China Tuna confirms IPO pull over negative publicity
China Tuna Industry Group Holdings has advised the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it has decided to withdraw its IPO application
Greenpeace dubs WCPFC meeting ‘five days of talk and no action’
Greenpeace lambasts lack of movement on bigeye tuna, FAD management; Pew notes some improvement on combating illegal fishing and progressing harvest control rules
Feleti Teo takes helm at WCPFC
Former general secretary of the Pacific Islands Forum appointed to lead Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Island states push for bigeye fishery limits at WCPFC meeting
A showdown is coming between small Pacific island states and powerful foreign fishing nations next week over management of the world's largest tuna fishery
Oceans Fleet building more vessels, hires another former Mar-Lees exec
Oceans Fleet building new scallop, lobster vessels in addition to recently arrived lobster boat, as another former Mar-Lees executive joins the team
WCPFC meeting: Pew calls for improved FAD management, Greenpeace for ban
Annual meeting of tuna RFMO being held Dec. 1-5 in Samoa, as Pew calls for more-effective management of FAD use, Greenpeace for a total ban
Chicken of the Sea sets up fund; donates $100,000 towards charity meals
Tuna canner, which has donated $1m this year to celebrate its 100-year anniversary, has pledged to donate towards 1 million meals to Feeding America
M&J deal has Fresh Direct CEO looking beyond sales target of £500m
Fresh Direct will be around £400m in turnover with addition of M&J and two other former Brakes companies, meaning CEO of enlarged group is looking to up five-year-plan turnover target
Sapmer transfers tuna fleet to Seychelles; could sell two seiners
ISSF urges WCPFC consider ‘total fishery closure’ for bigeye at upcoming meeting
Industry-NGO partnership organization urges global fisheries organization to clamp down harder on controls to protect declining bigeye stock