Spanish fishing firm sells stake in processor Atunlo
Spanish tuna fishing firm Pevasa has sold its stake in processor Atunlo to its two other former joint venture partners
EU tuna fleet demands more restrictive measures on imports from third countries
'The EU has become increasingly restrictive with its own fleet catches while the indiscriminate importation of tuna, and all kinds of seafood, from third countries whose practices are more than questionable, continues to be a reality' - Javier Garat, president of Cepesca and Europeche
US fund Meloy invests in Filipino pioneer of MSC handline tuna fishery
US-based The Meloy Fund, a fund focused on seafood sustainability, has invested in JAM Seafoods from the Philipines
Founder of Europe’s largest tuna fleet dies
Inaki Latxaga Bengoetxea, the Spanish entrepreneur who built Grupo Albacora into Europe's largest tuna fleet, has died aged 84
Recap UCN’s full coverage of Tuna 2022
Undercurrent News blogged live from the 2022 World Tuna Trade Conference & Exhibition but also came back with many stories to write over the last few weeks
Yellowfin tuna prices in Spain tick down amid slower demand
Prices of yellowfin tuna for delivery in December are stable month-on-month, following a drop in October
Chinese-backed Spanish tuna canner completes $30m factory
Albo has completed the expansion of its new processing plant in the northern part of Spain, according to a stock exchange alert from its Chinese parent
Mexican tuna giant orders new vessel as US canned sales rise
Mexico's Grupomar is increasing its cold storage capacity and upgrading its factory to create more products based on large yellowfin tuna
Study shows fisheries transparency challenges for small island states
A study on the tiny Indian Ocean island of Comoros shows the challenges of transparency in fisheries management facing small island developing states, according to an NGO
Former Fishin’ trio, ex-East Coast CEO out at US sales arm of African vessel owner
Three former executives of Fishin’ Co. and the ex-CEO of East Coast Seafood have left Afritex Ventures, the US-based sales arm of an African vessel-owning company