Falklands, Mauritania investments bring Pereira’s sales up 5%
Vigo, Spain-based Grupo Pereira saw its 2018 sales reach €155m, after putting a total of €23m into fishing in the Falklands and Mauritania
Study makes case against octopus farming
For ethical and environmental reasons, raising octopuses in captivity for food is a bad idea, according to a study from scientists at New York University
Giant octopus fishery becomes Japan’s third FIP project
The north Japanese octopus fishery of Tomamae employs roughly 10% of the town's workforce, but has been in decline in recent years
US’ retaliatory tariffs threaten to hit imported EU salmon, octopus, sardines
The tariffs could be as high as 100% -- Jessica Wasserman, Washington, D.C.-based trade expert
Spanish research team successfully breeds first market-size octopus for Pescanova
Researchers from Spain's Oceanographic Institute of Vigo have bred 50 octopus in captivity to a size of 1.2 - 2 kilogram
FIP for Mexican octopus gets the green light
A group of Mexican producers, processors and international companies led by Netuno USA have launched a FIP for the country's vital Yucatan octopus fishery
Spain’s Angulas Aguinaga sees sales hit €186m in 2018
The company, which in 2018 signed a deal for octopus processor Viveros Merimar, plans to take its sales to €220 million by 2020, in part on the back of stronger foodservice sales
Improvement plan launched for octopus off southwestern Madagascar
The octopus fishery of South-West Madagascar is a staple of the region's economy, exporting to Spain, Italy and France
Are octopus prices about to rebound?
The Moroccan octopus fishing season has begun a month late, with a quota the lowest for ten years
Nueva Pescanova to have ‘priority’ in patent after octopus breeding breakthrough
Researchers have been working on ways to improve octopus breeding in captivity for over 20 years