Greenpeace slams French tuna brands for reliance on FADs, Atlantic yellowfin
Bolton's Saupiquet and Thai Union's Petit Navire land towards bottom of ranking, with Chancerelle's organic brand Phare d'Eckmuhl given the best score
Spain’s Jealsa Rianxeira opens $8.6m Brazil cannery
Inaugurated on Sept. 15, Jealsa Rianxeira's factory has the capacity to produce 10m cans a month
John West touts new products, Dubai sales office as 2013 profit falls
Sales office in UAE will develop sales to Middle East and North Africa, says UK tuna canner owned by Thai Union Frozen Products
GSP+ downgrade puts Maldives MSC tuna supplier in scramble for new markets
Horizon Fisheries is considering Russia, Australia as alternative markets as duty to EU is set to go from zero to 20.5% in 2015. But Maldives' fisheries minister sees the US as the top new destination for country's MSC tuna
World’s top 100 seafood companies close in on $100bn turnover
Combined, the 100 companies on our ranking this year had revenues of nearly $100bn, up by $1.8bn from our 2013 report
EU deplores lack of progress at IATCC
European commission particularly worried over lack of agreement on procedure to name new director, plunging organization into legal uncertainty when current director's mandate expires in August
Bay of Biscay catchers expect strong albacore season as authorities push regional label
The Basque government has already tagged 26t of fish under the so-called Eusko Label, as catches are expected to exceed last year's 3,500t