Starkist, Walmart mum on why Oregon port appears in marketing for brand using foreign tuna
Garibaldi, Oregon is said to be port being used in marketing for Starkist-owned brand selling in Walmart, which is using MSC albacore tuna caught by Chinese and Fijian vessels
Peru anchovy landings in center-north exceed 50% of quota
Peruvian anchovy landings in the main center-north fishing area were 917,247 metric tons, more than 50% of the quota set this year which has been limited by El Nino
China adds to South China Sea dispute by threatening to jail fishermen
China’s supreme court said it may jail people caught fishing illegally for up to a year, a measure that might include fishing areas that are currently in dispute with the Philippines
Investigation: Crab vessel involved in Newfoundland sinking was not fit for purpose
An investigation into the accident, which left three people dead off Newfoundland, is claiming the vessel involved was not intended for crab fishing
Clearwater’s Q2 earnings surge despite lower scallop, shrimp volumes
Nova Scotia, Canada-based fishing firm Clearwater Seafoods reported strong second quarter sales and earnings, despite the impact of lower volumes of two key species
China’s Pingtan Marine gets Timor fishing licenses
Chinese fishery Pingtan Marine Enterprise said it has obtained fishing licenses from the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste after Indonesia moratorium
Camanchaca to keep processing plant until 2019 despite rent tripling
Chile's Camanchaca renewed the lease on its key fish processing plant in the port of Iquique until 2019, although the rent shot up by 300%
Indonesia will sink illegal fishing vessels as part of independence day
Indonesia will sink captured fishing vessels from China, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam to mark its Aug. 17 national holiday
Peru fishing group sees improvement in biomass from October
Peru’s fishing fleet will catch larger volumes in the second half of this year now that El Nino weather pattern has dissipated, the National Fishing Society said
Peru’s fishing sector can benefit from technology, FAO says
Peru’s fishing industry can benefit from breakthroughs in science and data that will allow companies to pinpoint locations of species such as giant squid, according to the FAO