Bumble Bee cannery plans in Samoa reportedly moving forward
Samoa government is forging ahead with plans for a tuna cannery operation in the independent state, with an agreement reportedly to be signed later this month with Bumble Bee Foods
Starkist American Samoa GM resigns
General manager of Starkist’s American Samoa processing plant has resigned, reportedly following the appointment of a plant director for operations who took most of his authority away
Tri Marine picks up former Starkist, Contessa top purchasing exec for new role
New director of procurement role for expanding tunas giant will involve buying fish, packaging and ingredients for all Tri Marine’s plants
Taiwan gives its fishing harbors a makeover
Work was recently completed on remodeling three fishing ports, as part of initial phase of government program to improve image of Taiwan's fishing sector
EU’s missing Atlantic tuna fishing grounds: Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea
EU says informal talks for an FPA are underway with Liberia, while private talks are said to be under way with Sierra Leone. But talks with Guinea cannot be held due to country’s blacklisting by the EU
UK importer closes down tuna activities
Sources say CDB Meats, which is owned by Brazil's third biggest meat group, Marfrig, is exiting tuna, making it second UK importer to do so in past six months
Sanford H1 profit drops 17% on lower skipjack tuna, blue mackerel prices
Sanford, which is now led by Volker Kuntzsch, benefited from strong mussel prices in the past six months, but low skipjack tuna and blue mackerel prices hit its bottom line
Skipjack prices firming up fast as FAD closure approaches
Prices for skipjack tuna in Bangkok are continuing to firm after the Tuna 2014 conference, with the impending closure FAD fishing closure in the Western and Central Pacific cited as the main reason
Thailand’s Asian Alliance sees canned tuna demand in Peru surge
Asian Alliance International, the canned tuna division of Asian Seafoods Coldstorage, says it has gone from selling nothing to Peru a couple of years ago to selling around 25 containers a year
Sea Value first big player to sign up to World of Food Beijing
Tuna canner Sea Value, which is sister company of shrimp processor Sea Wealth Frozen Food, is the first major player to sign up for the World of Food Beijing trade fair