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
Major West Coast albacore supplier gets Lusamerica distribution partnership for retail expansion
Supplier goes head to head with popularity of yellowfin and bigeye tuna as it works to make inroads into US retail fresh cases
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
Zurich sushi chain serving only Friend of the Sea certified tuna
Yooji’s offers only FoS-certified yellowfin tuna from Maldives and Philippines
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
Chinese tuna firm admits companies have breached quotas for years
One of China's largest tuna fishing companies has outraged environmental campaigners by revealing international efforts to combat overfishing are not working
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
King Oscar launches easy-peel mackerel can
Thai Union-owned canner claims to be first to offer easy-peel opening in Norway