Peru authorizes fishing of new species for direct human consumption
The measure will allow greater supply of marine resources for canners and frozen processors, the country's Ministry of Production says
Anova to launch fresh retail range as part of new look
Dutch importer and processor is shifting its structure to better serve its new focus on end consumers, as Willem Huisman takes the CEO role and talks up company's focus on 'simply tasty' seafood
Tri Marine: Consensus, enforcement of tuna protection measures must improve
Lack of measures aimed at reversing the declining trend of the Western and Central Pacific bigeye and albacore stocks, along with pervasive enforcement inadequacies, among major disappointments Matt Owens cites from the latest WCPFC meeting
Bumble Bee, Thai Union to review Samoa plant project
Bumble Bee and Thai Union executives are to review the former’s plan to build a processing plant in Samoa, as US tuna firm also plans investment in coldstorage in Fiji
Bumble Bee loan part of funding for $25m PAFCO upgrade
Fiji-based processor PAFCO’s new cold storage facility and other upgrade works in the next 24 months will cost about $25m
Sources: Tri Marine selling tuna seiner to Albacora amid ‘chronically oversupplied’ market
US-based tuna group is selling one of the two tuna purse seiners it is having built in Spain to Albacora, with the second also up for grabs, sources told Undercurrent News
World Bank approves $33m fisheries grant
The World Bank has approved a $33m grant for a program to strengthen fisheries management in select Pacific countries
Tri Marine to inaugurate Samoa plant
Inauguration of $70m cannery planned for Jan. 25
Lion Capital to more than quadruple its investment in Bumble Bee
Lion Capital expects to make more than 4.5x its investment with the sale of Bumble Bee
Tri Marine forms tuna JV with Chinese fishing firm
US-based tuna giant and Shanghai Kaichuang Marine form JV