Urner Barry defends Ecuador shrimp pricing accuracy
Prices are different at the US wholesale level than at the export and raw material level, due to the recent divergence in supply needs between the United States and the rest of the world, UB's director of Latin America says
Pescafina cash crunch drives Pescanova’s Spanish traders deeper into red
Spanish trading divisions of Pescanova posted losses of €3.3m in the first four months of 2013, following Pescafina's Argentine shrimp and vannamei product shortcomings
Omarsa production expansion coincides with huge market opportunities
Production increase this year follows five years of strong growth, says company, and was not spurred on by EMS in other key producing countries
Belize hails major bust of undersized lobster catches
Authorities detain four fishermen after raid unveiled catches of 431 undersized lobsters, most of which weighed less than three ounces
Shrimp production in Mexican region expect to drop to 10,000t
EMS breakout in Sonora is forcing producers to seek economic, technical and scientific support from authorities
Mexico counters shrimp crisis with $8m public investment
The Mexican government readied an $8 million programme to tackle crisis of aquaculture small and medium companies in the northwestern regions
Mexico’s seafood industries ‘inexplicably stalled’, says Inapesca
Mexican authorities estimate fishing captures should grow four-fold by 2022, advise the industry to explore beyond 30 mile out to the sea
Mexican demand sparks unregulated shrimp farming in Honduras
Fish farms in southern regions of Honduras reported that illegal groups of workers are exploiting thousands of hectares of previously inactive aquaculture concessions
Unstable shrimp market bad news for processors, buyers
Although the buying market might feel Ecuador's shrimp processors are making a killing on current rocketing prices, lower prices in a more stable market would be preferable, sources told Undercurrent News
Aquaculture without Frontiers names new director
Announcement follows signing of a cooperation agreement between AwF and the Universidad Tecnológica Del Mar De Tamaulipas Bicentenario