Major seafood buyers support US proposals to address IUU fishing in South Pacific
Over 30 major companies, including Costco, Aldi and Profand, have rallied behind the cause of IUU fishing and addressing human rights violations in the South Pacific
Fueled by doubling illex squid sales, Argentina’s seafood exports rise 10%
Argentina's fisheries sector exported a total of 151,059 metric tons of seafood worth $538.2 million worldwide during the third quarter of 2022
Spain’s Marfrio expects new Peru squid plant to be at full capacity in Q2 next year
The firm announced that its long-awaited factory expansion project that started in April 2019 in Paita, northern Peru, is set to be completed by March or April next year, Marfrio's CEO Santiago Montejo told Undercurrent News
Notable jump in illex squid exports offsets drop in Argentina’s shrimp, hake sales
Argentina's fisheries sector saw its exports of illex squid rise by 205% in volume and 227% in value year-on-year in August
Greater squid, horse mackerel catches boost Peru’s frozen, canned seafood production
Peru's fish landings aimed at direct human consumption reached a total volume of 113,500 metric tons worth PEN 169.2 million in July, according to Produce
Boom in frozen squid exports boosts Peru sales despite drop in fishmeal, oil
Peru exports of frozen squid sales rose by 185% in volume and 175% in value to 320,300t worth $589.7m in the first half of 2023
Erratic catches, low shrimp sales drive Argentina’s export value down
Argentina's seafood export value fell by 3.6% y-o-y to slightly over $1bn in the first seven months of 2023; this drop took place mainly due to a dramatic decline in whole shrimp sales during the period
Peru sees frozen seafood production surge in June, dip in fresh, canned
The standout performer was the production of frozen seafood, which amounted to 62.4% of the total catches aimed at direct human consumption with a staggering volume of 70,700t
Argentina’s seafood sales drop 4% in July as red shrimp exports slump
Argentina's fisheries sector saw its exports of red shrimp drop by 31% in volume and 40% in value year-on-year during this period
Barrington father-son executive team leave PanaPesca USA
A veteran US seafood executive and his son have left importer PanaPesca USA