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Skipjack tuna
Study shows fisheries transparency challenges for small island states 

Nov. 24, 2022 9:55 AM

A study on the tiny Indian Ocean island of Comoros shows the challenges of transparency in fisheries management facing small island developing states, according to an NGO

Whitefish
Former Fishin’ trio, ex-East Coast CEO out at US sales arm of African vessel owner

By Nov. 23, 2022 4:18 PM

Three former executives of Fishin’ Co. and the ex-CEO of East Coast Seafood have left Afritex Ventures, the US-based sales arm of an African vessel-owning company

Traceability
Bolton to source all tuna from MSC-certified fisheries, ‘comprehensive’ FIPs by 2024

By Nov. 17, 2022 10:10 AM

Bolton committed to sourcing 100% of its tuna from MSC-certified fisheries and 'comprehensive' FIPs by 2024; the company describes MSC as the best available eco-labeling for sustainable fisheries

US investigates tuna brands
US Supreme Court declines to hear StarKist appeal in price-fixing lawsuits

By Nov. 15, 2022 6:52 PM

StarKist has long opposed judge Janis Sammartino's 2019 decision to certify the hundreds of individual lawsuits from customers into common classes

Europe
Tesco looks beyond Hilton for premium black cod, flatfish, halibut skin-packs

By Nov. 15, 2022 10:57 AM

Tesco has launched a super-premium range of skin-packaged whitefish products that retail for as much as £50/kg, betting the UK's squeezed shoppers will swap eating out for buying high-end seafood in retail 

Fishing
Princes: Dutch tuna products to be 100% MSC by year’s end, UK by 2025

By Nov. 3, 2022 9:33 AM

Princes Group views the MSC label as the best means of getting sustainability messaging through to consumers, and is concerned the UK has not grown as fast as other markets

Yellowfin tuna
Thai Union answers FDA warning over tuna handling

Oct. 31, 2022 5:27 PM

FDA said it found 'serious violations' of the seafood HACCP rules at a Thai Union plant in Samut Sakhon, Thailand

Fishing
Huge Pacific protected area produces spillover benefits for tuna stocks

Oct. 21, 2022 9:46 AM

Catch rates for yellowfin tuna around the perimeter of the Papahanaumokuakea protected area are up 54%, with bigeye up 12% and total catches up 8%

Yellowfin tuna
South America’s Suriname plans $10m tuna canning plant

Oct. 10, 2022 10:30 AM

A new $10m tuna processing plant is planned for Suriname, South America's smallest country, despite concerns over illegal fishing that could threaten its access to markets

Prices
Slow Atlantic catching keeps yellowfin tuna prices for Spain close to record levels

By Sept. 30, 2022 10:02 AM

Weak catches in the Atlantic Ocean are the cause of the ongoing high prices, one fishing source, who asked not to be quoted by name, told Undercurrent News

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