Chile tackles illegal hake supply as resource is overfished
Chilean authorities are strengthening controls and inspections throughout the entire supply chain
Russia to replace North American hake with Latin imports
Russia is likely to switch hake imports from North America to Argentina, Peru and Ecuador, following the Russian import ban announced on Aug. 7
World’s top 100 seafood companies close in on $100bn turnover
Combined, the 100 companies on our ranking this year had revenues of nearly $100bn, up by $1.8bn from our 2013 report
Russian importers still pushing for paid containers to be allowed in
Russian food importers are facing big losses and are still pushing on the government to allow paid containers in to the country after the deadline of midnight Friday expired, a source with a large importer told Undercurrent News
Midnight Friday last deadline for Russia-bound seafood ‘if you are lucky’
All containers of seafood and trucks of salmon that don’t clear Russian customs by midnight Friday will have to be sent back or diverted, even if they were ordered before the sanctions were put in place, Undercurrent News understands
Argentinian hake exports to Ukraine drop sharply in H1 as supply keeps going
Although volumes and prices have dived, hubbsi hake is still flowing into the Eastern European country despite economic and political problems
Pescanova Argentina subsidiary fined for juvenile hake fishing
Juvenile fish were found to account for over 70% of catch onboard a vessel from Argenova, subsidiary of Spanish seafood group Pescanova in Argentina
Portugal cod processors see higher specialization as way to compete
Industry players see high specialization as competitive advantage, as figures show country's fishing processing output declined last year, despite higher fishing quotas available
Losses for Danish processor widen on MSC mackerel suspension
Near €100m-turnover Larsen Danish Seafood saw its losses quadruple in 2013 due to series of circumstances, including 'considerable loss' on contracts for MSC mackerel, which then lost its certification
Pacific whiting still making it into Ukraine as turmoil slows sales
Political situation and low currency valuation is putting strain on the market, but industry sources say product is flowing fine so far