By Neil Ramsden

After Belize, Cambodia and Guinea were on the end of trade sanctions, and Ghana and South Korea were yellow-carded, two important tuna players face further reprisals

By Tom Seaman

Further rises in skipjack prices in Bangkok are being predicted, with small buyers already reportedly paying $1,600/t

Samoa government is forging ahead with plans for a tuna cannery operation in the independent state, with an agreement reportedly to be signed later this month with Bumble Bee Foods

General manager of Starkist’s American Samoa processing plant has resigned, reportedly following the appointment of a plant director for operations who took most of his authority away

By Tom Seaman

New director of procurement role for expanding tunas giant will involve buying fish, packaging and ingredients for all Tri Marine’s plants

Work was recently completed on remodeling three fishing ports, as part of initial phase of government program to improve image of Taiwan's fishing sector

By Eva Tallaksen

EU says informal talks for an FPA are underway with Liberia, while private talks are said to be under way with Sierra Leone. But talks with Guinea cannot be held due to country’s blacklisting by the EU

By Eva Tallaksen

Sources say CDB Meats, which is owned by Brazil's third biggest meat group, Marfrig, is exiting tuna, making it second UK importer to do so in past six months

By Tom Seaman

Asian Alliance International, the canned tuna division of Asian Seafoods Coldstorage, says it has gone from selling nothing to Peru a couple of years ago to selling around 25 containers a year

By Tom Seaman

Tuna canner Sea Value, which is sister company of shrimp processor Sea Wealth Frozen Food, is the first major player to sign up for the World of Food Beijing trade fair