Slavery, abuse under reported in Pacific fisheries
Despite a lack of reporting, human rights issues occur in the Pacific, said Patricia Kailola, acting CEO of Pacific Dialogue, at the Pacific Tuna Forum held in Fiji in September
Is Dongwon mulling an IPO of Starkist?
Dongwon and Starkist execs tightlipped on if IPO is still a possibility, after analyst report mentions it
Thai Union crunch date on Bumble Bee deal coming up fast
Thai Union expected to go hard on acquisitions in 2016 if decision is made to cancel Bumble Bee deal
Seafood’s largest operators in rough waters
US tuna's big three in legal trouble; Pacific Andes under regulators' scrutiny; High Liner's shares in free-fall; Young's on ropes: the last 12 months have been turbulent for some of seafood’s largest companies, with the outlook for the next year not looking much different
Thai Union buys tuna canning subsidiary shares back from founding family
Company makes $41m move for Thai Union Manufacturing, the main tuna canning plant it started the business with
Number of price fixing lawsuits against US tuna ‘big three’ hits 25
Class action lawsuits accusing Bumble Bee, Starkist, Chicken of the Sea of price fixing and market collusion are stacking up
Tri Marine VP, director move on during trying times in tuna
Exits come in wake of entrance of former Contessa CEO Don Binotto taking US division helm as CEO of The Tuna Store
Australian tuna, swordfish fishery nabs MSC stamp
Assessor ME Certification issued the certificate on Thursday after no objections were received during the 15-day public comment period
Website goes live for consumers to claim free tuna from Starkist
Proposed settlement means Starkist has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a claim it under-filled tuna cans, an accusation it still disputes
Sources: North Pacific albacore price can’t go any lower
Yet the market stability seen now is a welcome sign of calm for an industry tossed high and low by price fluctuations in recent years