By Jeanine Stewart

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

Backlash hits over newly released guidelines' recommendation that federal agencies stop warning pregnant women to limit seafood consumption

By Jeanine Stewart

A little over a year after launching the tuna industry's first MSC-certified brand, Bumble Bee remains less-than-optimistic about what its Wild Selections brand's sustainability profile can do for sales

A political tsunami is building in the South Pacific over the growing presence of Chinese fishing boats, says New Zealand website

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community plans to use near-shore FADs to improve the local capacity for tuna catches

By Tom Seaman, Jeanine Stewart and Matt Whittaker

Keep coming back to Undercurrent News for all the news from the NFI Global Seafood Markets Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada

Philippines-based tuna canner Century Pacific Food is seen to grow business by 10-15% each year in the next five years, outpacing the country’s economic expansion

By Tom Seaman

Dongwon-owned Starkist would see tough competition from a combined Thai Union and Bumble Bee, but would stand to benefit if government forces sale of assets, say sources

By Tom Seaman

‘I don't see any situation where either brand would cease to exist. Both have strengths and weaknesses that can be combined to create a stronger business,’ says Bumble Bee CEO

By Matt Whittaker

Bali Seafood International and Pelagic Data Systems have launched a program to track artisanal fishing practices in the Indonesian archipelago