Spanish canner Frinsa becomes latest member of global pole & line group
Galician cannery Frinsa del Noroeste has become the newest and 26th member of the International Pole & Line Foundation
ISSF calls for better management of Indian Ocean tuna fishery
The ISSF on Thursday called for the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission to improve management of fish aggregating devices
World tuna catches increasing at a million tons every decade
Catches of skipjack, albacore and bigeye tuna have been increasing at a rate of around one million metric tons a decade
Japanese tuna fishery enters MSC assessment
Japanese fishery, Meiho, has entered its pole-and-line skipjack and albacore tuna fishery for full assessment
US retailer partners with Oregon fishers for sustainable canned albacore line
A US retailer based in Ohio has partnered with an Oregon fishery to introduce a line of sustainably caught canned albacore tuna
SFP issues briefing on best practises in tuna longline fisheries
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership released a briefing on best practices for reducing bycatch in tuna longline fisheries no Thursday
Trade delegates meeting to get Pacific tuna treaty ‘back on track’, says NZ media
Trade delegates from New Zealand, the Pacific and the United States are in Auckland, New Zealand this week in secret meetings in an attempt to get a 27-year-old treaty that has governed the tuna industry "back on track"
High end albacore market at low point as confusion mounts, market dynamics shift
Sellers of high end albacore from the US West Coast attribute lower prices to cheap fish coming in from China as market hits low point in industry's price yo-yo
Thai Union faces tough antitrust review for Bumble Bee deal
As the FTC attempts to block the Sysco-US Foods deal, lawyers say the proposed Chicken of the Sea-Bumble Bee tie-up will also get a rigorous antitrust review
EWG lashes out at ‘shocking advice to eat albacore tuna in new US dietary guidelines
Backlash hits over newly released guidelines' recommendation that federal agencies stop warning pregnant women to limit seafood consumption