It has been announced that Tri Marine, the world’s largest trader in tuna raw materials, will acquire 100 percent of the shares of Conservera de las Americas from Austral. Conservera de las...
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Pew: How Much Will The Last Pacific Bluefin Tuna Cost?
After the price of the first bluefin tuna auctioned this year at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo crashed dramatically compared to 2013, environmentalists are worried that the excitement and...
Dol-fund Safe: Why Earth Island Hates Transparency
The Campaign For Eco-Safe Tuna website published the following article in October last year. The text addresses the issue of a lack of transparency in the financial situation of the...
China & Korea The New Emerging Tuna Markets
China and South Korea are becoming the newly emerging bluefin markets, as South Australia’s tuna exports to the two countries soar dramatically. The region’s tuna industry has said the new...
Barreras In Mexico To Conclude Additional Orders For New Seiners
The president of one of Spain’s major shipyards, Barreras, has travelled to Mexico to finalize the signing of a contract for the order of two new tuna purse seiners vessels with Mexican tuna...
Peru Auctions 2014 Tuna Fishing Licenses
The Ministry of Production in Peru has launched an auction to sell tuna fishing licenses to give shared access to the Peruvian Tropical Sea. The signing of the contracts for national flagged...
Will Farmed Tuna Ever Fill The Role Of Wild Tuna?
Will farmed tuna ever fill the role of wild tuna? Some don’t think so. Despite improvements and developments in the farming of bluefin tuna, doubts in its ability to replace the at-threat...
The Earth Island Labeling Scheme: Is Anyone Watching?
Written by Campaign Eco-Safe Tuna Widespread consumer confusion about who oversees the “dolphin safe” label is understandable. We expect consumer labels to be overseen with impartiality. Many...
NatGeo Extends Great Success Of “Wicked Tuna”
The National Geographic Channel is building a franchise around one of its highest-rated series, Wicked Tuna. Wicked Tuna: North vs. South has been given the go-ahead by the cable network as a...
ATUNA Reacts To Intimidation Campaign By EII
On Jan 8th, the Earth Island Institute sent out emails and faxes to companies in the global tuna industry, which from start to finish are full of vicious lies, false accusations, and...
Charlie The Tuna Back On TV After A Decade
A new-look StarKist Charlie the Tuna is back on TV after ten years, featured in the US tuna brand’s “My Lunch. My Way. My Creations.” TV campaign. The 15-30 second commercials will give...
ISSF Celebrates Positive Steps Of 2013
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has said that it is important to celebrate the positive steps taken in 2013 and remind ourselves that continuous improvement is...
Composite Longliner Promises 70 Percent Profit Hike
A builder of a new composite longliner design promises he could reduce the number of tuna needed for profitability by as much as 70 percent. The higher profit from fewer fish result of the...
Crew Rescued After Found And Abandoned By Japanese Ship
The United States Coast Guard has rescued four Panamanian crew members who were lost at sea on the tuna vessel “Apache”. According to PanamaAmerica.com the fishermen said they were found...
555 Tuna Races To The Finish Line In New TV Ad
A new tuna TV commercial has been added to our extensive collection as the world’s largest source of tuna commercials. Filipino tuna brand, 555, has released a new ad to promote its canned...
Seismic Survey Makes Australian Bluefin Season Start Earlier
The Australian bluefin tuna season started earlier than usual this time around due to seismic research planned in the Great Australian Bight. Brian Jeffriess, Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna...
Huge Tuna Sushi Mosaic Snags Guinness Record
More than 100 sushi chefs in Hongkong, on Wednesday, jointly created a sushi mosaic covering an area of 37.57 square meters -- more than 400 square feet -- creating a new Guinness World...
BB’s CEO “Sickened” By Child Labor Allegations
Bumble Bee Tuna CEO, Chris Lischewski, has said in an interview with Intrafish that he is “sickened” by claims of the company being involvement in child labor, and has fiercely denied...
Tuna Stock Status Estimates Are Just “Best Guesses”
Inaccuracy of global tuna catch statistics has been highlighted as a major issue affecting the ability for scientists to carry out proper assessment of the stocks of our oceans’ tuna. Without...
“Net Loss” Marine Mammals Scarcely Related To Tuna
Described by the New York Times as “One of the nation’s most powerful environmental groups,” US based, NRDC (National Resources Defense Council) has released a report this month focusing on...