Infofish Tuna 2021: ILO addresses fishing labour issues in pandemic; WWF touts blockchain for tuna
Undercurrent News is reporting live on the Infofish World Tuna 2021 conference and exhibition, held virtually from May 19-21
Thai Union’s King Oscar introduces ‘ultra-premium’ yellowfin tuna range
King Oscar began shipping its new range of high-end jarred fillets in April, and will mark the firm's first tuna offering for the US market
ISSF to require members to cut sourcing of IO yellowfin
The conservation measure becomes effective in the event that the IOTC does not take action at its June 2021 meeting to implement scientific advice on catch reduction
Bankruptcy of old Bumble Bee entity winds down with little left for price-fixing plaintiffs
With little left to do and no money left to pay them, the legal team that saw US tuna canner Bumble Bee Foods through its 2019 bankruptcy and sale to Taiwan's FCF Co have resigned
Thai Union boosts co-packing of John West tuna cans in Ecuador
The Thai group has outsourced manufacturing of some of its John West branded tuna cans in Ecuador, which benefits from a free trade agreement with the UK
Chicken of the Sea proposes $20m settlement for tuna price-fixing
Thai Union Group's Chicken of the Sea International hopes to settle a large chunk of the outstanding price-fixing class-action lawsuits against it for $20 million
Strong canned tuna demand in 2020 boosts Thai exports to US, EU
Thai tuna exports to the US increased by 47% year-on-year in 2020 and to Europe by 25%, according to FAO data. Other countries also increased shipments
Greenpeace claims illegal driftnets still in widespread use in Indian Ocean
Greenpeace reports having filmed seven vessels within 20 square miles using driftnets to catch tuna, despite having been banned by the UN 30 years ago
Bangkok skipjack tuna price strengthens, Manta falls
Skipjack tuna prices for delivery this month in Bangkok, Thailand, have seen more firming due to below-average catches in the western and central Pacific Ocean
Tesco to switch tuna sourcing in sustainability bid
Helena Delgado, responsible sourcing manager at Tesco, explained the rationale behind the British retailer's new strategy on tuna sourcing: 'mainstream sustainability'