Peru’s fishing landings plunge amid reduced catches for human consumption
Peru's fisheries sector saw its seafood landings drop year-on-year to 87,000 metric tons worth PEN 181.4m
Argentina’s seafood exports climb again amidst illex squid sale boom
Sales of hake and shrimp also saw an increase during the period, but to a lesser extent
US West Coast groundfish traders eye UK, EU gap amid soaring cod prices
After making some headway with sales of Pacific whiting to UK fish and chip shops last year, WUSATA is now looking to enter the Dutch market, where groundfish has never been dearer
Sea Harvest trawler sinks off South African coast, 11 crew lost
The search for 11 of the 20 crewmembers was called off on May 19 after the vessel sank around 35 nautical miles offshore from Hout Bay on Friday afternoon
Pereira charts expansion beyond Spain with new squid fishing vessel, facility upgrades
The company plans investments in both infrastructure and fleet to push for 'greater operational efficiency, expanded market reach, and enhanced product offerings'
Peru fishery sector began 2024 with sharp decline in anchovy landings
On the bright side, the country's minister of economy and finance has recently reported a recovery, due to better weather conditions and the start of the first anchovy fishing season in the southern zone
Illex squid, hake led Argentina seafood export volume’s 14% increase in Q1
Argentina's fisheries sector exported a total of 129,131 metric tons of seafood worldwide worth $471m during the first quarter of 2024, in part thanks to a notable year-on-year increase in illex squid sales
High Liner ‘well prepared’ for expanded Russia ban, may still bring in some haddock
High Liner is prepared for the expanded US ban on Russian seafood processed in third countries, scheduled to take effect on June 1, CEO Paul Jewer told Undercurrent News at Seafood Expo Global
Sea Harvest eyes more overseas M&A, set for ‘different league’ after Terrasan deal
South Africa's Sea Harvest is looking for M&A in aquaculture and fisheries at home and abroad as it awaits the closure of a deal that will take its turnover close to $400m
Sea Harvest adds vessels to harvest higher hake quota as cod cuts, geopolitical issues drive demand
Sea Harvest, which has close to 50,000t of hake quota to harvest with the two years of increases, has added two new vessels to meet this demand and harvest the growing supply