Peru landings rise 50% in Q3 as anchovy catches for fishmeal, oil more than double
Peru saw its wild-caught seafood landings increase year-on-year to 727,000t worth PEN 617.4m in the third quarter of 2022, up by 50% in both volume and value
MSC certification effort underway in US’ California market squid fishery
It's the largest commercial squid fishery by tonnage in the US
Transport strike, lack of water in plants causes $3m daily losses to Peru’s Paita
After an uneven year, giant squid supply was just starting to return to normalcy when road blockages began, and a lack of water at processing plants shut down the sector's activities in Peru's Paita province
Maruha Nichiro adapts cephalopod strategy amid Japan’s currency weakness
The weakening of the Japanese yen has caused a drop in demand for cephalopods from the Asian country. Despite that, the group expects a higher total revenue
Spanish firm Pesfasa unable to pay staff, 90 jobs at risk
One of the most traditional companies in the Spanish province of Castellon, Pescados Fabregat, Pesfasa, is unable to pay staff to economic problems
Sanford’s rock lobster quota sale, deepwater fishing lift full-year earnings
New Zealand's largest seafood company saw sales revenue increase to NZD 531.9m in the 12 months to the end of September, while net profit after tax increased by 244% to NZD 55.8m
Lower shrimp, hake sales cause 4% drop in Argentina seafood export volumes in Q3
Argentina's fisheries sector exported a total of 137,574 metric tons of seafood worldwide worth $594.3 million during the third quarter of 2022
Inflation drives Peru’s August fishery export value up 14% despite volume drop
Peru exported some 216,300 metric tons of fishery products worth $481.9 million in August, down 9.5% by volume but up 13.6% by value compared to the same month in 2021
Indonesia, MSC sign second MoU to boost sustainable fishing, seafood marketing
Indonesia's ministry of marine affairs and fisheries has sealed a second agreement with the MSC for the development of the country's marine and fishery sectors
US seafood industry PACs spend over $250k on midterms; nine races to watch
Ten US seafood PACs raised $542,503 and spent $253,266 during the most recent election cycle, but were still holding on to more than a million dollars in available funds