Seafood entrepreneur: Aquaculture research’s go-to guy
Brazilian-born Daniel Benetti’s formal background in business is non-existent, but within the world of aquaculture, his business sense is perhaps his greatest strength
Caribbean body moves to protect spiny lobster
The executive committee of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism is working to strengthen regional cooperation for the conservation, management and sustainable use of the spiny lobster
Repeat lab tests find effective treatment against EMS pathogen
Donald Lightner study replicated by two more labs, showing SBS water treatment works in fighting off the strain of bacteria that causes EMS
US wholesale shrimp prices still hitting records on East Coast
Importers express surprise yet again at the market's continued strength at record price levels on shrimp from both Asia and Latin America, particularly into the East Coast region
Jamaican exporter inks 100,000lb lobster deal with Red Lobster supplier
Rainforest Seafoods to supply 100,000 pounds of lobster tails a year to US restaurant chain Red Lobster, while gaining approval to supply EU market
PNA commercial manager urges Pacific Island nations to keep tuna licenses domestic
Parties to Nauru Agreement (PNA) Commercial Manager Maurice Brownjohn is urging Pacific Island governments to use tuna fishing licenses for domestic, not foreign, fleets
Dongwon’s environmental damages total at least $40m, allege US lawyers
Crew of vessels allegedly controlled by Dongwon threw 50 gallons of oil at a time into the sea and habitually used the ocean as a dumping ground for plastic and oil filled rags, according to court documents
Peru thwarts SPRFMO limit with 130,000t jack mackerel TAC
Members of South Pacific commission agree on 440,000t limit for 2014, same as last year, but Peru breaks ranks with unilateral quota of 130,000t
2013 South Pacific jack mackerel catches fall well below TAC
Bulk of catches taken by Chile, high seas catches totaling less than 50,000t
Cuba’s Pescasan breaks record in production
Fishing and aquaculture company of Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo produced 2,783 metric tons in 2013