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
IFFO: Fishmeal will continue to use more trimmings
Growing utilization of trimmings from pelagic catches is being boosted by the trend to equip vessels with refrigeration capacity
Omega deal a ‘big piece’ of Cooke’s vertical integration plans
A Cooke Aquaculture spokesman told Undercurrent News that the nearly $500 million deal for Omega Protein adds a 'big piece' to its vertical integration plans
Cooke inks $500m deal for Omega Protein
Canadian salmon farming giant Cooke has agreed to a deal to acquire Omega Protein, a US firm that catches menhaden and reduces it to fishmeal and fish oil
Oceana lowers earnings estimates on softer fishmeal prices
Oceana Group, South Africa's largest fishing company, has significantly lowered its annual earnings estimates based on lower fishmeal prices and other factors
Menhaden biomass seen as plentiful despite slow June fishing
Texas-based menhaden catcher and fishmeal producer Omega Protein has seen slow catches in June, though July harvests were better
Soft fishmeal, fish oil prices drag on Omega Protein Q2 revenues
Revenues were down 17% to $93.9m for the firm, which is undertaking a strategic review to sell its human nutrition business potentially leading to a sale
US Gulf, Atlantic menhaden fisheries enter MSC sustainability assessment
The US Atlantic menhaden and US Gulf of Mexico menhaden fisheries have entered the evaluation process to earn the blue ecolabel for sustainable fishing
US foreign worker rules could hurt Omega Protein’s 2017 fishing season
US fishmeal and fish oil producer Omega Protein faces a potential labor shortfall ahead of the 2017 fishing season as government limits on visas for foreign workers take hold
Fish oil prices collapse amid drop in supplements market
Negative coverage in US media has hit demand for fish oil supplements, with Peruvian fish oil prices dropping by nearly $1,000/t in the past 12 months