Argentina’s Newsan ramps up crab harvesting after finishing $22m trout farm
After having successfully launched a $22m trout farming project in Argentina's Limay River basin last year, Newsan Food plans to start fishing for spider and king crab in Tierra del Fuego
Sea Harvest takes earnings hit from 10% drop in hake volumes, higher costs
Sea Harvest lost out in the South African fishery rights allocation process and the country's total allowable catch for hake was also cut, leading to a 10% decrease in volumes
Alaska pollock catchers become world’s second fleet to gain FISH labor certification
The label 'gives confidence to buyers and consumers that the crews who harvest seafood like that from the APA catcher-processor fleet are treated with respect and fairness'
Former president, founder of Spain’s Grupo Pereira passes away
Vigo, Spain-based Grupo Pereira's former president and founder Jose Pereira Alvarez passed away on Aug. 22 at the age of 97
Peru fish landings dive 20% in May as anchovy catches for fishmeal fall
Peru saw a 20% y-o-y decrease in fish landings in May, mainly due to lower catches of anchovy intended for fishmeal, which fell by 19.2%
Shetland whitefish prices see downturn at start of August
Prices for cod and haddock out of the Shetland Islands in northern Scotland saw a drop in week 31, while a price reduction was also seen for most species of flatfish
Argentina’s squid exports climb as shrimp, hake sales plunge
Argentina's exports of illex squid increased by 14% year-on-year in H1 2022; shrimp and hake exports, however, fell by 6% and 32% in volume, respectively during the same period
Oregon senators celebrate USDA’s plans to spend $52m on seafood
The purchases are to include $22m of whiting fillets, $18m of rockfish and $12m of pink shrimp, all of which are sourced from prevalent fisheries in Oregon
NGOs take legal action against Dutch gov’t for ‘leaving door open’ to misreporting catches
Two NGOs have just launched a legal challenge against the Dutch authorities 'for leaving the door wide open' for misreporting of fish catches and overfishing, they allege
Track European auction prices for flatfish, other seafood on UCN
Undercurrent News has added daily prices for flatfish from the Pefa European auctions and various other species