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
2015 tuna roundup: Skipjack price crisis, cartel accusations rock US market
2015 has been a busy year for the tuna sector, with unstable prices, certification issues and ongoing management debates
PNA chief: US tuna fleet risks losing all Pacific licenses
The chief executive of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement says the US tuna fleet has until the end of the month to pay up or lose its fishing licenses
Eventual reform could make ‘temporary’ tuna tax credit permanent
Starkist's American Samoa canning facility could eventually benefit if the US congress can reach a compromise that would make a 'temporary' multimillion tax credit permanent
WCPFC meeting did show some progress, says FFA
Meeting, which has been criticized by conservation groups and the Parties to the Nauru Agreement for a lack of successes, made incremental progress, according to FFA
Albacore landings in the US slightly below average
Despite warmer-than-average waters, US landings of albacore tuna were only slightly less than average this year
Sea Value bets on new French processing plant to boost EU sales
Sea Value, the world’s second largest tuna canner, will use its new processing facility in France to bolster its trading opportunities in the EU
DOJ: US packaged seafood market ‘not functioning competitively’
US market is not functioning competitively and further consolidation would only make things worse, says DOJ attorney after Bumble Bee, Thai Union deal collapse
Thai Union terminates Bumble Bee deal
Thai Union has reached an agreement with Lion Capital to mutually terminate the acquisition of Bumble Bee