US tuna price-fixing case seen as example of ‘aggressive’ antitrust enforcement
On July 9, the administration of US president Joe Biden indicated that it would step up its antitrust enforcement efforts generally
Global Tuna Alliance supports MSC drive to improve Pacific tuna management
Earlier this week, the MSC warned 22 tuna fisheries in the Western & Central Pacific they could face suspension of their certification from 2023
Safe Catch ruling another win for NFI in fight against ‘hyperbolic’ mercury claims
'This is a significant finding that will go a long way in getting rid of this hyperbolic and misleading message' -- Melaina Lewis, National Fisheries Institute
Safe Catch agrees to stop mercury claims found misleading in national advertising review
The BBB National Program's National Advertising Division says Safe Catch should stop saying that it sells the 'only tuna endorsed by the American Pregnancy Association'
Finding no error, US court denies Lischewski’s appeal
Federal prosecutors and Christopher Lischewski's attorneys made oral arguments before the appeals court on June 16
Chinese tuna firm plans $250m IPO
Zhejiang Ocean Family, one of China’s largest tuna longline fishing companies, plans to raise CNY 1.6bn from an initial public offering in China
Energy sector pro to ‘accelerate’ progress on Bumble Bee’s sustainability goals
Bumble Bee sustainability boss Leslie Hushka spent 23 years at ExxonMobil working on sustainability challenges across its oil and gas and chemical divisions
Infofish Tuna 2021: ILO addresses fishing labour issues in pandemic; WWF touts blockchain for tuna
Undercurrent News is reporting live on the Infofish World Tuna 2021 conference and exhibition, held virtually from May 19-21
Ex Bumble Bee executives given probation, not prison for tuna price-fixing
The sentences of the two former Bumble Bee vice presidents mean that their former boss Christopher Lischewski is the only tuna exec to serve prison time for the price-fixing scandal
Bankruptcy of old Bumble Bee entity winds down with little left for price-fixing plaintiffs
With little left to do and no money left to pay them, the legal team that saw US tuna canner Bumble Bee Foods through its 2019 bankruptcy and sale to Taiwan's FCF Co have resigned