Turkish producer eyes Metro launch for new species
Akuvatur in talks with Germany's Metro to introduce new species, as it plans to increase production of real dentex, pink dentex and blue spotted seabream by 15% annually
NFI conference blog: Crustaceans lead the pack in US retail growth
Keep coming back to Undercurrent News for all the news from the NFI Global Seafood Markets Conference in Miami, Florida
Culmarex saves the day for shrinking aquaculture sector in southern Spain
Aquaculture in the province of Almeria reduced the variety of fish they rear to mostly seabass and seabream, and tuna ranching stopped even though its production value had recovered
Maltese bass, bream farm completes €300,000 upgrade
Pisciculture Marine De Malte (widely known as P2M) has successfully installed 19 Oceanflex and five Aquaflex pens, made by Fusion Marine
Poor weather pushes prices up in Spain’s main fish markets
Behind price increases of up to 160% there were waves of 5 meters that kept Galician fishers at home, with some market halls shut for business during the first days of the 2014
Andalusian aquaculture production up 13%
Farmed fish production in the Spanish region of Andalusia totaled more than 8,800 metric tons
India touts progress in silver pompano, cobia, perch and seabass farming
Country's government announces steps in various species, touting survival rates of more than 86.7% for cobia in RAS
Fish feed costs wipe out profits on farmed trout in Spain
Average prices for wild trout stalled over €2.2 per kg and out-of-control purchases from foreign origin at a falling prices have affected the profitability of farmers in Spain
Dias court hearing postponed to 2014
Bass and bream producer in bankruptcy protection nets postponement to court hearing, which will determine whether to prolong protection from creditors
Med bass, bream producers battling bank pressure, low prices
Merger between Selonda and Dias looking increasingly unlikely, say sources, as sector faces pressure from banks, equities in the red and low sales prices.