Cell-based seafood company, BlueNalu, has secured around USD 11 million to scale up production and boost cultivated fatty belly meat of bluefin (toro). On December 29, the company announced...
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Year In Review: 2025 Top Stories
The global tuna industry faced pronounced volatility in 2025, marked by disruptions triggered by the US’s imposition of punitive reciprocal tariffs and a weakening US dollar. EU regulators...
Skipjack Body Temperature Shows Spawning And Survival Modes
A group of Japanese researchers conducted a study to understand skipjack spawning habits in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, essential for a detailed understanding of the species’ population...
Solar GPS Trackers Gain Traction In Indonesia’s Artisanal Tuna Fleet
The International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) inspected how solar-powered vessel tracking devices are affecting the day-to-day operations of handline and pole-and-line fishers in eastern...
GoTFish Aims To Restore Overexploited Tuna In Gulf of Thailand
Global non-profit Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) recently kicked off a five-year initiative, the GoTFish Project, aimed at improving the sustainability and management of tuna and...
Aussie Scientists Decode Tuna Spawning Habits In Global Ocean Study
Tunas show considerable consistency in where and when they spawn, according to a group of Australian researchers. They conducted a study to understand the spawning strategies of pelagic fish,...
ISSF Strengthens Governance With Five New Board Appointments
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) recently announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). These tuna...
Vietnam Registers Entire Fishing Fleet In VNFishbase As EU Pressure Mounts
Vietnam's authorities have tightened oversight across the fishing sector, rolling out stricter vessel monitoring systems, mandatory electronic catch documentation, and tougher enforcement...
Aldi Australia Says All Its Canned Tuna Will Carry MSC Logo
Aldi Australia will be transitioning its entire canned tuna range to MSC-certified tuna. Its private labels, Oceanrise and Portview, will carry the sustainable blue tick by early 2026, the...
Plant-Based Tuna Gains Traction As Flexitarianism Grows
In the past five years, vegan tuna producers have positioned their fish-free alternatives as sustainable food source, betting on shifting consumer preferences among millennials and Gen Z....
IO Skipjack Allocation For EU Fleet Sparks French Backlash As Spain Gains
The European Council of Ministers recently set the 2026 quotas for Indian Ocean skipjack for EU-flagged vessels from, France, Spain, and Italy. The French purse seine organization Orthongel...
India Eyes Lakshadweep As High-Value Tuna Hub For Global Markets
India wants to position Lakshadweep as a premium tuna hub and is pitching the remote archipelago to investors as the nucleus of a modern, sustainability-led value chain that encompasses...
WPRFMC Warns Decisions On MPA Tuna Fishing Must Be Backed By Research
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPRFMC) concluded last week with discussions focused on whether commercial fishing...
European Tuna Conference 2026 To Take Place In Barcelona On April 20
Atuna is pleased to announce that we will be organizing the 9th edition of the European Tuna Conference on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. The event will take place one day...
EU Stakeholders Push ‘Rethink Fisheries’ Vision As Bloc Prepares New 2040 Strategy
Fishers, scientists, and environmental NGOs in the EU together recently unveiled a new shared plan to create fair and low-impact fisheries in Europe, which has tuna species such as bluefin and...
New Tool Helps Monitor Deep-Sea Mining Near Key Tuna Grounds
A newly designed portal, ‘Deep Sea Mining Watch,’ will show where ships involved in deep-sea mineral exploration are operating, including providing their past and latest sailing updates. The...
EU Pays Cook Islands Millions for Access of its Tuna Fleet
The EU and the Cook Islands renewed their Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) this week. The deal will allow EU-flagged vessels to fish for tuna in the Cook Islands’ EEZ for a...
American Samoa LL Fleet Gains From South Pacific Albacore MP
The WCPFC meeting concluded last week with the adoption of a management procedure (MP) for South Pacific albacore, a move that was hailed by industry stakeholders. The Western Pacific Regional...
Vietnamese Fishers Relieved As Govt Suspends Tuna Size Decree
The Vietnamese government recently announced that it has suspended the size regulations for several key marine species, including skipjack and other tuna-like species, following the rising...
US House To Consider Bill To Sanction Vessels Linked To IUU Fishing
At the 119th US Congress session held last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the ‘Stop Illegal Fishing Act’ targeting Chinese IUU fishing vessels. The Act will give US President...