UK importer could replace banned Sri Lanka yellowfin tuna with skipjack for foodservice
Direct Seafoods is ready to try MSC skipjack from the Maldives for foodservice customers, as Sri Lanka yellowfin is blocked by EU red card
EU lifts IUU ban on Belize but slaps sanctions onto Sri Lanka
All fishery imports from Sri Lanka will be banned as of mid January, while sanctions on Belize and yellow cards against Fiji, Panama, Togo and Vanuatu are lifted
Kiribati cuts US boats’ access to tuna as it unveils secret deal with China, Taiwan
Just as the US agreed to pay $90m for access to tuna in the Pacific, a New Zealand news website says Kiribati has already sold off most of its rights to China and Taiwan
Filipino food processor wants to build $100m plant in American Samoa
Plant, which will have duty-free access to US market, would process fish-based products, for export into the US
Private equity takes 3.8% stake in Thai Union
Standard Chartered Private Equity Limited has agreed to convert its €60m bond into 45.36m new shares in Thai tuna canner
Conxemar blog: Fishmasters wants to take its natural, microwavable fillets to Spain
Keep clicking back to Undercurrent News for news this week from the World Shrimp Congress and Conxemar trade fair in Vigo, Spain
US agrees to pay $90m for tuna access in Pacific Islands EEZ
The fee, paid to the 17 Pacific nations, is up from $63m in 2012, and just $21m five years ago
Lumar inks deal with El Corte Ingles, online store to sell new ready meals
Branded tuna processor has inked deals to sell its new ready-meals through Hipercor, part of Corte Ingles, and on Tudespensa.com
Brokerage expects Thai Union to benefit as skipjack prices could fall to $1,000/t
Falling tuna prices this year will likely lead to increased branded tuna margins for Thai Union Frozen Products into next year
King Oscar launches easy-peel mackerel can
Thai Union-owned canner claims to be first to offer easy-peel opening in Norway