Starkist CEO and president Sam Lee steps down; Andrew Choe takes over
Starkist president and chief executive officer Sam Hwi Lee will retire on Oct. 31 after exactly two years in the roles
Thai Union: Greenpeace tuna league ignored key facts
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
Greenpeace slams French tuna brands for reliance on FADs, Atlantic yellowfin
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
CP Foods plans to expand IFFO-certified tuna meal model with Kingfisher to other plants
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
Sapmer in the red as earnings tumble on tuna price drop
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
Spain’s Jealsa Rianxeira opens $8.6m Brazil cannery
Inaugurated on Sept. 15, Jealsa Rianxeira's factory has the capacity to produce 10m cans a month
Philippines’ line-caught tuna first candidate for new Artesmar FIP
The yellowfin fishery is the first to take part in Artesmar – a new fishery improvement program designed for artisanal fisheries
Miami firm aims to leave behind seafood mislabeling case
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
John West touts new products, Dubai sales office as 2013 profit falls
Sales office in UAE will develop sales to Middle East and North Africa, says UK tuna canner owned by Thai Union Frozen Products
Former WCPFC boss: tuna stocks dangerously low
Outgoing head of the fisheries management body Glenn Hurry has warned that some tuna stocks are now so low they should not be fished