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
Skipjack prices falling close to break-even point for some boats
Skipjack tuna prices have not bottomed out yet, sources say, but they are close to break-even point for some vessels at current level
Tri Marine CEO to chair Tuna 2014
Renato Curto to chair event, which will take place in Bangkok in late May
US council blasts West Pacific tuna commission policy: unjust, loose, counterproductive
A US government body said the reductions in US high seas purse-seine catches will likely be around 800 to 1,000 fishing days, which would reach a value of some $50 million
Mitsubishi sets up new seafood JV in China
Japanese conglomerate teams up with Zhejiang Ocean Family for new Chinese seafood processing venture, to tap into China sushi, sashimi demand, using salmon, tuna and shrimp from Mitsubishi farms
Ecuador’s GSP+ renewal good news for shrimp, tuna sectors
The EU has renewed Ecuador's GSP+ status, which would benefit country's shrimp and tuna exports to the EU
EU sanctions threat could see three MW Brands vessels blacklisted
But sources say imminent measures are likely to have little impact, even in case of Belize, which has three MW Brands-flagged vessels
Philippines gets new three-year fishing access to tuna grounds
Country given renewed, and exclusive, access to High Seas Pocket 1 of the Western Pacific Ocean