California seafood companies partner amid demand for local squid
A rise in demand for locally produced and sourced food has helped forge a partnership between Local Catch Monterey Bay and Del Mar Seafoods
Peru blog: Rebranding anchovy from fishmeal to ‘deluxe’ product; Fishing ban could hit hake exports to Russia
Follow our coverage here as we tour fishing companies in Paita and Piura, Peru's hub of processing plants for human consumption fish, before reporting from this year's Expoalimentaria trade show
Peruvian firms invest $3.5m in JV for value-added giant squid line, coldstorage
Venture created by fishing group and processor Santa Monica and Seafrost has set up a new coldstore in Paita, and is working on a value-added giant squid line for the retail segment
Hayduk eyes retail push with giant squid, hake, mahi mahi branded range
Following roll-out of its canned range last year, Hayduk is now eyeing retail deals for its new range made of frozen giant squid, hake and mahi mahi in bid to tap domestic demand
California fishermen find large Ventura, Santa Barbara squid population
California squid fishermen have found a large population near Ventura and Santa Barbara
Conarpesa closes in on plant sale to Argentina-based Agustiner
The Argentinean fishing and processing firm expects to sell the plant for $4m in coming days
Tesco certification sees Exalmar food fish division plan sales increase
Exalmar expects to sell giant squid in Tesco stores in Asia, while in Europe it plans to sell higher value products such as hake, scallops, mahi mahi and value-added squid
Alaska’s pollock fleet sees spike in squid bycatch
Vessels in the Bering Sea have pulled up about 1,100 metric tons of pink squid so far this summer, representing more than four times the catch limit
Vieira nets financial support from Argentinian firm to recover subsidiary
Newsan, a firm involved in electronics but also in seafood supply, will anticipate a sum of money to the Spanish frozen processing and fishing company so it can resume activities of its Argentinian subsidiary
Large-scale octopus farming could be three years away
The key to succeed in commercial aquaculture production is to achieve full cultivation across the octopus’ life cycle