Tuna 2016 blog: Friend of the Sea introduces two new FAD requirements
The world’s biggest event for the tuna industry is taking place this week in Bangkok, Thailand
Thai Union launching pull-tab Chicken of the Sea cans in US
Thai Union launching albacore, chunk light tuna and pink salmon in pull-tab cans under its Chicken of the Sea brand in the US
Electronic monitoring in tuna longlining needs more regional coordination to succeed
A recent series of pilot projects in Fiji deployed EM on more than a dozen longline vessels fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Parties to Nauru Agreement, ISSF sign cooperation agreement
A Pacific fishing regulator and a non-profit have announced a three-year agreement to protect tuna stocks in the western and central Pacific
Pew: Tuna contributes at least $42bn annually to global economy
Fishing vessels catch enough tuna to contribute more than $42bn to the global economy annually, according to a report released Monday by The Pew Charitable Trusts
Petit Navire to reduce Indian Ocean yellowfin use
France-based Petit Navire, a part of Thai Union Group, will reduce its use of yellowfin tuna from the Indian Ocean
Brookshire introduce new tuna products through Tri Marine deal
Brookshire Grocery Co. will introduce two new varieties of tuna after signing an agreement with supplier Tri Marine
Starkist CEO: Tuna supply uncertainty to continue
Starkist's top executive believes that the pressures on its American Samoa cannery and the uncertainty about tuna supplies given recent issues with the US fleet will continue
Drop in Namibian tuna catches linked to oil, gas activities, claims body
Namibia's Large Pelagic Association has voiced concerns about plummeting albacore tuna catches in Namibian waters, which it blames on petroleum exploration
Indonesia, China clash over suspected illegal fishing vessel
Indonesian officials are objecting to recent actions by a Chinese coast guard vessel that they say enabled a Chinese ship fishing illegally in Indonesian waters to escape justice