John Kerry asks Lischewski, Berkowitz, to attend Oceans Summit
US Secretary of State John Kerry is calling on Bumble Bee Foods CEO Chris Lischewski and Legal Seafoods CEO Roger Berkowitz to attend the Obama Administration's international summit on overfishing
View ArticleChile’s salmon prices to US, Brazil drop
Chilean Atlantic salmon exported to the US went down to $5.11 per pound, while salmon fresh whole size 10-12 to Brazil averaged $6.14/kg
View ArticleSea Watch fined for worker death
Fine of $35,410 comes as OSHA area director determines 'This worker should not have died'
View ArticleThai seafood stocks take a beating as investors worry over slave labor report
The Thai index fell on Friday as shares of seafood producers came under selling pressure after a news report on labor practices worried investors
View ArticleGAA jumps into social justice dialogue
As BAP certified CP Foods emerges as having connections to slave labor on boats it supplies from, GAA puts social justice on the agenda for feed workshop
View ArticleHerring roe prices in Japan down 20% to 30% this year based on reports from...
The perfect storm of a poor market in Japan, high supply and carry over inventory is leading to a very difficult situation for herring packers in Canada and the US
View ArticleThailand reverses ILO convention no vote, joins international labor rights...
Thai official sends revision statement to ILO Governing Body Friday after a burst of outrage from the international community and consultation with the Thai capital
View ArticleVP takes over as president of Cannon Fish as founder takes backseat
Former retail exec now president of US supplier Cannon Fish, as founder Pete Cannon takes a step back
View ArticleCostco stays the course on plans to work with Thai shrimp suppliers
Costco's stance on whether to continue working with its suppliers in Thailand remains unchanged since news of slave labor on boats supplying CP Foods' feed division broke last week
View ArticleMcDonald’s Canada to use MSC logo on Filet-O-Fish sandwich
MSC’s process traces fish used in McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish from the restaurant back through the supply chain
View ArticleObama to propose doubling of globe’s marine protected areas
Tuna fleet expected to oppose the proposal as US President aims to block off a broad area of the central Pacific from fishing, Senior White House officials tell the Washington Post
View ArticleRay Hilborn singles out Alaska, New Zealand, as fishery management role...
The upcoming event on overfishing will take place on June 16-17
View ArticleLobster prices to rise, say PEI fishermen
P.E.I Fishermen's Association hopes to see increase in price of lobster in last few weeks of spring season
View ArticleFDA issues warnings to two seafood processors
A smokehouse in California and a canner in Thailand were issued warnings in May
View ArticleCargill taps Mexico tilapia growth with new feed plant
Largest private company in US building Mexico feed plant to tap into growth in tilapia production, as part of its wider plan to expand in aquaculture feed business
View ArticleObama establishes national task force to combat seafood fraud, IUU fishing
NFI president welcomes US government's creation of a new task force to combat seafood fraud on Tuesday, as the administration begins implementing the FAO's Port State Measures treaty to combat IUU fishing
View ArticleWWF commends Obama Administration for action against black market, support of...
US conservation organization celebrates new plans to expand the marine protected areas in the central Pacific Ocean as well as establish a task force to combat IUU fishing
View ArticleHillshire moves to end takeover of Pinnacle
Board of Hillshire Brands no longer recommends acquisition of Pinnacle, home to Mrs Paul’s and Van der Kamp’s brands, in light of improved offer from Tyson Foods
View ArticleDisease tightens Indonesian shrimp supply as sellers feel prices have hit bottom
Reports of white feces syndrome in Indonesia forcing farmers to harvest shrimp early is part of cause for dropping prices, which sources feel could have hit the bottom
View ArticleMississippi gulf shrimp season starts with promising signs for browns
State Department of Marine Resources releases optimistic statements as boats stream in to take advantage of the catch
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