EC lifts trade ban on Sri Lanka, hints at further action against Thailand
On Thursday, the European Commission lifted the trade ban on seafood from Sri Lanka, but suggested more work needs to come from Thailand to avoid a red card
Brookshire introduce new tuna products through Tri Marine deal
Brookshire Grocery Co. will introduce two new varieties of tuna after signing an agreement with supplier Tri Marine
US state department: Labor abuses in Thai seafood continue
Labor abuses continue on Thai fishing vessels and processing plants, despite progress made on policies to prevent people trafficking, according to US state department
Greenpeace: Slave-like conditions in Taiwan tuna fleet
Slave-like conditions -- including beatings, allegations of murder and unpaid labor -- are endemic in Taiwan's tuna-fishing fleet, a new report by the NGO has found
EJF: Thailand making progress on IUU, but more still to be done
The Thai government has been urged to take further steps to tackle IUU fishing, and associated slavery, following a meeting in Bangkok with the advocacy group
IUU costing Indonesia $3bn a year, claim authorities
Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries estimates that illegal fishing costs the country $3.11bn each year
Sea Harvest seeks majority stake in Aussie shrimp fishing, processing firm
South African hake catcher Sea Harvest is seeking control of Mareterram, an Australian shrimp fishing and processing firm it already owns 19.9% of
Malaysia summons Chinese envoy over fishing encroachment claims
China’s ambassador to Malaysia has denied that Chinese fishing vessels have ever entered Malaysian waters to fish
Intermarche, Scapeche pledge end to deep-sea trawling
France's largest fishing fleet Scapeche, which is part of the French supermarket group Intermarche, is planning to phase out deepwater trawling within the next ten years
Expert: Indonesia in weak position after Chinese IUU incident
Indonesian is in a weak position following an allegedly illegal fishing incident with a Chinese vessel because the government's vessels aren't internationally registered, an analyst said