Who should take the hit to save Indian Ocean’s ‘near threatened’ yellowfin tuna?
A clash of viewpoints on how to reduce yellowfin catches in the Indian Ocean could potentially lead to a failure to reach an agreement at the special session in March
Maldives, EU to clash on how to reduce IO yellowfin catches
A clash of viewpoints on how to reduce yellowfin catches in the Indian Ocean could potentially lead to a failure to reach an agreement at the session in March
EU tuna fleet urges IOTC to punish illegal use of drift nets
'It is high time to start using the stick rather than the carrot' to enforce a ban on drift net fishing, Europeche said in a press release ahead of the March IOTC meeting
Hawaii longliners offer US ideas for battling forced labor, seek temporary visas
'Providing foreign crews temporary work visas ... is an important measure that would benefit foreign workers in our fishery...' -- Eric Kingma, Hawaii Longline Association
Trade insights: Double-digit growth in Chinese tuna exports on strong sales to Spain
China continued to grow its exports of canned tuna and cooked tuna loins in 2020, to the potential concern of European tuna fishing companies
Biden order threatens reversal of fishing exemption in Atlantic monument
'As long as the review ordered by president Biden is conducted fairly and honestly, we believe the results should be to continue to allow sustainable fishing ...'--Saving Seafood
New England CEO: Sale to Sealaska shows other owners alternative exit option
Sealaska is looking for long-term value creation and does not have a 'buy, build, sell strategy as you'd see with private equity', NESI CEO Dan Aherne tells UCN
New Hilo Fish CEO predicts short-term stability as tourists trickle back to Hawaii
On Jan. 1, 2021, Kerry Umamoto was elevated to the top job at CMU & Associates, which operates the Hilo Fish Company and several other business units in the US state of Hawaii
Princes gets sales, profit boost from pandemic
Mitsubishi Corp.'s UK subsidiary Princes will continue to benefit from lockdowns relating to the coronavirus pandemic, the company said in its latest accounts
Study shows satellite data can reveal forced labor at sea
A new paper titled 'Satellites can reveal the global extent of forced labor in the world’s fishing fleet' is to be released next week