Pescanova faces new demonstrations against octopus farming plans ahead of launch
Grupo Nueva Pescanova's plans to open the first octopus farm in 2023 has raised many doubts among conservationists and researchers, with Pacma, Spain's party for the animals, leading the latest demonstration against the project
Spanish canners partner Angulas, Lagumar Seas for €1.8m octopus, mussel project
Anfaco-Cecopesca has partnered with Angulas Aguinaga and its holding company Lagumar Seas to improve Angulas' mussel and octopus production
Spain’s acquisitive Profand ups turnover 20% to pass €800m
The company also reached earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization of €74m despite significant cost increases in raw materials, packaging, freight and energy
EU seals largest-ever fisheries agreement with a third country
The EU's agreement with Mauritania will see it pay €57.5m a year for 290,000t of fish, while also seeking to address the 'unsustainable growth' of its fishmeal and fish oil sector
Moroccan octopus prices volatile ahead of upcoming season
At a meeting on May 24, 2022, Moroccan fishery authorities mulled postponing the start of the summer fishing season from June 1 to July 1
PE-backed Spanish processor acquires Valencia cephalopod specialist
Alantra Private Equity-backed Union Martin has acquired a processing firm specializing in cephalopods based in Valencia, in the southeast of Spain
Brasmar plans growth in France from acquisition, US after new hire
Portugal-based processor Brasmar is looking to France and the US for growth in 2022 after snapping up a distributor in the former earlier this year and making a new hire in the latter
A dozen new seafood restaurants to open in US despite new COVID wave
From a high-end restaurant launched by Jose Andres in Illinois to an eatery in New England that offers less-often utilized fish, new seafood joints are opening all over
Conservationists raise ethical concerns over octopus farming ahead of Pescanova launch
Spain's Grupo Nueva Pescanova intends to start marketing farmed octopus next year, with the intent to begin selling it from 2023
US gov’t awards $750k grant to octopus genetic database developers
Octopus species are often misidentified, while their catch numbers and locations are also often incorrectly reported, leading to fears of overfishing