M&A advisor: ‘Who’s going to be next Cooke?’
More diversified global seafood players like Cooke are needed to bring stability to sector, said a top M&A advisor during an Undercurrent webinar on impact of coronavirus pandemic
Tensions build over menhaden fishing off coast of New York’s Long Island
'I’ve been fishing there for the last 30 years, and they decide to pick now, in the middle of a socio-economic disaster, to enforce a silly code that’s not even applicable?' -- Will Caldwell
US coronavirus bill heads back to House with $300m for harvesters, aquaculture
A provision in the bill would give the Department of Commerce a pot of $300 million from which to provide financial relief to 'fishery participants'
Two bills advance in Virginia to restore menhaden fishing for Omega Protein
It's still possible for the state to complete its work in time for Omega Protein to get back on the water. The moratorium on menhaden doesn't go into effect until June 17, 2020
Maine to lock new entrants out of menhaden fishery
Maine's Department of Marine Resources has proposed closing the state's pogy fishery for two years to newcomers while it creates a new management and enforcement plan
Menhaden stock, discards among topics funded by US academic group
The Science Center for Marine Fisheries has approved over $191,000 in funding for new research projects in 2020
Young leaves Cooke with new sales VP in place
Andrew Young has left Cooke and is set to resurface in another seafood role, with the Canada-based seafood firm having promoted internally to replace him
Fish food: Feed, fishmeal sectors saw innovation, volatility in 2019
The aquafeed sector saw rapid innovation in 2019 as entrepreneurs and established players sought to cash in on new developments and traditional fishmeal fisheries had a rocky year
US commerce secretary Ross hands Virginia menhaden fishery its first moratorium
The ruling follows a request by state governor Ralph Northam, made last month in response to Houston, Texas-based Omega Protein violating the federal cap in the area
Virginia governor asks US Commerce Department to halt menhaden harvest
'Despite direct appeals...that Omega abide by the 51,000 metric ton limit, the company has continued over-harvesting' Ralph Northam, governor of the US state of Virgnia