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StarKist forced to shut Ecuador factory even as American Samoa ops under strain

The US-flagged tuna purse-seine fleet in American Samoa is under increasing strain as pandemic-related restrictions across the Pacific have complicated putting observers on boats

By Jason Smith | March 24, 2020 18:14 GMT
Starkist products on display at Safeway, Seattle, USA, September 2016.
StarKist products on display.
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Major US tuna canner StarKist & Co has temporarily shut its major factory in Guayaquil, Ecuador, as the country steps up measures to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, sources told Undercurrent News.  [...]

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