Peruvian group tipped to buy bankrupt Spanish cephalopod plant, denies deal done
Oceano is being tipped as the successful bidder for Pesfasa, a bankrupt Spanish cephalopod processor; the large Peruvian firm, however, denies a deal is done
South Africa’s Premier Fishing ups stake in country’s largest squid harvester
The group's shareholders have voted in favor of a $5m investment in Talhado Fishing Enterprises, increasing its stake in the firm to 80.65%
Ninth whale death on New York, New Jersey shores stokes wind farm debate
There are currently four offshore wind projects in New Jersey and three underway in New York, according to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Booming fishmeal, oil, canned fish sales drove up Peru’s fishery exports in November
Peru exported some 57,400t of fishery products worth $162.1m in November, up 28.2% by volume and 37.1% by value compared to the same month in 2021
Sharp drop in red shrimp sales drives Argentina’s seafood exports down 8% in 2022
Argentina's seafood exports fell by 4.8% in volume and 8.4% in value to a total of 490,357t worth $1.82bn in 2022, thanks to a notable y-o-y decrease in red shrimp sales
Peru landings halved in November due to shorter second anchovy season
Peru's fisheries sector saw its seafood landings drop year-on-year to 460,700 metric tons worth PEN 314.7m in November, down 55.1% by volume and 46.3% by value
Poor start to Argentine illex season feeds into rising squid prices in China
Early reports of poor catches off the coast of Argentina are fueling further price rises in China, the world's biggest importer, industry sources told Undercurrent
Scalloper Quinn Fisheries in partnership to support New England wind project
The operation is expected to be installed and operational by April 2023
High Liner, Gorton’s, others at odds with US pollock sector over tariff exemptions
'The current Alaska pollock terms of trade between the [US] on the one hand and Russia and China on the other are indefensible' -- At-sea Processors Association and Pacific Seafood Processors Association
Russian gov’t, fishing firm will head to court over squid quotas
The federal fisheries agency is looking annul quotas belonging to PO SakhalinRybakSoyuz after the firm failed to use 70% them for two years running