Search for missing fisherman suspended off Nantucket coast after two days
The fisherman went overboard from the 'Gaston's Legacy' a US-flagged squid fishing vessel from New Bedford
Illex squid prices soften on unseasonal Argentine landings
Prices for Argentine shortfin squid imported to China saw small decreases across all size categories in the past two weeks, according to data on Undercurrent News' price dashboard
Barrington father-son executive team leave PanaPesca USA
A veteran US seafood executive and his son have left importer PanaPesca USA
WOFCO eyes turnover of $500m in 2023 as sales grow despite consumption decline
Vigo, Spain-based fishing company WOFCO has reported a significant increase in its turnover in 2022, from €231.4m to around €330.6m
Argentina’s seafood exports dive in June as illex squid, hake sales slump
Argentina's fisheries sector exported 33,644t of seafood worldwide worth $124.1m in June, down 31% in volume and 15% in value y-o-y
First group of Cali squid catchers gets MSC approval, second likely coming soon
An alliance of six squid processors in the US state of California has achieved certification from the MSC, with a second group likely to be approved soon
$400m Peruvian group snaps up US squid supplier
A Peruvian seafood group with an annual turnover of more than $400m has inked a deal for one of the major players in the US squid sector
Prices for small-sized illex squid soften on stronger Argentine landings
Traded prices for smaller whole round Argentine illex squid fell in China over the past week compared to recent highs in June, as landings in Argentina surged to 25,456t in July
Jump in sales of canned, frozen fish products drives Peru’s seafood exports up 17% in May
Peru exported some 83,700t of fishery products worth $217.1m in May, up by 16.8% in volume and 14% in value compared to May 2022
Peru fish landings down 89% with anchovy catches for fishmeal, oil almost nonexistent
Peru saw an 89% y-o-y decrease in fish landings in May, mainly due to almost no catches of anchovy intended for fishmeal, which fell by 99.3%