WWF, Greenpeace clash with Philippines over tuna landings
Environmental bodies say much of the tuna catches landed to General Santos City are not Filipino, as they are caught outside of its territorial waters
GSP+ downgrade puts Maldives MSC tuna supplier in scramble for new markets
Horizon Fisheries is considering Russia, Australia as alternative markets as duty to EU is set to go from zero to 20.5% in 2015. But Maldives' fisheries minister sees the US as the top new destination for country's MSC tuna
EU, Cape Verde renew fisheries pact
EU to pay €2.1 for new four-year protocol, which allows 71 of its vessels to fish for tuna and other highly migratory species in Cape Verdean waters
Thai Union aims for full ISSF registration by end 2014
World's largest tuna canner, which owns MW Brands' tuna fleet, says it has independent observers onboard all its vessels and plans to roll out EMS across its fleet
World’s top 100 seafood companies close in on $100bn turnover
Combined, the 100 companies on our ranking this year had revenues of nearly $100bn, up by $1.8bn from our 2013 report
Project aims to increase aquaculture supply in UAE
Hammour, cobia, goldlined seabream, yellowfin tuna and abalone are in high demand in the market but their stocks have been dwindling due to overfishing
Project earmarks $80m for shrimp site in Oman
Once operational, the farm is expected to produce 10,000t of tiger shrimp a year, plus 3,000t of fish
New England investments paying off as turnover, profits rise amid accounting mix-up
UK processor invests in staff and ups overheads with sales and profits rising faster, amid an accounting mix-up that saw the company re-state 2012 levels
Petit Navire inaugurates €400,000 R&D lab
Thai Union-owned French canner has opened a new research and development laboratory, the fruit of a €400,000 investment
EU deplores lack of progress at IATCC
European commission particularly worried over lack of agreement on procedure to name new director, plunging organization into legal uncertainty when current director's mandate expires in August