verge of MSC certification, one of the Indian Ocean’s largest tuna fisheries is about to be joined by the 90 meter ‘Jai Alai’,...
Air Cannon To Sample And Reduce Seiner Bycatch?
Fisheries researchers from Norway have come up with a handy piece of innovation aimed at reducing bycatch in tuna purse seine fisheries, but this one is a little different, as it kind of looks...
Investors Get Ownership Of Top Asian Tuna Brands
In a low-cost acquisition, the Philippine canned tuna market monopolist has snapped up a related company that holds the group’s brands, trademarks and other intellectual property. Century...
Seiner Operator On Trial For Death Crew Member
A tuna fishing and trading group in New Zealand is to face charges for failing to ensure the safety of its workers, following the tragic death of one employee aboard a tuna vessel in May 2012....
Mexican Tuna Catch To Increase With New Vessels?
One of Mexico’s largest tuna fishing companies, Grupomar, will soon be receiving its third and last newly built tuna seiner from Spanish shipbuilders Astilleros Armon, in order to reach the...
Satellite Connected Tablet Revolutionizes PNA Observer Work
Observers working aboard tuna vessels fishing in the largest single skipjack resource in the world are set to begin full scale trials for Electronic Catch Documentation Systems (eCDS), which...
USD 34 Million For Acquisition Of Umami Tuna Farms
An acquisition initiated last November for the purchase of a Croatian bluefin farming company has now been settled at JPY 4 billion (USD 33.5 million). Japanese fisheries service...
How To Secure The Most Important Food And Money Source For Pacific People
As of today, scientists, resource managers, researchers, fishermen and NGOs will be joining together for a three day long workshop on the future management of Pacific fisheries, at the SPC...
Turkey Plans To Increase Catch 73% Catastrophic For ICCAT
A decision by Turkey to exceed established Atlantic bluefin catch limits has been criticized by the EU, Japan and other ICCAT members during a meeting last week in Madrid, Spain. Some think...