Peru fisheries see landings rise 18% as catches for human consumption climb
Peru's fisheries sector saw its seafood landings rise 17.8% year-on-year by volume and 13.8% in value in October
American Seafoods CEO hopes to ink acquisition in 2023 assuming more ‘reasonable valuations’
American Seafoods Group hopes to close an acquisition this year, but the company's new CEO noted valuations of target companies are too high
Brasmar loses long-time sales director, others to rival
Cedicio Torres, long-time corporate sales director at Brasmar, has left the company after almost 20 years; in October 2022, two international key account managers also left the company to join the same rival firm
Former Brasmar exec joins Iberconsa as new purchasing, business development director
After almost 18 years of working at Portugal-based processor Brasmar, Helder Goncalves has joined Iberconsa
Higher sales to US, Japan, Mexico boost Chile’s seafood exports by 22%
Chilean fish and seafood exports increased to $828m in November, up by 21.5% year-on-year, according to ProChile
Sea Harvest renews hake supply arrangement
The South African firm will purchase up to $55.4m worth of hake and related products from SeaVuna Fishing over the next three years
Spanish minister satisfied with EU 2023 fishing quotas
Spain's minister for agriculture, fisheries and food, Luis Planas, said Spain has achieved a 'good result' for its fleet in the recent negotiations
Overfishing falls in Med, Black Sea fisheries but stocks remain under significant stress
While most key commercial species are not yet exploited sustainably, nearly all of them show a decrease in fishing pressure to levels below the regional average, a new report from the UN's FAO shows
Argentina’s seafood sales drop by 17% in October as red shrimp, hake exports dive
Argentina saw its shrimp and hake exports fall year-on-year in October to 14,605t worth $95.3m and 10,679t worth $28.9m
Renewed missile strikes knock back recovering Ukraine hake market
'The country's not set up and does not have the tools and infrastructure to do quick repairs from serious damage like missile strikes' -- Alex Babadzhanov, chief operations officer, Sogda