Peru boosts coastal presence to tackle illegal fishing activity
Peru opened new offices in the cities of Chimbote and Tumbes to beef up regulation of illegal fishing activity off the northern coast
FAO Port State Measures agreement enters force
The first ever binding international accord specifically targeting illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing will become international law on June 5
Parlevliet & Van der Plas taking long-term view with ‘fifth pillar’ deal in tuna
CEO of Dutch fishing and processing giant tells Undercurrent News he likes a challenge and is taking long-term view with planned tuna fleet deal
Norway’s Scanmar signs up Vigo firm as distributor to Spanish vessels
Norwegian advanced catch system manufacturer has signed a new distribution and service providing deal with Enaradio
New vessel from Russian shipyard marks ‘new phase for Russian fleet’
Baltic Shipyard Yantar has held a steel-cutting ceremony for a new trawler, destined to be the first trawler-seiner in Russia built by a domestic shipyard
Australian firms will re-apply for MSC after pelagic supertrawler drops bid
Seafish Tasmania's decision to abandon its own MSC application had been welcomed by environmentalists opposed to the use of the supertrawler Geelong Star
GreenSea, Seatrade obtain first FoS sustainable shipping certifications
Friend of the Sea, an NGO that looks to preserve the marine habitat, selected GreenSea and Seatrade for its first sustainable shipping standard certifications
Demand from retail, foodservice giants driving signup to ISSF sustainable fishing database
Many of the world’s major retail and foodservice buyers, such as Walmart, Kroger and Sysco, are now referring to ISSF guidelines and vessel registry in sourcing policy
Tesco exec: Tuna sustainability at risk without more industry collaboration
Due to the range of sustainability challenges facing the tuna sector, UK’s largest retailer has made a decision to deepen its engagement with tuna fisheries
Sanford takes $3.4m impairment charge on sale of last tuna vessel
Sanford accepted the hit 'to complete the exit from this unsustainable business'