Overview: The black market in bluefin

Along the Mediterranean coast of France, in the city of Montpellier, prosecutors are quietly putting on trial an ancient French tradition —

Excerpts from this story referencing "Japan":

"… ilograms and live 40 years. One large fish can fetch more than $100,000 in Japan, which consumes around 80 percent of the global bluefin market. The widely …"

"… rom fishing fleets and farms, through ministry offices, to distributors in Japan. Led by the French, Spanish, and Italians, joined by Turks and others, Med …"

"… ysis by ICIJ. The analysis was based on official estimates of total catch, Japan wholesale market prices, and official quotas, the limits issued to countri …"

"… reports, and corporate records in ten countries, including France, Spain, Japan, and Tunisia. In addition, ICIJ gained access through an ICCAT member coun …"

Tobacco company penalties may signal U.S. crackdown on industry practices overseas

By Traver Riggins and Ricardo Sandoval Palos

A flurry of federal enforcement action targeting payoffs by subsidiaries of two U.S. tobacco companies may signal a broader regulatory assau

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Agriculture":

"… rican producer paid $10,000 to the wife of an official with the Mozambique Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries through a Belgian subsidiary, according to the SEC complaint …"

"… the SEC complaint. Another $50,000 was said to be paid to the brother of a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries official to avoid export taxes.“The history of tobacco inf …"

French officials finally respond to allegations of doctored data

By Kate Willson

ICIJ’s Looting the Seas investigation, on the $4 billion black market in bluefin tuna, has attracted worldwide attention since its release t

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Agriculture":

"… t a dozen written requests for interviews with officials within the French Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing, which oversees one of the world’s major tuna fishing fleets …"

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Part I: A Mediterranean feeding frenzy

By Kate Willson and Jean-Pierre Canet

Cobblestone walkways line the quiet canals of Sète, a French community of 40,000 nestled along the Mediterranean about 85 miles west of Mars

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Agriculture":

"… ministry,” said one source close to the investigation, referring to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Paris. “They just profited from the system. The ministr …"

"… In France, responsibility for the bluefin industry ultimately leads to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing in Paris, under which the Department of Marine Fisheries opera …"

Commentary: Total information awareness: A chance encounter raises questions

LONDON, December 22, 2000 — In early November, the United States came within a pen stroke of dramatically curtailing the news medias freedom

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Agriculture":

"… inal offense even to be told how many cups of tea were served daily in the Ministry of Agriculture canteen.We were arrested in 1977The joke was not too far off the mark. In …"

Salmonella outbreak traced to cantaloupes in Guatemala

By Brandon Quester and Tarryn Mento

Cantaloupe, a frequent carrier of pathogens that cause foodborne illness, is imported by the U.S. more than any other nation

Excerpts from this story referencing "Ministry of Agriculture":

"… sunción Mita farm.Out of the LoopGuatemala's food safety director for the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Antonio Ferrate, said he and his agency have been left out of the FDA …"