Fiji is in need of whole round tuna according to its Fisheries Minister, Semi Koroilavesau. He mentioned that his department, the government, and the ambassador to the Pacific are trying to...
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Korean Brand Introduces Pouched Tuna Porridge
New types of tuna products are entering the global market regularly. Korean brand Bonjuk, well-known for creating authentic rice porridge, has introduced a tuna flavor in pouched form. This...
EU Alerts: Zero Tuna Incidents Reported To RASFF In January
January was a calm month for the EU Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) when it came to tuna-related incidents. According to its website, no EU members raised any health...
Poll: What Does 2022 Hold For Thai Canned Tuna Production?
Canned tuna production in Thailand suffered a major slump last year as demand from major destinations such as the US nosedived. Eventually, the year ended with exports plummeting 20 percent...
Filipino Coastal Residents Happy Over One Ton Of Skipjack Washing Ashore
Last Friday, residents of Masim town in Sarangani, Philippines, were delighted when more than one ton of skipjack beached on their shores. According to the State of the Nation news program,...
New Sajo Tuna Fish Cake Targeting Younger Audience
Korean Sajo Group has announced its newest product -- the tuna cake, which will soon be introduced in its domestic market. The high-protein item contains around 15 percent tuna combined with...
Piriou Sets Up In Seychelles To Expand Biz With IO Tuna Sector
French shipbuilding company, Piriou, is setting up a base in Mahé, Seychelles, to expand its business in the Indian Ocean area. It is partnering with United Concrete Products (UCPS) – a...
Military Sends Patrol Vessel To Gulf Of Guinea To Protect Tuna Boats
The Spanish military has sent the patrol vessel ‘Serviola’ to complete a period of operational qualification so that it will be ready to protect tuna fishing boats in the Gulf of Guinea from...
IPNLF Appoints Former Indonesia Fisheries Head To Its Board
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) has appointed Mohammad Zulficar Mochtar to its Board of Trustees (BoT). He was Director-General of Capture Fisheries in the Indonesian Marine...
Mauritius Looking Into Sea Mining In The IO?
Mauritius is looking to deep-sea mine in the region. Evidence that the Central Indian Ocean basin contains around 5 kg of polymetallic nodules per square meter has been the main motivation of...
Brunei Authorities Confiscate Non-Halal Tuna Crackers
A box of tuna crackers and other seafood tidbits were confiscated by officials because they were sold without the authorized use of Brunei Islamic Religious Council's (MUIB) Halal label....
Seiner Runs Aground On Mexican Beach Due To Bad Weather
A tuna seiner ran aground last week in Mexican waters due to strong waves and bad weather conditions. The boat, ‘Big Eye’, was presumably navigating towards shelter when a storm hit and...
Dongwon Seiner Rescues Locals Drifting For 1 Month In The Pacific
A banana boat with ten people on board left New Ireland, PNG, on December 23, 2021, for Tanga Island, but never arrived. This week, one month after it went missing, the vessel was found by the...
Sapmer’s ‘Belle Rive’ Seiner Suffers Small Collision
‘Belle Rive’, the tuna purse seiner owned by La Reunion-based French company, Sapmer, suffered a slight collision on January 11. The 89-meter vessel which carries the Mauritian flag...
Seychelles IOT Plant Soon To Use Solar Energy For Cold Storage
The Thai Union-owned IOT tuna processing plant in Seychelles will soon be installing solar panels to reduce the facility’s carbon footprint. According to its press statement, the generated...
Bluefin In UK Waters Tagged For EU Marine Study
UK scientists have tagged bluefin in the country’s waters for the first time. They placed the acoustic trackers on 30 fish which will show their journey across the Channel to France and how...
EPO Tuna Fishing Back At Full Capacity As Veda Ends
All purse seiners in the EPO area can now go back to sea to resume their fishing activities. Around half of these vessels were at port for the last 72 days as part of the mandatory IATTC...
Vietnamese Fishermen Seeing Increase In Tuna Value
Fishermen currently offloading in the Khanh Hoa province in Vietnam have welcomed tuna prices which are close to the levels of a few months ago. This comes after it was reported that in the...
NFI President John Connelly Leaving After 2 Decades
John Connelly, the President of the US National Fisheries Institute (NFI), will be retiring in February 2023. He recently discussed his intention with the organization’s Board of Directors....
Volcanic Eruption Had Limited Impact On Pacific Islands
Yesterday, Atuna reported on the impact of the volcanic eruption in Tonga. The first pictures taken show that all islands are covered with ash and there are signs of huge water invasions. The...