Target accuses US tuna giants, Asian parents of price fixing
Following guilty pleas from Bumble Bee, two of its former execs and an ex-Starkist SVP, Target files lawsuit alleging US tuna giants, Thai Union and Dongwon fixed prices
Former Starkist SVP Stephen Hodge pleads guilty to price-fixing charge
Stephen Hodge, a former executive at US tuna canner Starkist, has pleaded guilty to a charge of price-fixing, the first non-Bumble Bee Foods executive to do so
Albacore sources expect high prices amid low inventory
Strong albacore prices are expected to continue once the new season off the North American west coast opens up next month
Skipjack prices stabilizing around $1,500/t, but could soon rise again
Skipjack tuna prices in Bangkok dropped to as low as $1,500/t but scarcer than expected catches might cause a price rebound soon
Scapeche signs joint venture with French fishing group
The deal with Brittany-based Apak will see Scapeche gain improved access to fish from coastal and artisanal fishing
Irish seafood group launches fishing sustainability standard
BIM, Ireland’s seafood development agency, launched a new certification standard for sustainability in the Irish fishing sector
ISSF report: Rate of tuna stock decline worldwide stabilized in 2015
Of the commercial tuna catch worldwide, 76% came from stocks at healthy levels, 'Status of the Stocks' report says
Mercury in seafood may be linked to higher risk of ALS, study says
Dartmouth scientists, centers for disease control and prevention, among groups backing study on risks of mercury
NZ albacore troll fishery gets re-certified to MSC standard
Annual catch of around 2,500t is small fraction of overall annual catch from south Pacific albacore stock of around 85,000t, which is taken mainly by international longliners
Catfish leads the pack in record US seafood import year
Catfish boom comes despite entrance of reviled USDA catfish inspection program as other major species defy the upward trend