Renato Curto will chair bi-annual event in Bangkok, with sustainability, transparency and need for customer focus and managing the bottom line at the same time as key themes

EU says Panama, Fiji, Togo, Sri Lanka and Vanuatu have until the spring to demonstrate efforts to fight IUU, while analysis on progress of South Korea, Curacao and Ghana is still 'ongoing'

Move could impact MW Brands and Pevasa as all fish imports from vessels flagged to Belize, Cambodia and Guinea, and activities of EU vessels in these countries' waters, will be banned as on Monday as part of fight against IUU

The Philippines has entered into a regional agreement establishing a permanent secretariat responsible for the management of the Coral Triangle

Thai Union aims for sales of $4 billion in 2014, up 9% from 2013, with an estimated gross profit margin of at least 14%

By Tom Seaman

Good catching is pushing skipjack prices further down in Bangkok, with one source citing an overcapacity of purse seiners as a big factor

Conglomerate Ireland Blyth Limited (IBL), for which seafood and marine services is around a half of its operations, saw profit fall in the first half of its financial year

Thai government failing to act on continued prevalence of slave labor in the Thai fishing industry, with operators now transshipping trafficked workers at sea, says report by NGO

By Eva Tallaksen and Neil Ramsden

Most Thai seafood processors unveil losses or dropping profits for the year, in line with poor results from leading players Thai Union, CP Foods and Seafresh

By Tom Seaman

Main challenge for Bumble Bee expansion in ultra-low temperature tuna is supply chain, as company works with coldstorage suppliers to add capacity