Have you wondered why tuna meat shows V-patterns? Researchers from the National University of Singapore’s Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) have investigated how these...
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Hull Coating For Vessels Inspired By Tuna Skin Wins Award
A specially formulated hydrogel for boats that mimics the behavior of the mucous layer of a tuna’s skin has won the 2020 Japanese Government Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity. This...
EU-Gambia Fisheries Agreement Finally Put Into Effect
With a majority of 478 votes, the new six-year Sustainable Fishing Partnership Agreement (SFPA) between the EU and Gambia was approved by the Europian Parliament on...
Charlie The Tuna Gets Its Own Pop! Figurine
Charlie the Tuna, StarKist’s brand ambassador, has cemented his place in American pop culture by having his own Funko’s Pop! Vinyl figurine. The limited-edition item will...
IATTC’s President, Alfonso Miranda – Chair Of AMAtuna2020
Alfonso Miranda Eyzaguirre, who was recently elected President of IATTC and is also President of the Peruvian Chamber of Tuna (CPA), will chair the Americas Tuna...
EU Finances Vessels To Prevent Young Somalis From Piracy
The FAO recently delivered twelve small tuna fishing boats to Somalia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources. The vessels were given as part of a...
Uncertain New Year’s Bigeye Prices In Honolulu
As New Year’s Eve approaches and the demand for ahi tuna increases in Honolulu, the price for this traditional holiday food remains uncertain. At the Tamashiro Market on Thursday, prices...
Help For Drifting US Seiner In PNA Waters
Yesterday, Atuna reported that the US-flagged purse seiner ‘Danielle Lynn’ was drifting in the South Pacific and asking for assistance. Today, the news was received that the...
GrupoMar To Discuss Mexican Tuna Market At AMAtuna 2020
The Mexican canned tuna industry has been growing steadily in the last five years. Surprisingly, in the North American country, fish and seafood are the main sources of protein, positioned...
New Locally Produced Tuna Product In Solomon Islands
KOKONUT Solomon Islands (KOSI) launched a new tuna product during the Christmas market in the country. The canned line is called Tuna in Kokonut Oil and it supports domestic...
No Management Complacency In WCPFC
Graham Philling, Director of the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Oceanic Fisheries Programme, said during an RNZ radio interview that there is no room for complacency in the way the...
TU Stake In Thammachart Seafood To Help Growth In Region
The Thai Union (TU) Group recently increased its stake in domestic retail company, Thammachart Seafood Retail Co., to 65 percent. In a press statement, TU said that the seafood firm...
Pinsa Opens Dolores Brand Stores
The Pinsa Group has opened its third Dolores Market store in Mazatlan, Mexico. This is in addition to the two other concept shops in Culiacán and Guadalajara. Pinsa's...
Japan Gets Extra Bluefin Quota From Taiwan For 2020
The WCPFC meeting, which concluded yesterday, confirmed and approved Japan's acquisition of an extra catch quota of 300 M/T for large bluefin – weighing 30 kilograms or more...
WCPFC’s Voluntary Guidelines For Seabirds’ Safety
The issue of safeguarding seabirds from becoming tuna bycatch was discussed during the WCPFC 16 meeting, which is currently taking place in Port Moresby, PNG. Consequently, the...
US Sushi Chain Consciously Chooses MSC Tuna
Over 4,000 fresh sushi kiosks in US supermarkets and wholesale clubs have consciously chosen to process MSC-certified tuna in their products. Snowfox, a Houston-based...
Oceano Seafood Buys A-1 Tuna Brand In Peru
The Oceano Seafood Company, a South American corporation made up of Peruvian and Ecuadorian entrepreneurs, have bought the Peruvian canned tuna brand, A-1. The brand was formerly owned...
FFA Reiterates Its Founding Role In WCPFC
The Director-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen, has highlighted that FFA's members were the founders of the Tuna...
No EU Tuna Food Safety Alerts In November
No tuna-related food safety alerts were published by the EU Regulatory Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) for the entire month of November. The agency provides the latest...
Ecuador Taking Action Against Yellow Card
Ecuador has already started to take action to rid itself of the EU yellow card for when the progress of the national fishery sector will be analyzed next April or May. One of the main...