Greenpeace warns African governments to watch Dongwon
NGO called for greater oversight over South Korea's largest fishing firm, after it was accused of defrauding the US government to obtain fishing licenses
Kyokuyo marine product division drives sales, profit growth
Kyokuyo posted increases both on sales and operating income during April through December 2013, as its marine products purchasing business saw favorable results
Dongwon accused of defrauding US government over tuna fishing licenses
Korean giant Dongwon, parent company of US tuna brand Starkist, is accused of having set up sham companies using nieces of chairman JC Kim to gain access to tuna in the Pacific Island Nations EEZ
Petit Navire sells 1.5m of new tuna steaks products
New range designed by marketing agency Pulp
EU, Senegal hold talks to renew fisheries deal
Meeting decides to entirely rethink the legal framework which dates back to 1980, in deal that could give EU tuna and some demersal access again to Segenalese waters
South Africa detains tuna vessels over slave labor
Two of ten longliners detained have escaped and are being sought by Interpol, as South Africa takes up the case with Taiwanese and Indonesian authorities
Starkist CEO hits back at Bumble Bee ‘buy American’ comments
Starkist exec blasts Bumble Bee Foods CEO, in ongoing spat over 'Made in America' tuna
Mexico tuna group expands fleet on back of €22m investment
Procesa plans to have an additional tuna vessel operating by 2017, after having invested €22m in a new ship which will be ready by summer 2015
NFI conference blog: Crustaceans lead the pack in US retail growth
Keep coming back to Undercurrent News for all the news from the NFI Global Seafood Markets Conference in Miami, Florida
French tuna fleets pilot new observer scheme with African nations
Scheme will see CFTO, Sapmer and Saupiquet vessels supervised by a pool of observers appointed by France and partnering African nations, and accredited by Bureau Veritas