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
Official data shows Americans are eating less canned seafood, TikTok says otherwise
NOAA data reveal that despite the shift, overall seafood consumption per capita has drifted higher over the past three decades
Mauritania’s fishmeal production halves as human consumption prioritized
In a bid to ensure food security and prioritize direct human consumption over industrial processes, Mauritania introduced a regulation in 2023, placing a cap on the amount of pelagic catches processed for indirect human consumption
Spanish shellfish supply impacts high-end canner on top of market inflation
Galician seafood cannery Real Conservera Espanola hopes to develop the premium niche market outside of Spain, taking advantage of the 'tinned dinner' growing trend, but supplies are proving temperamental due to weather patterns
Japanese fisher enters China waters, while Russian vessels catch near Fukushima
The Chinese coastguard said a Japanese fisher and several patrol boats illegally entered the territorial waters of the Senkaku islands on Jan. 27
Sea Harvest announces plan to buyout Terrasan’s seafood ops in $50m deal
The South African hake harvesting group will acquire 100% of Terrasan's pelagic operation West Point Fishing, and 63% of its abalone division, Aqunion