Brinsmade, Selvan launch new Thai-based tuna import joint venture
'If you're going to do this right, you've got to know the people working in your plants' -- Doug Brinsmade, Black-Fin Seafood Company
One in four fishing vessels accused of forced labor ‘owned by European companies’
A report also found that companies from just five countries -- China, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and Spain -- own almost two-thirds of accused vessels for which legal ownership data is available
NOAA drops SIMP expansion
'This effort seeks to ensure that the program is a meaningful and impactful tool in our comprehensive approach to ensuring the integrity of seafood imports' -- Alexa Cole, National Marine Fisheries Service
Mediterranean states moves to combat overfishing with sanction system
NGOs applauded the decision to create a new sanction system that will empower the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean to take action against countries that continue overfishing
US Coast Guard opens new base in Guam
The new base on the Pacific Island comes as the US Coast Guard have also stepped up patrols off the coast of Peru
US lawmakers ask Costco for audits of China-sourced seafood
'We should both agree that American consumers should not be subsidizing horrific human rights abuses— by either Chinese security or seafood companies' -- US representative Chris Smith and senator Jeff Merkley
Ex-Peru gov’t minister files lawsuit against incumbent over alleged illegal fishing
A senior Peruvian government official has filed a complaint with prosecutors alleging several politicians have facilitated illegal fishing from China and other foreign countries
Sea shepherd, Italian authorities collaborate to reduce illegal fishing
Illegal longline fishing in the Tyrrhenian Sea off Calabria's coast has been reduced by 70% due to a Sea Shepherd and Guardia di Finanza collaboration, according to the NGO
Surge of backing for WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies, but Russia not among them
Seven WTO members backed the agreement on Oct. 23, 'propelling the much-anticipated entry into force of the historic agreement for ocean sustainability'
Global seafood giants assert ‘proactive steps’ against IUU fishing, modern slavery
SeaBOS has released its first-ever impact report with insights into how member firms have taken action to deal with several sector challenges