US importer, processor plans major Indonesia expansion
Portland, Maine-based importer North Atlantic is planning a major expansion at its Indonesian subsidiary that aims to improve sustainability, traceability, and social impact
Some predict benefits when US leaves Pacific tuna treaty in 2017
There’s still no end in sight to the current impasse, but in 2017 individual vessels US-flagged tuna fleet will have a lot more flexibility to negotiate for fishing rights in the Pacific
US tuna vessel operator: Treaty pullout ‘devastating’, but restructuring needed
The US-flagged tuna fleet's largest vessel operator believes that the US State Department's decision to withdraw from the existing Pacific treaty is' devastating'
Tri Marine receives $25m line of credit for The Tuna Store
Bellevue, Washington-based Tri Marine International has secured a $25 million line of credit it plans to use to expand the sales of its subsidiary, The Tuna Store
Retailer Wegmans joins in lawsuits alleging tuna canners colluded
Rochester, New York based grocery chain Wegmans has become the latest major retailer to join a class action suit alleging the US 'big three' tuna brands colluded to fix prices
Low albacore inventory boosted by South Pacific fishing
The void in this year's relatively low volume of winter albacore inventory will be partially filled by fishing in the South Pacific
Congressman concerned with $21m in US aid to Pacific amid tuna fleet crisis
A congressman finds it ‘concerning’ that the US is paying millions in aid to a Pacific Ocean fishery management group amid the ongoing crisis with the US tuna fleet
Cook Islands residents protest Spanish tuna seiners
Residents of the Cook Islands are opposing a plan that would see Spanish tuna seiners allowed to fish the country's waters in exchange for $13m over six years
Tuna pole and line group adds new members from Senegal, Canada, St. Helena
The International Pole & Line Foundation has three new member organizations
Major grocers Albertsons, Kroger join in lawsuits alleging tuna price-fixing
Major US grocers Albertsons and Kroger have become the latest to sue the US ‘big three’ tuna brands alleging a conspiracy to fix canned tuna prices at an artificially high level