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Pacific nations resist US push to increase tuna quota
AFP, Published on 11/12/2018
» HONOLULU: Pacific island nations have vowed to oppose US efforts to increase its catch limit in the world's largest tuna fishery, saying the proposal does nothing to improve sustainable fishing.
Rare labour win as tuna factory pays out B48m
AFP, Published on 01/03/2016
» A tuna processing factory has agreed to pay staff 48-million-baht compensation for a litany of labour abuses, officials said Tuesday, a rare victory for migrant workers in the kingdom's scandal-mired seafood industry.
Sushi boss pays $117,000 for one endangered tuna
AFP, Published on 05/01/2016
» TOKYO - A Japanese sushi boss paid more than $117,000 on Tuesday for a giant bluefin tuna as Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market held its last New Year auction ahead of a much-needed modernisation move.
Pacific tuna conservation meeting ends in deadlock
AFP, Published on 09/12/2015
» KUTA, INDONESIA - Environmental groups expressed frustration on Wednesday after a key Pacific fishing industry meeting failed to adopt measures to protect vulnerable tuna species from overfishing.
Britain plans world's biggest protected marine reserve
AFP, Published on 19/03/2015
» LONDON - Britain said it intended to create what will be the world's biggest fully-protected marine reserve, covering an area nearly the size of France and Germany put together in the Pacific Ocean.
Sashimi trend helps edge Pacific bluefin tuna towards extinction
AFP, Published on 17/11/2014
» SYDNEY - The Pacific bluefin tuna, a fish used in sushi and sashimi dishes, is at risk of extinction as the global food market places "unsustainable pressure" on the species and others, a conservation body warned Monday.
Google joins fight to end illegal fishing
AFP, Published on 14/11/2014
» SYDNEY - Technology giant Google has taken the battle against illegal fishing online, with the company unveiling a tool in Australia on Friday that harnesses satellite data to track thousands of boats in real time.
'Serious' Miss Thailand 3rd in Tokyo
AFP, Published on 12/11/2014
» Miss Thailand Punika Kulsoontornrut placed third and Puerto Rican bombshell Valerie Hernandez Matias took the crown as contestants in Tuesday night’s Miss International contest gave the usual beauty pageant formula with a serious political twist.