Two tuna longliners recently left the port of Noro, Solomon Islands, with the most up-to-date electronic observer video technology on board. The video monitoring system has been fitted with a...
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Japanese Expanding Fleet In Sri Lanka
Japan’s self-proclaimed “Tuna King” and Sushi restaurateur, Kiyoshi Kimura, is planning to add as many as 14 new vessels to his tuna fleet fishing under the Sri Lankan flag. With a network of...
Stereoscopical Cameras For Tuna Weight Inspection
The use of stereoscopical camera inspection to refine the number and weight of bluefin tuna during transfer and caging operations has been addressed as part of a technical workshop on...
The History Of The Pacific’s Biggest Economic Story
As well as being the most important economic source for island nations, ABC Pacific Correspondent, Sean Dorney believes tuna is the biggest business story in the Pacific. Part of the panel...
Big Spread Between Thailand 2013 Skipjack Prices
There is a big spread in the prices Thai canned tuna processors paid for their frozen skipjack tuna raw material across various supplying countries. Last year, there was as much as a USD 169...
Pakistan Invites Bids From Foreign Tuna Fleets
The Pakistan federal government is inviting foreign tuna fleets to bid for the right to conduct deep-sea fishing operations in its waters. This is amid a time of rising concern expressed by...
Albacore Crisis Leads To Over Crowded Ports
The albacore tuna crisis that has struck the Pacific, and in particular Fiji, has led to the overcrowding of fishing ports. The Fiji Ports Corporation has become concerned about the increasing...
Jaccar To J/V With Govt On New Seychelles Tuna Quay
French business group, Jaccar Holdings, has entered into an agreement with the Seychelles government to build and operate a 425 meter commercial fishing quay at Ile du Port. The project will...
Palau’s Marine Reserve A Threat To Industry?
Palau is close to kicking commercial fishing vessels out of its waters to create one of the world’s largest marine reserves. Despite high expectations from major UK National newspaper,...
Could A NOAA Sustainable Tuna Certification Exclude Foreign Fleets?
NOAA has received recommendations on the creation of a sustainable seafood certification. Issued by the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC), the recommendations outline that NOAA...
FDA Expected To Change Mercury Advisory
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to change its advisory on mercury in a way that would be helpful to getting people to eat more seafood. This is according to seafood industry...
Thai Tuna Boats Barred From Indonesian Waters
Authorities in Indonesia have barred hundreds of Thai fishing boats from entering Indonesian waters. This is an important fishing ground for smaller Thai fishing vessels using purse seines or...
Jubilant Official: Walmart Wants Our Pole And Line
An Indonesian official has been left jubilant after he claims that the major US retailer, Walmart, has an interest in buying pole and line tuna from his country. The Director General of...
Vietnamese Yellowfin Feb Export Sales Plummet
Vietnam’s yellowfin tuna export sales have fallen by as much as 25 percent to USD 73 million. The dramatic drop has been witnessed in sales across February this year, when compared to the same...
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fishing Stopped Until June
The US fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna has been put on hold until June. The closure of the fishery was announced this week by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), as an immediate...
Taiwanese Longliner Disappeared In Indian Ocean
A Taiwanese longliner has gone missing while operating in the Indian Ocean. The Fishermen’s Association in the south of the country has requested the government to help find the vessel that...
Renato Curto: Are We Working On A Universal Standard?
Tri Marine CEO, Renato Curto, has given his advanced remarks prior to his role as Chairman of the 13th Infofish World Tuna Trade Conference in May. He asks the industry “Are we effectively...
The Falling Skipjack Price – Where Is The Bottom? What Did You Think?
Despite widely split opinions in our most recent atuna.com homepage poll, most of our readers are expecting the bottom price of the falling skipjack market not to drop below USD 1,150 CFR BKK....
Zunibal’s Sonar Buoys For Reducing Juvenile Catch
Zunibal has launched a new, complete system for fishing tuna. The innovation, presented by the company, is formed by a collaboration of its Tunabal 7 ecological buoy and the Zunisea...
Did Lack Of English Sink Dongwon Seiner?
A lack of understanding the English language among engineering officers contributed to the sinking of Dongwon-owned US flagged purse seiner, “Majestic Blue”. A US Coast Guard investigation...