US judge unconvinced Lion Capital exec, Dongwon founder Kim didn’t discuss tuna prices
Former Bumble Bee owner Lion is set to face a federal trial in the US for its alleged involvement in collusion in the tuna sector following an Aug. 21 order from a California judge
Aldi settles false advertising lawsuit over ‘dolphin safe’ labels on tuna products
A joint notice of settlement was made public last week in the US District Court for the Central District of California, in Los Angeles
US shrimp, crab, tuna importers sweat Indonesia’s new 30% escrow rule
The new rule was published in mid-July with an effective date of Aug. 1, though there is some question as to whether it's now in effect or under a 90-day review period
FDA looks to revise canned tuna standard of identity, fill after industry push
The proposed rule change responds to a citizen petition submitted by Bumble Bee Foods, StarKist Co. and Thai Union's Tri Union Seafoods, which trades as Chicken of the Sea
Tri Marine installs electronic monitoring on distant-water tuna longliners
'It is amazing to see what's possible with a different approach to EM' -- Christa M. Svensson, Tri Marine
Global Tuna Alliance urges IATTC to embrace ‘sustainable management’ of Eastern Pacific albacore
Proposals on the table at the upcoming 101st session of the IATTC to secure albacore tuna stocks and improve transparency will be watched with interest
Late Albacora founder’s grandchildren take reins at $800m tuna group
Two of the grandchildren of the late Inaki Latxaga have taken over as top executives of Spain's Grupo Albacora, one of the largest tuna companies in the world
NGO urges Eastern Pacific tuna managers to adopt albacore harvest strategy
North Pacific albacore will take center stage at the upcoming August meeting of the IATTC, following a successful northern committee meeting with the WCPFC
Pacific monument expansion would kill Starkist tuna cannery, council warns Biden administration
'This new action will force US purse seiners to fish farther away from Pago Pago Harbor and transport their catch to Mexico and Ecuador instead of the StarKist Samoa cannery...' -- Western Pacific Fishery Management Council
US ag spending bills would stoke mercury controversy, crackdown on shrimp, ease some catfish inspections
It's unusual to find many provisions of concern to seafood in US ag spending legislation, but there are quite a few in bills making their way through Congress