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Foodservice
Starkist CEO and president Sam Lee steps down; Andrew Choe takes over

Sept. 30, 2014 4:50 PM

Starkist president and chief executive officer Sam Hwi Lee will retire on Oct. 31 after exactly two years in the roles

Fishing
Thai Union: Greenpeace tuna league ignored key facts

By Sept. 26, 2014 9:47 AM

In response to Greenpeace's damning ranking, Thai Union says 80% of Petit Navire's tuna is from fully sustainable stocks, and says NGO appears to have ignored that 35% of the volumes are from pole and line

Companies
Greenpeace slams French tuna brands for reliance on FADs, Atlantic yellowfin

Sept. 26, 2014 9:45 AM

Bolton's Saupiquet and Thai Union's Petit Navire land towards bottom of ranking, with Chancerelle's organic brand Phare d'Eckmuhl given the best score

Analysis
CP Foods plans to expand IFFO-certified tuna meal model with Kingfisher to other plants

By Sept. 25, 2014 9:26 AM

Thai agribusiness group wants to expand partnership with Kingfisher for certified tuna trimmings meal to up to ten other plants, as it also looks to improve the by-catch fisheries in Thailand it came under fire for sourcing from

Prices
Sapmer in the red as earnings tumble on tuna price drop

Sept. 17, 2014 6:14 PM

Dive in tuna prices, compounded by unfavorable exchange rates for toothfish and rock lobster sales saw the French group make a loss of €3.75m in first six months of the year

World
Spain’s Jealsa Rianxeira opens $8.6m Brazil cannery

Sept. 17, 2014 4:19 PM

Inaugurated on Sept. 15, Jealsa Rianxeira's factory has the capacity to produce 10m cans a month

Asia
Philippines’ line-caught tuna first candidate for new Artesmar FIP

Sept. 16, 2014 9:46 AM

The yellowfin fishery is the first to take part in Artesmar – a new fishery improvement program designed for artisanal fisheries

Aquaculture
Miami firm aims to leave behind seafood mislabeling case

By Sept. 9, 2014 3:28 PM

True Nature Seafood executives say they are focused on moving past a four-year old seafood mislabeling case that will cost the company more than $1.4m

Products
John West touts new products, Dubai sales office as 2013 profit falls

Sept. 8, 2014 9:12 AM

Sales office in UAE will develop sales to Middle East and North Africa, says UK tuna canner owned by Thai Union Frozen Products

Sustainability
Former WCPFC boss: tuna stocks dangerously low

Sept. 4, 2014 9:33 AM

Outgoing head of the fisheries management body Glenn Hurry has warned that some tuna stocks are now so low they should not be fished

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