Tri Marine urges US to allow fishing ban exemptions
The United States has been urged to allow fishing companies to fish in grounds surrounding the proposed expanded Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Pacific community plans to use FADs to up local tuna catches
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community plans to use near-shore FADs to improve the local capacity for tuna catches
Low skipjack prices continue to drag on Kyokuyo
Japan's Kyokuyo posted a decline on consolidated operating income, with losses in its tuna fishing business continuing to drag on results
Century Pacific aims for rapid organic growth
Philippines-based tuna canner Century Pacific Food is seen to grow business by 10-15% each year in the next five years, outpacing the country’s economic expansion
ISSF: WCPFC ‘accomplished little’ for tuna sustainability in 2014
Little was accomplished last year for tuna sustainability, particularly by the RFMO, despite calls for policy changes from the conservation community, ISSF president Susan Jackson says
Frozen imports see record year of landings in Philippines tuna capital
The Philippines' tuna capital General Santos City had a banner year in 2014, despite widespread anxieties over rapidly declining tuna stocks
Princes ups profit as UK sales decline
Mitsubishi-owned tuna and food group ups profits on flat sales of £1.61bn, with UK sales slightly down
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
GSP extension good news for Ecuador shrimp, tuna sellers
After some uncertainly that hit demand, Ecuador will continue to have GSP+ tariffs for sale to the Europe Union in 2015, as Thailand loses preferential tariff on raw shrimp
Pacific tuna situation ‘pretty bleak’
Preserving tuna stocks in the Pacific now needs the same profile in the region as climate change, according to Ambassador for Pacific Development Shane Jones