Elimination of southern bluefin tuna tariffs as part of a Japanese free trade agreement is taking too long, according to the Australian Port Lincoln tuna industry. Several agricultural groups...
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Greenpeace Scolds Obama Over Meal Choice
Greenpeace is unhappy with President Obama’s recent meal choice when on a visit to Japan. Dining on rare dishes at one of the most famous sushi restaurants in the world, Sukiyabashi Jiro,...
Study: EII, Authority Without Credibility?
Source: as published by Campaign for Eco-safe Tuna on their Web blog A new study from the Environmental Policy Group at Wageningen University in the Netherlands questions the reliability of...
Peruvian Firm To Bet On Tuna Expansion
Tuna Expansion is on the cards for Peruvian company, Pesquera Hayduk, as it plans to inject USD 7 million into its tuna fishing division. The company will adapt part of its fleet and...
Canadian Outcry Over Longliners Exaggerated
The fear of longliners entering the Gulf of St. Lawrence for tuna fishing this year is an exaggerated non-issue according to Canadian Federal Fisheries Minister, Gail Shea. She believes...
UN Could Limit High Seas Tuna Fishing
Limits on tuna fishing across 50 percent of the Earth’s surface, covered by the High Seas, could be decided by the United Nations (UN) by September 2015. Recently, the first of three...
Kroger Releases Videos On Dedication To Sustainable Tuna
Kroger has taken to social media sites in line with Earth Day 2014 to promote its dedication to sustainable seafood, through a series of four online videos. The footage highlights the US...
World’s Largest Fishmeal Industry Loses Millions
The global fishmeal industry is facing tough times, with the largest producing country, Peru, losing more than USD 87 million in the sector last year. Only two out of twelve Peruvian companies...
New USA Retail Index Shows Strong Price Cuts
US canned tuna brands have been slashing their retail prices significantly over the last three months, in a reaction to the lower raw material prices for skipjack in Bangkok. Scanning a...
Cooks To Close Fishing Grounds For Marine Park
The Cook Islands is closing off its fishing grounds, as plans are well underway for the creation of one of the world’s largest marine reserves. More than a 1 million meter squared area will be...
Global Ocean Action Summit: Less Talk, More Walk On Tuna
It’s not a secret that most of the tuna industry believes more action and participation and less meetings are needed to protect the future sustainability of our ocean resource. And that was...
TUF’s Launches New TV Ad Campaign
Promoting “The Wonder of Deep-Sea Tuna, Freshness You Can Enjoy Everyday”, Thai Union, the world’s largest canned tuna producing company has launched a humorous new television ad, where tuna...
Century Builds New Can Making Facility
The Philippines’ canned tuna near monopolist, Century Pacific Foods, is aiming to expand its production by building a new can making facility. Homed in General Santos City, the new...
Bumble Bee Going Back To Its Roots
Bumble Bee Seafoods is stepping more than 30 years back in time, returning to its San Diego roots. The North American seafood company, owner of one of America’s big three tuna brands is moving...
DWFNs Not Providing Scientists Pacific Catch Data
Scientific assessment of tuna catch in the WPO is being hampered by the lack of data provided by some distant water fishing nations (DWFNs). A recent meeting of over 20 stock assessment...
415 Million In Tuna Vessels Delivered To Indian Ocean
EMATUM tuna fishing company is set to receive up to 11 tuna fishing vessels by July. The Mozambique government initiated firm is due to start operating this year with the arrival of the ships...
Mexico’s Leading Fleet To Buy 4 New Seiners
Mexico’s largest tuna fleet is injecting as much as USD 100 million to buy four new tuna seiners. Pesca Azteca, part of Pinsa Group, commissioned Spanish Armon shipyard for the construction of...
Mayotte Becomes A Tuna Rich EEZ Of The EU
Seychelles flagged tuna vessels to fish in tuna rich waters of the EU, now that for the Indian Ocean island territory Mayotte an agreement has been made to allow for access of these purse...
Central EU Canned Imports Show Strong Growth
As the largest importing market for canned tuna globally, the tuna industry is bursting with references to the European Union. And Central Europe, as the largest market within this community,...
Atuna Introduces Skipjack Price Index
Want to stay up-to-date with the movement of the most important global tuna price indicator in the business? Now you can! Atuna.com has added an exciting new feature to its bursting collection...