Source: Pew Environment Group
An innovative project in the Gulf of Mexico may finally offer a real solution to a decades-old problem.For 30 years, fisheries experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have tried to protect...
Source: New York Times
Millions of Spaniards took advantage of cheap financing to buy new houses during Spain’s decade-long economic boom and housing bubble beginning in the late 1990s. The country’s fishermen, many encouraged by European Union...
Source: Herald Tribune
The vast majority of the world’s fisheries are declining but could recover if properly managed, according to a paper published Thursday in the journal Science.The statistical analysis marks the first time researchers have...
By Atuna.com
The WWF is proposing a new measure to combat the age-old problem of illegal fishing. The conservation group wants governments and regional fishery authorities to use satellite data to identify where unlawful fishing practices are taking...
Source: Press Release Greenpeace New ZealandIn its new ad campaign Sealord say that they look after the ocean – because the sea means everything; that they take sustainability seriously, always take a conservative approach and aim to leave the...
By Atuna.comSkipjack tuna catches in the Eastern Pacific Ocean are down by 16% this year, according to the latest figures from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
From January to the end of July, the catch fell to 146,799 tons,...
Source: Daily News & AnalysisDefiant former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed on Monday refused to appear before a court in connection with an abuse of power case, forcing the postponement of the matter even as he set sail outside Male despite...
Source: Business Mirror
The Philippines is hoping to expand the preferential trade access of its exporters to Europe by hurdling the requirements set by the European Commission (EC) on good government and sustainable development for...
Korean food and beverage distributor, Dongwon F&B Co., Ltd., Korea’s canned tuna market leader, is the latest to join the conservation efforts of the ISSF. Dongwon is also the major shareholder of StarKist USA, which was a founding member of...
By Atuna.com
The fourteenth edition of Conxemar, Spain’s largest seafood show, starts today and a major novelty will be the presence of Chinese companies, which offer new business opportunities.China is a major export market, producer and consumer...
By Atuna.com
Dongwon Industries – South Korea’s largest fishing company – ordered the construction of two new tuna purse seiners at Korea-based STX Offshore and Shipbuilding. The technical details of the vessels have not been disclosed, but each...
By Atuna.com
Papua New Guinea is quickly becoming a tuna processing hub and one European country, in particular, is driving the Pacific island’s industry. Since 2008, tuna shipments from the island developing nation to Spain have sky-rocketed by...
Source: Business Inquirer
The export arm of tuna canning giant Century Pacific Group is all set for a P120-million (USD 2.89 million) expansion, following the approval of its registration with the Board of Investments (BoI).In a statement, the BoI...
Source: Saigon Times
The Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to list tuna as a major seafood product for export.If the tuna fishing receives more investments, the fishing volume and export...
Source: The Mercury
The possible return of a Japanese tuna fishing fleet to Hobart has drawn fears of another mass protest similar to the one leveled against a controversial super trawler.The Hobart City Council has raised the possibility of a fleet...
Source: FishSite
The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is simplifying the quota reconciliation rules in the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery.Currently if a fisher exceeds their quota holdings for a quota species (for example,...
Source: Taipei TimesGreenpeace hopes to use its time in Taiwan to inform the public about the dangers of overfishing and the risks of fish extinction.Greenpeace vessel Esperanza lies docked in Keelung HarborGreenpeace International’s largest vessel,...
Source: BDOutdoors
It’s official — on Friday, September 28th, the International Game Fish Association received Guy Yocom’s record application for the 193.68 kg (427-pound) yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) he caught on September 18th, while fishing...
Source: Jakarta Post
The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has said the government was strongly committed to improving quality assurance and food safety for fish products to boost exports.Improvements would be carried out throughout the...
Source: Nelson Mail
Labor list MP Shane Jones has slammed a Greenpeace internet spoof of Sealord’s new television commercial, calling it a “treacherous mockery†that demands an unfettered apology to Maori and all New Zealanders.But the environmental...
Source: Seychelles Nation
An ammonia leak was feared aboard one of the foreign purse seiners berthed at the fishing port, but it turned out that there was only a sick sailor.An ambulance and two fire engines sped to the scene at around 3pm...
Source: Taiwan Today
Taiwanese fish market - Taiwan is fully committed to enhancing the sustainability of ocean resourcesTaiwan is ahead of international standards in its measures to protect bluefin tuna and other species, the Fisheries Agency under...
By Atuna.com
Major UK tuna brand, John West, has launched a series of comical, interactive stories on YouTube this week in a bid to connect with consumers.
The collection of short videos – which have already received over 100,000 views - are set...
Source: La Voz de Galicia
Regional Minister Javier Guerra during a meeting with the plant workersThe deadline for companies interested in submitting their bids to buy the Galician canning group Alfageme concluded last Monday. Alfageme has two...
By Atuna.comThese days, eco-labels are becoming such a common feature on wild and farmed seafood products that in some seafood sectors it can be a headache to navigate the variety of claims. Some players in the seafood industry feel there is a need...
Source: Journal Pioneer
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans issued 96 tags the first of this week - six to First Nations and communal licenses and 90 to qualified fishermen who had their names picked in a reallocation draw last week.Based on the...
By Atuna.com
Tri-Marine International, which owns a tuna cannery in American Samoa, is hoping to turn the territory into the regional hub for fish processing.
Unlike American Samoa, the company said many Pacific island countries lack the land mass,...
By Atuna.com
The Japanese government is ready to explore infrastructure development for tuna fisheries in Indonesia’s eastern regions, Negara Indonesia Timur. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) director in Indonesia Kohara Motofumi said...
Joe Hamby Explains Tuna Strategy
By Atuna.com
Good news for Island communities situated in the South Pacific Ocean: the trend to support the livelihood of local tuna sectors seems to be gaining more momentum. Most recently, Tri-Marine – one of the...
Source: PacNews
About 500 people in Fiji’s old capital on Ovalau could lose their jobs if a fishing company relocates to Suva.Pacific Fishing Company Limited tuna workers raised their concerns with the Constitution Commission.Commissioner Penelope...
By Atuna.com
The United Kingdom’s navy ship, HMS PROTECTOR, is patrolling for tuna vessels that are fishing illegally in St. Helena’s waters this week. The tiny, isolated island is a British territory located in the South Atlantic, between South...
Source: WWF Press ReleaseWWF welcomes the first positive signs of stock increase in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna stock revealed in the recent scientific assessment by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic...
By Atuna.com
Thirty-four shipments of tuna products were not allowed into the U.S. in September because they appeared to fail American food and safety standards, and more than half were exported from Thailand, according to the U.S. Food and Drug...
Source: Manila Bulletin
A new European Union regulation that took effect this year would affect local exporters of marine products particularly tuna.Joseph Wozniak, manager for analysis and research of the International Trade Center based in the UK...
Source: Vanuatu Daily PostVanuatu’s 25- year-old patrol boat the RVS Tukoro has spent over a month on the slipway in Brisbane and is returning to resume Fisheries and surveillance patrol on Vanuatu’s waters soon after the Vt51 million revamp.The RVS...
Source: One Page News
Africa-focused, and new comer tuna investor, Lonrho, is rated too lowly for a business expected to show annual double digit growth, says broker Daniel Stewart.
Lonrho recently spun off its airlines arm into a new venture,...
Source: Fiji Sun
European Commission and Fiji Representatives meet in Brussels
Trade negotiators from the European Union (EU) and the Pacific African Caribbean and Pacific countries (PACP), for the first time in three years, met in Brussels this...
Source: MindaNews
Top city councilor Ronnel Rivera last week Thursday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) to formalize his bid to unseat Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio in next year’s local elections.Rivera, a son of a tuna fishing tycoon,...
Source: Japan TimesSignatory nations to CITES on the protection of endangered species are unlikely to discuss measures to regulate international trade in bluefin tuna and eel at their meeting in Bangkok next March.The list of the species to be...
Source: 7th Space
Bluefin tunas are highly prized pelagic fish species representing a significant economic resource to fisheries throughout the world. Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) populations have significantly declined due to...
Source: By Frank Armstrong , Forbes
When you think of it, stocks are a lot like tuna fish. You buy them today to use sometime in the future. You don’t expect to eat it in the store, or even when you get it home that day.Let’s pretend that you, your...
Source: Radio NZ
Calls for Pacific islands to take more ownership of their significant fishery resources have begun translating into action.With some recent reports showing 87 percent of global fish stocks are fully or over-exploited, the Pacific is...
By Atuna.com
Seabird by-catch in tuna longline fisheries is a global conservation problem and one mitigation measure, in particular, has been the focus of research and innovation in recent years.According to the Agreement on the Conservation of...
Source: Ke Alaka’I
StarKist Tuna Company has begun exporting tuna from its American Samoa cannery to foreign countries. In an agreement with the Cook Islands, tuna began being imported in early September from the Cook Islands to be canned in...
Source: La Voz de GaliciaThere are still small fishing boats fishing albacore (Bonito del Norte), but the coastal season which started in June has little time left. The auction at A Mariña has to date reached a turnover of Euro 7.25 million and more...
Prices in Japan have dropped 30 pctBy Atuna.comTaiwanese fishing boats are catching huge volumes of bigeye tuna in Somalia’s pirate-infested waters, thanks to the presence of armed guards, according to The Asahi Shimbun newspaper. The boats have...
In a recent press release, the Spanish National Association of Manufacturers of Canned Fish and Seafood (Anfaco) reported the approval of three different projects which were funded by the European Union.
One of the three schemes is the THINFISH...
Source: Wall Street JournalUnloading cargo from a Maersk Line Ltd. container ship
Maersk Line decided to suspend all operations to and from Iranian ports, the company said Tuesday.The decision comes after Maersk Line, which is operated by Danish...
The Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) announced Daniel Namosuaia of the Solomon Star newspaper as the winner of the Communicating Tuna Media Competition.Robert Matau from Islands Business magazine was announced as runner up.The winner will be...
Source: Public Service Europe, by Maria Damanaki
Maria Damanaki - European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and FisheriesSome 68 percent of EU fish stocks are overfished and Europe is lagging behind internationally when it comes to protecting the...
By Atuna.com
The U.S. tuna industry continues to be hit by bad publicity, thanks to a new mercury study that major American news outlets are covering this week. In some articles, the study’s lead author says it’s best to stay away from “big fishesâ€...
By Atuna.com
American company Phillips Foods has a new product line of albacore tuna and it is sourced from the South Pacific nation of Samoa.
The family-owned company is promoting its work with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), Samoan...
Source: Danish Maritime
A Danish merchant ship that Tuesday was sailing in waters off Somalia felt threatened by another ship that the crew called for help from the international naval forces. A Danish Challenger surveillance aircraft was sent to...
By Atuna.comThe first annual audit for the MSC certified, PNA free school skipjack fishery will take place next month in Cairns, Australia. It’s a routine check-up and a chance for stakeholders to raise any possible concerns that they have about the...
Source: Capital
The European Commission (EC) issued a report accusing Panama of not cooperating to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, therefore foreseeing huge economic losses for the country if the subject is not resolved...
By Atuna.com
The French company, Piriou, needs extra manpower at its Vietnamese shipyard to help meet the growing demand for new tuna purse seiners, says Joris Neven, Piriou’s commercial and marketing director.Established in 2006, SEAS is based in...
Source: Fiji TimesFiji will soon have a National Action Plan for sharks in Fiji.Consultations are in progress at the Southern Cross Hotel in Suva to determine how these measures will be implemented.Ian Freeman, fisheries management adviser of the...
Source: Journal PioneerPrince Edward Island’s tuna fleet exceeded the province’s tuna allocation this year by 1.1751 ton, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Chief of Resource Management for P.E.I. reports.
The department issued a variation order...
Source: Manila Standard Today
Facing the fish-rich West Philippine Sea, this part of the island province holds a candle to General Santos City.“There’s a great potential for Occidental Mindoro, particularly Mamburao, to be the next tuna capital,â€...
Source: Taiwan NewsActivist spokeswoman Kao Yu-fen said the government’s Fisheries Agency officially paid lip service to the idea of protecting the oceans’ aquatic life against depletion of maritime resources, but on the other hand allowed the...
By Atuna.comThe prices of vegetable oils, found in canned tuna, are expected to stay around the current level for the next few months, according to J.P. Spierenburg, a trader at the Dutch United Oil Factories. The prices – which have declined by...
Source: FishNewsEU
Ten Greenpeace activists occupied the largest shipbuilding yard in Taiwan today, accusing the Taiwanese government of undermining international tuna fishing agreements.The peaceful protest coincides with the Save Our Oceans East...
The Spanish Fisheries Confederation (Cepesca) welcomed the good news was released by the Scientific Committee of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) that there are clear signs of improvement of the bluefin...
Source: Greenpeace
Greenpeace will hold talks with the Mauritian government and key stakeholders about sustainable tuna fisheries this weekend following the arrival of the group’s flagship Rainbow Warrior in Port Louis on Friday.The Rainbow Warrior...
Source: Whittier Daily NewsThe front of Bumble Bee Seafoods in Santa Fe Springs on Friday October 12, 2012
A seafood plant employee died Thursday after he was cooked in an oven in an industrial accident, authorities said Friday.
Bumble Bee Foods...
Source: Buzz Feed
The oldest daughter of Mick and Jerry is the latest celebrity to join the Fishlove cause to protest unsustainable fishing.‘Fishlove’ is an ongoing photographic project that invites well-known personalities across the globe to make...
By Atuna.com
American seafood importer Phillips Foods has a new product line of albacore tuna and it is sourced from the South Pacific nation of Samoa.The family-owned company is promoting its work with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP),...
Source: Law 360
The U.S. Court of International Trade on Friday nixed Del Monte Corp.’s challenge to the classification of its flavored microwavable tuna pouches as “tuna in oil,†even though the products merely contain traces of oil to disperse...
Source: News AustraliaDeep sea tuna farming could be the way of the future, after Australian researchers found the fish grow twice as fast when raised in “farms†further from the coast.University of Tasmania scientist Nicole Kirchhoff said the...
By Atuna.com
The former owners of the Alfageme SA tuna canneries filed another appeal in a bid to stop the sale of the company. The Lago family appealed to the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion (Igape) in the Supreme Court on Sept. 21.
In...
By Atuna.comImports of frozen or raw fish products into the EU – including tuna – may be facing more scrutiny upon entry by EU health officials, now that the recent outbreak of salmonella cases has escalated and claimed the life of at least one...
Source: Taipei Times
The Fisheries Agency denied accusations that Taiwan is complicit in overfishing in the western and central Pacific Ocean, saying the building of fishing vessels is strictly controlled by the government and that all newly built...
By Atuna.comMajor U.S. tuna brand, StarKist, is now offering its Tuna Creations product line in single servings. The addition is meant for “on-the-go tuna consumers who like a variety of satisfying flavors in a calorie-controlled individual...
Source: Associated PressWorkplace safety investigators, a grieving family and the company on Monday searched for an explanation of how a tuna worker died in a retort at a Bumble Bee tuna processing plant.Tony Melena said his 62-year-old father, Jose...
Source: Islands Business
A key fisheries body in the Pacific has criticized the European Union for a recently signed fisheries agreement that does not require EU fishing vessels to abide by already established fisheries management requirements in...
Source: The News International Pakistan is losing its hold on the seafood export market with a 21 percent drop in value and more than 20 percent in volume. Pakistan has already lost three major buyers –Japan, the US and the European Union– of its...
Source: UPI
A U.S. author who had the chance to swim with tuna while visiting Canada’s Prince Edward Island said similar swims could be a major tourist draw.Carl Safina, a teacher at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y., and author of “Song...
Source: ABS-CBN News
Concepcion-led food and beverage company RFM Corp. has sold its Swift brand to a subsidiary of Century Canning group.In a disclosure to the stock exchange, RFM said it signed the deal to sell the Swift brand to Pacific Meat...
Source: Islands Business
The security agents of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were instructed to leave their guns behind at Rarotonga Airport in the Cook Islands.Her advance party scrutinized the arrival of Australian Prime Minister Julia...
Source: The Columbian
A Vancouver truck driver was injured Tuesday morning when his big rig hit a large boulder on Highway 11 near Weston, Ore., and rolled onto its side, according to a bulletin from Oregon State Police.Howard E. Seager, 56, was...
By Atuna.comCalvo El Salvador posted positive export growth in the first eight months of this year, with the value of its canned tuna shipments reaching USD 59.6 million.In 2011, the Spanish owned tuna processing company’s exports totaled USD 68.9...
By Atuna.com
Twenty-four tuna cannery workers of the Alfageme tuna processing plants spent the night in a Galician town hall to protest the sale of the company its facilities, which will be sold on Thursday. Joined by union secretary IGC AbuÃn Rosa,...
Source: Food Safety News
The apparent widespread fraud involving seafood labeling practices around ports of entry for imported fish poses a serious health risk for some, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to step up enforcement of this...
By Atuna.comUnfortunately Atuna made some factual errors in the article, “Spanish Industry Powers PNG Expansion In EU,†published on Oct. 2. Due to human error in compiling the statistics, it was reported incorrectly that Spain’s canned tuna imports...
By Atuna.comIndonesia and Iraq have the potential to become major markets for canned tuna, says Dario Chemerinski, an economist at Global Resources Brazil, a company that facilitates international business. “Those two countries already have big...
Source: Taiwan Today
Taiwan fishermen plying pirate-infested waters may soon be permitted to employ armed guards under legislative changes being drafted by the ROC Fisheries Agency.The move, which involves amending the Fisheries Act to allow the...
By Atuna.com133 companies which are somehow involved in the production, marketing or distribution of tuna will be showcasing their products and services at SIAL, the international exhibition of food products, next week in Paris, France.
The...
Source: PacNews
The EU-funded, SPC-implemented, DevFish2 project funded a training workshop on small tuna fishing operations (SFO) from 11 to 20 September 2012 in Kiribati.
The training was facilitated by William Sokimi of SPC and Samol Kanawi from...
Source: PacNews
Following a pause of three years, trade negotiations between the Pacific region and the European Union (EU) on the conclusion of a comprehensive regional Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were resumed during the first week of this...
Source: KHON2The National Marine Fisheries Service is settling a lawsuit by agreeing to issue new rules that would prevent Hawaii fishermen from accidentally hooking a rare dolphin species.
The settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity and...
Source: PacNewsThe Philippines should see a higher tuna catch from countries such as PNG starting next month after the country deployed 36 high-seas tuna vessels in the Pacific, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said.BFAR...
By Atuna.com
The use of fish aggregating devices, or FADs, in purse seine tuna fisheries will be a major discussion topic at the upcoming annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) meeting in December, according to Adam Baske,...
Source: Press Release Ministry For Primary IndustriesBreaching New Zealand fisheries law has proved costly for the owners of three foreign-flagged fishing vessels.In April and September 2011 there were five unauthorised incursions into New Zealand’s...
Current High Profits Mentioned as Possible Motive Source: The Marshall Islands Journal, Written by Giff Johnson
PNA’s free school skipjack purse seine fishery has already been certified to meet the international reputable MSC sustainability...
Source: Coast Guard News
The Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seized nearly 8,000 pounds of fish from the 62-foot fishing vessel Blue Fin in Dulac Tuesday.The Dulac-based vessel Blue Fin crew was allegedly using live...
Source: Asia Sentinel
Environmentalists are accusing Taiwanese authorities of complicity in the overfishing of tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean, charging that the island’s Fishery Agency has allowed local fishermen to use subterfuges to...
By Atuna.com
The most efficient measures to conserve bigeye tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are policies that outlaw FADs in the purse seine fishery and restrict longline fishing in spawning areas, according to a group of prominent...
By Atuna.comThe Spanish government is seeking to increase its quota for bluefin tuna, based on an assessment by the Scientific Committee of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
Spain will make the request to...
Source: GreenpeaceAs part of a major new national campaign, Greenpeace today launched its 4th annual Canned Tuna Guide, aiming to help consumers make a sustainable choice.Tuna is Australia’s favorite seafood product, with over 250 million cans sold...
Source: Philippine Daily InquirerThe government hopes to replenish fish populations in key marine areas around the country through a program called “Ecofish,†a joint project with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).Short...
Source: CBSThe president and CEO of Bumble Bee Foods has posted an open letter Friday, expressing the company’s shock and sadness at the death of an employee at a plant in Santa Fe Springs.Bumble Bee employee Jose Melena was found inside one of the...
Source: The Hindu
The scope for boosting relationship between India and Australia in promoting tuna fish trade from Visakhapatnam was discussed during a recent meeting.Australian Trade Commissioner Michael Carter spoke to several scientists during...
Radio Australia’s Geraldine Coutts spoke with Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal, about a major problem in the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) free school purse seine skipjack tuna fishery, which was certified last year as...
Source: Philippine Government Official Gazette
The country’s tuna production is expected to increase this last quarter of 2012 through February 2013, as Filipino fishermen were recently given access to fish in the so-called High Seas Pocket 1 or...
By Atuna.comIt’s Official: Atuna’s extensive collection of tuna commercials has reached 200 videos!
Atuna constantly hunts for new ads to show how tuna companies around the world are marketing and innovating their products. They are especially...
Source: Greenpeace
Greenpeace launched a ‘horror spoof’ of the John West ‘reveal ad’, lifting the lid on the company’s destructive fishing methods.“Australians love tuna, but people are horrified when the real cost of John West’s tuna is revealed,â€...
By Atuna.comSince last Thursday, the Calvo Group has a fifth brand trading in the market. Acquired at a public auction before notary, Calvo acquired the brand Eureka, which belonged to the canning company Alfageme, currently under bankruptcy,...
By Atuna.comRadio Australia’s Geraldine Coutts spoke with Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal, about a major problem in the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) free school purse seine skipjack tuna fishery, which was certified last...
Source: Global Food Mate
There’s something fishy going on in British supermarkets, according to the London Times. Supposedly “fresh†fish on sale there have been held in deep frozen storage for nearly a year.Packages of mackerel on sale in one...
By Atuna.com
After many months of negotiations, the European Union has introduced its latest offer for preferential quotas of imported, pre-cooked tuna loins – a vital product for Spanish canners and something that the Spanish canning industry has...
Source: VoxyIndustry leaders from across the Pacific and New Zealand are set to come together in mid-November for a one-day fisheries forum to discuss partnership opportunities for the future.
The Forum, titled “Pacific New Zealand Fisheries Forum:...
By Atuna.comA team of researchers from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) and the University of Sassari in Italy are studying the biology of Mediterranean tuna through the analysis of their parasites.The parasites act as natural markers,...
Source: Science NewslineTop marine predators like tuna and sharks are suffering from the effects of climate change as the availability of prey decreases and the spatial distribution of their prey shifts. Countless other marine plants and animals...
Source: In Profile Daily
The Bureau of National Fisheries at the Ministry of Agriculture will, from October 30-31, 2012, host a meeting on Regional Collaboration for Monitoring, Control & Surveillance (MCS) of the fishery sector to foster a...
Source: AdNews
Tuna brand Safcol has claimed the confronting Greenpeace push against John West Australia is benefiting the brand, despite the fact its latest campaign has nothing to do with Greenpeace or John West.
John West has faced harsh...
By Atuna.com
John West Australia blocked its Facebook page from the international community yesterday after it was bombarded with comments about its destructive fishing practices.The concerns were raised after Greenpeace released a video spoof of...
Source: Radio New Zealand
A Papua New Guinea court has ordered a block on any further work on the controversial “Pacific Marine Industrial Zone†project.The project in Madang province, was using a multi million US dollar loan from China to develop a...
WWF: Not Enough Supply To Fill Demand
By Atuna.comMajor U.S. retailers are being told to buy MSC certified tuna for their customers, but there is one major problem: there is still very little of the sustainably caught tuna available to purchase....
By Atuna.comThis week, Spain formed an alliance with three other European Union (EU) countries to ensure the future of economic aid for fishing vessels.
The Spanish, French, Polish and Portuguese governments joined forces in Luxembourg to defend the...
Source: Greenpeace
Two illegal Sri Lankan fishing boats were detected inside the Chagos marine reserve on Wednesday by a Greenpeace vessels. The organization has called on the UK government to enforce protection of this Indian Ocean reserve (which...
Source: KPICDelvan Neville, of OSU’s Radiation Health Physics program, marking albacore samples for radioactivity testingSamples of albacore tuna caught off the West Coast of the United States show minute traces of radiation that can be traced to...
Source: Can & Aerosols NewsArdagh Group was again successful at this year’s prestigious Cans of the Year awards held at the Canmaker Summit in Tokyo, winning one Gold trophy.The Gold award came in the Food Two-Piece category for the drawn...
Source: Philippine StarUS aircraft carrier George Washington
A US Navy warship sailing to Manila for a goodwill visit rescued yesterday five Philippino tuna fisherman whose boat sank off the coast of Lubang island in Mindoro Tuesday night.The US...
Source: The NationInvestment thesisTUF remains our sector top pick, premised on earnings sustainability. We expect solid 3Q12 profit growth and sustained momentum into 4Q12. In FY13, bottom-line expansion will be led by the US pet food unit, a new...
By Atuna.com
In a public letter, the Netherlands-based frozen and fresh fish distributor, Anova Seafood, is calling on fishermen in PNA waters to start catching sustainably so it can meet the European retail demand for MSC certified frozen skipjack...
By Atuna.com
Korean shipbuilder Sungdong Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering will be delivering a new tuna purse seiner to Korea’s Hansung Enterprise by the end of next year. The contract – valued at USD 22.3 million – was signed on Monday and is...
Source: Futon Critic
It’s the biggest prize in the sea - Giant Bluefin Tuna. Weighing in between 320 and 1,500 pounds, these behemoths are the most expensive fish in the world, their price driven up by Japanese demand for sushi. The largest tuna...
Source: The FishSite
On the 23 October a meeting was held between the European Fisheries Control Agency and the Croatian Authorities in Split (Croatia) in order to establish a roadmap on their future cooperation in Fisheries control in view to the...
Source: Sanford Ltd Press Release
Sanford Limited advises based on preliminary accounts the tax paid profit for the year is likely to be between $20-21 million compared to the last year’s result of $22.3 million.Revenue is approximately 1% behind...
Source: The FishSite
The Ecuadorian government has removed the tariff of 30 percent on imports of circle hooks. The decision was made after reviewing a report prepared by WWF, which supported technically that circle hooks are more environmentally...
By Atuna.com
Despite higher tuna prices, Germany’s canned tuna imports – which account for nearly all of the country’s tuna imports – jumped 15% last year from 2010 to reach a three-year record high of 60,015 tons. Philippines had been the leading...
By Atuna.com
Thirteen young people — including the first woman — graduated earlier this month from an intensive fisheries observer course.This group is the front line for the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) as it attempts to improve and expand...
Source: El Faro de Vigo
The Atlantic albacore campaign of Galicia, Spain, finalized with “positive results†this year. The fishing activity during the months of the coastal season was “much better†than what was recorded last year, which was one of...
By Atuna.com
In November 2012, John West will enter the German market exclusively with Pole and Line caught Tuna, making it the only brand in the country to provide Tuna sourced by this selective catch method at a standard price. The launch...
By Atuna.com
The supply of MSC certified skipjack tuna from PNA waters has yet to reach the market and boat owners operating in the region are largely being blamed – but who exactly are these fishermen?
Maurice Brownjohn, commercial manager for the...
Source: EU Press Release
The European Commission is participating as a major benefactor in the Indian Ocean Tuna Tagging Symposium (30 October – 2 November 2012), in Grand Baie, Mauritius. The EU supported the research project, the Indian Ocean Tuna...
Source: The Japan Times
The government will ban the expansion of bluefin tuna farms across the country as part of efforts to prevent overfishing, fisheries minister Akira Gunji said Friday.
The ban is intended to protect immature tuna from being...
Source: North Queens Register
A small billboard company will remove a Greenpeace billboard critical of fishing giant John West at midday after pressure from two media-buying companies. Greenpeace spokesman James Lorenz said small outdoor advertising...
Source: Ecuador En Vivo
Tuna purse seiner North Queen owned by Shell Fish, MantaThe tuna purse seiner North Queen registered in Manta, Manabi, was seized Friday evening by the rangers of the Galapagos National Park Directorate (GNPS), 20 miles from...
Source: ABC News
The southern bluefin tuna industry says new disease prevention methods are saving it AUS$ 20 million (USD 20.8 million) annually.Tuna ranches off Eyre Peninsula in South Australia are injecting feed with a medicine commonly used to...
Source: IPS News
The 600,000 square kilometers in Palau’s exclusive economic zone include an estimated 130 rare shark and stingray species, including great hammerheads, oceanic whitetips, and leopard sharks (photo)
Sharks have a safe haven the size...
By Atuna.comIn Australia, Greenpeace continues to fiercely attack the local John West brand over its tuna fishing methods. The environmental action group says they are not sustainable. Its latest ploy is a video game called “Ocean Apocalypse†that...
The first formal social accountability standards training for the tuna processing industry was conducted in Port Moresby earlier this month from 3-6 October 2012.This training course and workshop, builds on previous support to industry in assessment...
Source: Pacifical Press ReleaseOne of the largest retailers in Austria is calling on canneries in the PNA countries to start producing MSC certified skipjack tuna. The public action coincides with a statement issued last week by Anova Seafood, a...
To pursue “new opportunities†Source: Pittsburgh Post-GazetteChange and unrest continues at StarKist Co., one of the nation’s iconic tuna companies.North Shore-based StarKist announced Tuesday that In-Soo Cho, who had served as president and CEO, is...
Source: WWF
A new study commissioned by WWF uncovers that between 2000 and 2010, the equivalent of 18,704 tons of live bluefin tuna were traded via Panama without being reported to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas...
Source: Islands Business
Solomon Islands will earn more than USD 40 million when Korean fishing vessels renew their licenses to fish in the country’s waters for 2013.The announcement comes after negotiations in South Korea last week led by the...
Source: Nikkei
Wholesale prices of frozen bigeye tuna have fallen to their lowest level in three years and two months due to a supply glut caused by big hauls in the Indian Ocean.Frozen bigeye tuna accounts for the majority of tuna products that...
Source: Minivan News
The Rainbow Warrior –flagship of environmental NGO Greenpeace– is visiting the Maldives as part of a two-month tour of the Indian Ocean.Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior“Greenpeace has come to the Indian Ocean in order to learn about...
By Atuna.com
U.S. fishermen who catch MSC certified North Pacific albacore tuna are reporting higher domestic sales, thanks to the growing demand for the sustainable product from high-end supermarkets.
Domestic sales have increased from 5% three...
