Thai Union signs letter of intent on labor practices
Processor and employer of 32,000 people commits to work on good labor practices with ILO in Thailand's shrimp and seafood processing industry sector
Garavilla CEO takes over as chairman of ISSF from Lischewski
CEO of Spanish tuna canner Grupo Conservas Garavilla succeeds Bumble Bee top exec as chairman of ISSF
Japan, US, Norway dominate world’s 100 largest seafood companies
Did you know that nearly half of the world’s largest 100 seafood companies are in Asia, and a quarter in Japan?
Albacora’s Lachaga: Pole-and-line alone would leave the world hungry
Pole-and-line fishing alone would leave the world hungry for tuna, while FADs are necessary for efficient catching, Albacora's president tells green activists at Vigo tuna conference
Industry players: Health should be a key driver for selling tuna
More money should go into proving and marketing tuna's health benefits, says Bolton Alimentari Group manager, in comments echoed by several speakers at Vigo tuna conference
Mozambique issues $500m bond to buy own tuna fleet
Bond will finance purchase of 27 vessels, and is part of efforts to retain more of the profits made from its tuna fishery
Tuna industry experts see need for product differentiation
Tuna producers need to differentiate products to prevent the fish becoming a commodity defined by price, said speakers at the Vigo tuna conference
Galician official calls on EU to defend Spanish canners
President of the Galician xunta called on EU to exclude canned tuna from any free trade deals as he addressed Worldwide Tuna Conference in Vigo on Monday
August’s most-read: High Liner deal talk; Trident looks east; Shrimp price woes
Talk of more M&A activity in US frozen processing, Trident's plans for a new plant on the east coast, as well as the ongoing woes of the high shrimp prices, got you clicking
Filipino-owned tuna cannery to open in Indonesia next year
RD Corporation's factory in a fishport complex in Bitung, Indonesia, expected to start operations in the first quarter of 2014