American Samoa set to start work on longer dock for fishing vessels
The US territory will officially break ground May 7 on a dock extension capable of handling larger fishing vessels and providing a dedicated space for the island's longliners
US-flagged tuna fleet sees progress on observers, trans-shipment
If you're worried about catching COVID-19, the safest place in the world to be right now may be on a tuna boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Seafood Connection gets lucky with timing of retail line expansion
Work began on Seafood Connection's new 300-square meter plant expansion last December, with production commencing last week even as retail demand spikes across lockdown Europe
Oregon seafood sector left in ‘limbo’
The news outlet said that some harvesters, such as crabber Clint Funderburg, have decided to sit the season out, in part because live crab sales to China have been impacted as well
Lischewski presses for class-action delay as he plans to appeal criminal conviction
Former Bumble Bee Foods chief Christopher Lischewski, who has yet to be sentenced, wants to keep the stay of the civil lawsuit in place as he plans to appeal his criminal conviction
Bankruptcy, scandal behind it, Tharp ‘enthusiastic’ for Bumble Bee’s future, culture
CEO Jan Tharp, who was unaware of the price-fixing scandal involving her predecessor as it was happening, is charting a new path forward for the 101-year-old brand
Bolton sees canned tuna sales boom in EU lockdowns
Italian tuna giant Bolton Group 'guarantees the continuity of the activities', with its 15 plants still operational
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
StarKist, fleet lament US fishing restrictions amid surge in canned tuna demand
StarKist is seeing higher demand for its products amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which is creating more work for its StarKist Samoa plant in American Samoa.
Judge rules price-fixing claims against Bumble Bee to be handled in bankruptcy, not class-action
Judge Janis Sammartino noted that the plaintiffs have engaged with Bumble Bee's new parent company, Taiwan's FCF Co, and are negotiating a settlement