Europeche warns IOTC’s FAD ruling threatens existence of seiner fleets, canneries
A likely price rise of tuna caught in the Indian Ocean next year will not compensate for massive losses that will hit the fleet operating with dFADs and canneries relying on this supply
NFI attacks Consumer Reports for restoking tuna mercury controversy
'From can to can, mercury levels can spike in unpredictable ways that might jeopardize the health of a fetus' -- James Rogers, Consumer Reports
Yellowfin tuna prices in Spain rebound, but demand remains slow
Prices for yellowfin in Spain for delivery in February have recovered slightly, compensating for losses incurred last month
Indian shipyard agrees to deliver 10 new tuna longliners
The Udupi Cochin Shipyard has signed an agreement with the country's department of fisheries and five fishermen's societies to provide 10 new longliner/gillnetters
Yellowfin tuna prices in Spain tick down amid slower demand
Prices for yellowfin in Spain for delivery in January declined month-on-month, despite slower trading activity during the Christmas and New Year's break
Mitsubishi goes wide in Princes sale; Bolton, Dongwon seen as possible seafood bidders
The sale of Mitsubishi's Princes is likely to attract interest from global investment players, with Bolton and Dongwon seen as the most likely would-be buyers from the seafood sector
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