Sealord to be ‘less promiscuous’ on JVs as Maori shareholder AGM looms
Pressure is mounting on Sealord CEO Graham Stuart ahead of AGM of its Maori shareholders, after firm reported losses and pulled back from JVs in the US and Europe in the last year as it focuses more on Australia and Asia
Pacific Andes: Lafayette application has been sent for jack mackerel fishery
Russian-flagged floating factory ship not on list of vessels authorized to take part in South Pacific jack mackerel fishery, where it is headed, says SPRFMO. Pacific Andes says application has been made
Pacific Andes now says Lafayette can’t fish, as it heads for jack mackerel fishery
After having repeatedly argued Lafayette can fish, spokesperson now says the mothership is not a fishing vessel, as it takes course towards the South Pacific jack mackerel fishery
Copeinca offsets $31m drop in China Fishery ‘contract supply’ pollock sales
Earnings from newly acquired Peruvian fishmeal producer Copeinca lift China Fishery revenue up by $53m, offsetting $30.8m drop in 'contract supply' sales
Exalmar receives government license for Tambo de Mora plant
Peruvian fishing group confirmed it received authorization to operate its new plant in Tambo de Mora, which should reach a capacity of 575.3 metric tons per day
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
Chile’s jack mackerel quota in South Pacific up 16% to 390,000t
Chile gained 66% of all jack mackerel captures allowed in the South Pacific for 2014, a goal the government had pointed out as the most relevant aspect for the country at the beginning of the three-day conversations
Peru fisheries ready for accords with Chile after border dispute settled
Fisheries association says Hague ruling has set the conditions for a new commercial framework in which both public and private sectors should open negotiations with Chile over industrial fishing
South Africa’s Oceana ‘should not own’ Foodcorp’s fishing rights
Competition commission argues country’s biggest fishing firm, Oceana, should not become the owner of Foodcorp’s small pelagic fishing rights in its takeover of Foodcorp’s fishing business