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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

Fishing
WCPFC cuts Pacific bluefin catch 50%

Dec. 8, 2014 3:24 PM

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) formally adopted regulations to cut in half the catch of young bluefin tuna in western and central Pacific on Friday

Oceania
Australian catchers believe bluefin tuna season won’t start before January

Dec. 5, 2014 5:17 PM

Though the Australian southern bluefin tuna season began on Dec. 1, fishing is unlikely to begin until January as strong stocks mean less risk of not catching the full quota

World
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

North America
Obama administation passes rule to protect bluefin tuna in Gulf of Mexico

Dec. 3, 2014 6:05 PM

Environmentalists, charter boat captains and restaurant chefs applaud decision

Fishing
NOAA bluefin tuna rules stiffen to save declining population

Dec. 3, 2014 5:50 PM

Bluefin tuna populations in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans have been collapsing over the past few decades, and most countries have been slow to do much about it; but that is starting to change

Middle East
Study suggests western Atlantic bluefin spawning biomass could be larger than thought

Dec. 3, 2014 5:03 PM

A new study shows Western Atlantic bluefin tuna become sexually mature faster than previously thought

Fishing
South Australia starts bluefin season with increased quota

Dec. 3, 2014 9:57 AM

The southern bluefin tuna season has started this week, with the highest total catch limit since the late 1980s, set at 5,665t

Skipjack tuna
Greenpeace accuses Philippines of landing juvenile tuna

Dec. 3, 2014 9:48 AM

In the run-up to the annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting, environmental group re-iterates call for FAD ban

Bluefin tuna
Kinki University plans to triple farmed bluefin output

Nov. 28, 2014 4:31 PM

Kinki University is predicting shipments of farmed bluefin tuna to triple by 2020, thanks to its new technique

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