Bumble Bee’s Canadian efforts, tighter FCF ties fuel progress on $40m sustainability goals
Almost two years into a five-year plan to spend $40m on improving sustainability, ocean health and labor rights, Bumble Bee reports progress with the $14m it's spent so far
Omani fishing firm inks $36.3m contract for new cannery
International Seafood Company, a subsidiary of Fisheries Development Oman, has agreed to establish a new cannery for tuna, sardines and other seafood products
Greater sales of fishmeal, oil, salmon drive Blumar profits up 11% in first quarter
Blumar saw its first-quarter earnings increase thanks to a higher turnover in its fisheries segment, boosted by 62% and 82% year-on-year rises in sales of fishmeal and fish oil
Dutch pelagic company hunts acquisitions after Brexit losses
Brexit, a pulse fishing ban, and the expansion of offshore wind farms and marine protected areas have all impacted W. van der Zwan & Zn's fishing access, its CEO said
Big US exporter to Ukraine not yet able to answer plea for more seafood
'Currently, Ukraine is in dire need of replenishment of food stocks, in particular in the part of fish products' -- public plea from Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food
Tuna sees sharpest fall as total Filipino fish production drops 2.1% in Q3
The Philippines produced a total of 995,470 metric tons of fish during the third quarter of 2021, down 2.1% from 1.02 million metric tons a year before
Russian mackerel landings continue significantly up in 2021
As of Nov. 16, the Russian Far East pelagic fleet has already landed around 275,000t of iwashi, or Pacific sardine, mackerel and Pacific saury
Trident Seafoods to fight Democrats’ proposed MSA changes in Congress
'Rather than empower the councils, [HR 4690] contains prescriptive mandates that will consume council time, divert resources...'-- Shannon Carroll, Trident Seafoods
Russian mackerel fishing takes sharp upturn
Russian mackerel landings took a sharp upturn in week 41, though vessels have a long way to go to land all their quota
IFFO, SFP establish roundtable to promote fishmeal, fish oil sustainability
The independent chair of the roundtable will be Arni Mathiesen, a former official at the Food and Agriculture Organisation and United Nations