PNA to WCPFC: Enforce high seas tuna fishing measures
WCPFC needs to focus on controlling fishing on the high seas when the multi-national body meets for its annual meeting in Fiji next month, said the head of the PNA bloc
PNG cannery plans operation by early 2017
A tuna cannery planned for Papua New Guinea's Pacific Marine Industrial Zone, part of a $235 million Chinese-built fishing complex will be ready in early 2017, officials said
Greenpeace: Major Asian canneries ‘fall short on sustainability’
Greenpeace claims major Southeast Asian canneries need to do more both on fish sustainability and social responsibility
Thai Union adds ‘easy open’ cans to US premium tuna brand Genova
Thai Union Group has launched pull-tab lid tuna cans to its US 'Genova' branded range
Bumble Bee reportedly mulling processing plant in Vanuatu
US shelf stable tuna giant Bumble Bee is reportedly mulling a processing plant in Vanuatu
Japanese tuna fishery in tsunami-hit region earns MSC
A tuna fishery in Shiogama-city has become the first in the quake-hit Tohoku region to achieve the MSC certification for its pole-and-line skipjack and albacore tuna
High US albacore prices expected to continue
The price of US-caught albacore tuna, especially blast frozen, has gone up 'dramatically' amid an overall shortage and rising demand, and prices are expected to remain high
Tri Marine suspends canning, seeks buyer for American Samoa facility
Tri Marine International will indefinitely suspend canning operations at its American Samoa based subsidiary Samoa Tuna Processors effective Dec. 11 and is seeking a buyer
Atunlo opens Cape Verde tuna plant, sees 40% expansion
Spain's Atunlo inaugurated a tuna processing plant on the African island nation of Cape Verde and has seen a 40% expansion in revenue this year
MSC study finds Australians eating more canned than fresh seafood
Australians buy a larger amount of canned seafood products annually than they do fresh fish, research data from the Marine Stewardship Council shows