Malaysian shrimp farmers accused of robbing fishermen of their income
Despite complaints to relevant authorities, the problems faced by Malaysian fishermen in the Kerian district of Perak due to a shrimp farming project, has yet to be resolved
Young’s ups Q1 earnings in spite of Marine Harvest Christmas salmon shortage
Earnings for Young’s Seafood up for Q1 of latest financial year, for 13 weeks to Dec. 27, despite a ‘severe’ shortage of salmon from main supplier Marine Harvest over Christmas, as well as weak retail trading
Feed management app targets multiple species with ‘40% cost saving’ tech
Founders of Aquanetix believe they can save aquaculture firms up to 40% on feed costs, and are considering investments to move them into the shrimp and hatchery sectors
Santa Priscila to receive ASC certification for shrimp
Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila scheduled to receive ASC certification at its shrimp farms next week, among the first in Ecuador to achieve standards
Thai Union acquisitions drive Q4 sales to new record
Q4 2014's M&A drive saw boosts to salmon, lobster and sardine and mackerel sales, while it was tuna which boosted profits over the full year
Thai government forecasts 400,000t as possible 2015 shrimp production
Department of Fisheries' survey puts vannamei production at as much as 400,000 metric tons for this year; farmers consider this may be too optimistic
Findus Group Q1 turnover, earnings drop
Young’s posts stable Q1 sales with southern Europe up, as Nordic unit sees sales slide, with group turnover and earnings down
EJF: Overfishing, piracy, slavery all linked in Thailand
NGO which has been reporting on Thai labor issues says international demand for cheap seafood is fueling trade in people and collapse of marine ecosystems
Trade data shows Ecuador’s rocketing shrimp sales to China
Shrimp sales from China to Ecuador for the first ten months of 2014 are more than double the entire level for the previous year, according to trade data
Ukraine clears SHV acquisition of Nutreco
The competition authority of Ukraine has cleared the takeover of Nutreco by Dutch conglomerate SHV