Japan, US, Norway dominate world’s 100 largest seafood companies
Did you know that nearly half of the world’s largest 100 seafood companies are in Asia, and a quarter in Japan?
Former Samherji manager buys Mauritania trawler
New company co-owned by Egill Arnasson buys 120-meter factory-trawler from Icelandic owners, to fish off Mauritania waters
Low catches cause sardine prices to rise
Sardine prices are set to rise as catches fall short
Norway’s new $1bn pelagic holding to focus on VAP
New holding backed by Austevoll and SalMar owner Kverva will aim to move away from just fillets and whole round fish, in bid to lift margins
Austevoll, SalMar owner to merge and spin off pelagic operations
Merger will form new pelagic player, which will own Norway Pelagic, Welcon and Egersund Fisk
Starkist launches premium sardine cans into Walmart
Canned tuna group Starkist has launched a new premium gourmet sardines line
Thai Union in campaign to promote canned fish
Thai Union-owned T-Holding Co, distributor and marketer of Sealect canned fish, is trying to get Thais buying more fish as sales have been flat for a year
French canner Connetable invests in fishing fleet
Investment in 16-vessel fleet, which is 'mark of solidarity', will secure canner with 2,000-3,000t of sardines a year, say media reports
LA investor buys family-owned Oregon sardine distributor
CounterPoint boosts portfolio of West Coast seafood suppliers with acquisition of West Bay Marketing
Oceana invests in canned fish stock
South Africa’s Oceana Group, close to announcing an acquisition, is shifting cash off its balance sheet into canned fish stock as quotas come down and demand grows