Spain's Grupo Nueva Pescanova intends to start marketing farmed octopus next year, with the intent to begin selling it from 2023

Octopus species are often misidentified, while their catch numbers and locations are also often incorrectly reported, leading to fears of overfishing

By María Feijóo

Union Martin, a Canary Islands-based retail supplier backed by Alantra Private Equity, has appointed a former Congalsa and Alfrisa exec to drive export growth

Nueva Pescanova opened the Pescanova Biomarine Center, an aquaculture research and development center in Pontevedra, in the north of Spain

Despite a very strong year to date, exports dipped in September and are expected to decline again in October

By María Feijóo

Spanish processing firm Salgado delves into the retail sector with a new luxury, premium product range, the 'GAMA 800', and invests further in modernizing its plant in A Coruna

Spain's Angulas Aguinaga has snapped up Deligusti, an Italian marinated seafood supplier, its third acquisition since the takeover by private equity PAI Partners last year

Mauritania's Tanit fishing port is to receive a multi-million dollar makeover courtesy of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development

Corporacion Financia Alba expects to complete the purchase of a 23% stake in Profand by the end of the year

By Matilde Mereghetti

A recovery in orders from the foodservice sector during July and August has contributed to further strengthening octopus prices