Bolton Food to close Saupiquet canning factory in Quimper, France
Bolton Food France has announced its intention to shut down its Saupiquet factory in Quimper, dedicated to the production of sardine and mackerel cans
Russia green-lights 50,000t pelagic catches in Moroccan waters
Rosrybolovstvo said the bilateral long-term fishery cooperation between Russia and Morocco, which started in 1978 remained strategically important
Ecuador’s Nirsa reports net 2023 profit, rebounds from 2022 loss
Nirsa, one of Ecuador's largest fishing firms, significantly increased its sales in 2023 and improved its profit margins
Russia eyes record-breaking Pacific sardine season, but Japanese volumes fall
As of June 10, Russia's landings of Pacific sardines reached 60,500t, up 83% year-on-year, while Japan's harvests during the first five months saw a 24% y-o-y reduction
AECOC: Spanish fresh seafood consumption drop further, frozen products gain traction
The demand for fresh fish and seafood in Spain has seen a 1.7% decline in 2023 to a total of 814 million kilograms consumed
Middle East’s largest cannery begins sales, targets MENA, US, Europe
State-owned Fisheries Development Oman has opened its cannery, Simak, in Duqm, representing an investment of over $70m; it will scale up to a 27,000t output
MarinTrust updates standard for ‘world that has changed’
Its updated standard -- called simply 'Version 3' -- is the organization's attempt to keep pace in a fast-moving world, as well as 'future-proof' the standard
Study highlights impact of climate change on Vancouver restaurant menus
A review of some 362 menus used in Vancouver, British Columbia, restaurants, dating from 1888 to 2021, shows more seafood coming from warmer water waters in recent times
US judge says NOAA’s sardine analysis was flawed, agrees with Oceana
A federal judge, in San Jose, California, this week partially granted a March 2023 motion for summary judgment in favor of a conservationist group
Sea Harvest eyes more overseas M&A, set for ‘different league’ after Terrasan deal
South Africa's Sea Harvest is looking for M&A in aquaculture and fisheries at home and abroad as it awaits the closure of a deal that will take its turnover close to $400m