Greenpeace dubs WCPFC meeting ‘five days of talk and no action’
Greenpeace lambasts lack of movement on bigeye tuna, FAD management; Pew notes some improvement on combating illegal fishing and progressing harvest control rules
WCPFC meeting: Pew calls for improved FAD management, Greenpeace for ban
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
Chicken of the Sea sets up fund; donates $100,000 towards charity meals
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
M&J deal has Fresh Direct CEO looking beyond sales target of £500m
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
ISSF urges WCPFC consider ‘total fishery closure’ for bigeye at upcoming meeting
Industry-NGO partnership organization urges global fisheries organization to clamp down harder on controls to protect declining bigeye stock
Pacific Island nations reach deal on southern albacore tuna
Pacific Island nations will take more control over the southern albacore tuna fishery after reaching 'historic' agreement on joint harvest control measures
Salmon surpasses tuna for first time to become second most consumed fish in the US
Last year's record salmon landings in Alaska, combined with huge production of pink salmon, have made salmon into second most consumed seafood in the US, after shrimp
Costa Rica bans purse seining, large-scale longline fishing in parts of its waters
Country's largest cannery warns move will deter foreign fleets from landing in Costa Rica
Frinsa becomes first Spanish cannery to actively collaborate with SFP
Galician canner, which processed 100,000t in 2013, to work with NGO on sustainability
Major West Coast albacore supplier gets Lusamerica distribution partnership for retail expansion
Supplier goes head to head with popularity of yellowfin and bigeye tuna as it works to make inroads into US retail fresh cases