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
Pescanova back to M&A with deal for Argentina’s Pesquera Veraz
Spain's Grupo Nueva Pescanova is set to finalize the acquisition of the Argentine fishing company Pesquera Veraz, gaining three production plants and nine more vessels
Pescanova’s NovaNam first to obtain certificate for labor compliance in Namibia
Grupo Nueva Pescanova's Namibian subsidiary, NovaNam, has become one of the first companies in the world and the first in Namibia to obtain the FISH Standard for Crew international certification of labor compliance
US hake feeds Ukraine’s troops, civilians but imports are falling fast
Alex Babadzhanov estimates that as much as half of the fish the country imports, including whiting, feeds the Ukrainian army or goes as humanitarian aid
Strong dollar forces Argentine sushi outlets to replace Chilean salmon with trout, hake
After significant increases in the average US dollar price, the import price level for Chilean salmon rose from $29.78 to $39.97 in Argentina in a matter of days
Argentina’s seafood export value dives 16% despite higher selling prices
Argentina saw its seafood exports drop in May 2022 to 38,477t worth $115.7m, an 8.3% decrease in volume and a 16% dive in value year-on-year
Peru fish landings fall 67% in April due to delayed anchovy season
Peru saw a significant 66.5% decrease in fish landings in April 2022 compared to April 2021, mainly due to lower catches of anchovy aimed for fishmeal production
Major Alaska pollock, hake harvesters say higher prices lag behind rising costs
American Seafoods and Sea Harvest executives discussed how costs are rising faster than prices during the NASF whitefish summit on Wednesday in Bergen, Norway
Argentina’s seafood exports rise in April thanks to jump in hake, squid sales
Argentina saw its hake and squid exports increase in April to 8,757t worth $20.65m and 24,088t worth $51.3m