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Asia drives seafood M&A
Thai Union set to acquire Bumble Bee for $1.5bn

Dec. 18, 2014 11:42 PM

'Binding agreement' still subject to anti-trust review as world's largest shelf-stable tuna processor announces largest acquisition plan ever, marrying two of the most recognized brands in US seafood

Oceania
American Samoa reportedly concerned about canneries and albacore tuna stocks

Dec. 11, 2014 5:47 PM

American Samoa is reportedly concerned about its two canneries amid worries on falling albacore tuna stocks

Processing
Tri Marine watching progress on Bumble Bee Apia tuna plant

Dec. 10, 2014 5:58 PM

Tri Marine keeping an eye on Bumble Bee's planned fish loining plant in Samoa

Asia drives seafood M&A
Thai Union vies with Mitsubishi for Bumble Bee, courts US investors

By Dec. 10, 2014 5:57 PM

With announcement on sale expected before Christmas and Thai Union’s management just on a US investor tour, process is seen as being down to Thai firm and its minority shareholder, Japan's Mitsubishi

Sustainability
Greenpeace dubs WCPFC meeting ‘five days of talk and no action’

Dec. 5, 2014 9:46 AM

Greenpeace lambasts lack of movement on bigeye tuna, FAD management; Pew notes some improvement on combating illegal fishing and progressing harvest control rules

Sustainability
WCPFC meeting: Pew calls for improved FAD management, Greenpeace for ban

Nov. 28, 2014 8:14 AM

Annual meeting of tuna RFMO being held Dec. 1-5 in Samoa, as Pew calls for more-effective management of FAD use, Greenpeace for a total ban

Skipjack tuna
Chicken of the Sea sets up fund; donates $100,000 towards charity meals

Nov. 27, 2014 3:46 PM

Tuna canner, which has donated $1m this year to celebrate its 100-year anniversary, has pledged to donate towards 1 million meals to Feeding America

Analysis
M&J deal has Fresh Direct CEO looking beyond sales target of £500m

By Nov. 27, 2014 9:55 AM

Fresh Direct will be around £400m in turnover with addition of M&J and two other former Brakes companies, meaning CEO of enlarged group is looking to up five-year-plan turnover target

Analysis
ISSF urges WCPFC consider ‘total fishery closure’ for bigeye at upcoming meeting

Nov. 25, 2014 5:11 PM

Industry-NGO partnership organization urges global fisheries organization to clamp down harder on controls to protect declining bigeye stock

Fishing
Pacific Island nations reach deal on southern albacore tuna

Nov. 5, 2014 2:44 PM

Pacific Island nations will take more control over the southern albacore tuna fishery after reaching 'historic' agreement on joint harvest control measures

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