Former Oceana CEO Kuttel reaches $31.7m deal for Daybrook fleet
Francois Kuttel, the former CEO of Oceana, has completed a deal to take a majority stake in Westbank Fishing, which owns the vessels used by Oceana-owned Daybrook Fisheries
Virginia withdraws bill to solidify menhaden catch limits
A détente has been reached in the fight between Omega Protein and Virginia governor Ralph Northam over menhaden catch limits off the coast of the US state
Virginia bill that would have reduced state menhaden quota dies
Virginia's state legislature will not consider a bill that cuts the quota for the state menhaden fishery in line with a federal fishery management council's recommendations
Cooke closes Omega Protein deal
Omega Protein's stockholders have voted to go ahead with the deal, which gives acquisitive Cooke Aquaculture parent its first foothold in the fishmeal and oil sector
Omega Protein sets date to decide on Cooke deal
Cooke Aquaculture will know a week before Christmas if it's getting the large US-based harvester of menhaden it asked for
Environmentalists, industry rankled over menhaden vote
Environmentalists are still fuming over a decision on Tuesday to raise the quota for menhaden in the Atlantic, but the fishing industry isn't altogether happy either
US regulators boost Atlantic menhaden catch limits by 8%
Omega Protein, Daybrook, Lund’s and several other big fishing companies that rely on menhaden got the outcome they hoped for this week in Baltimore, Maryland
Chile’s Goycoolea to lead IFFO board
The next leader of the Marine Ingredients Organization is a former long-time Blumar executive
Omega Protein sales, earnings slip ahead of sale to Cooke
US menhaden catcher Omega Protein saw its sales and earnings slip in the third quarter due to lower fishmeal and fish oil prices as well as lower volumes
US’ most valuable fishing port seeks $15m grant, wants to get bigger
Just as the ship captain in Melville's classic chased a great whale, the city that inspired the author is trying to land a large federal grant to expand its port