Pesca Chile restarts fishing operations with two hoki vessels
Vessels will keep their fishing operations until October this year, when the hoki fishing season ends in Chile
Spain’s Regal lands Europe’s first hake MSC certification
The Marine Stewardship Council announced that the Grupo Regal line-caught hake fishery has been certified to standard for sustainable, well-managed fisheries following an independent full assessment
Namibia’s Hangana Seafood claims food safety award
Namibian hake processor has announced it has won the SADC quality product of the year 2014 award, in the category 'product of the year large enterprise'
Fleury Michon goes on a marketing offensive
French surimi producer invites customers and suppliers to visit its plants in marketing push to valide three years of work in improving its recipes and sourcing
Chile sounds alarm as half of all fisheries at a critical point
A survey by the secretariat for fishing affairs and aquaculture of Chile revealed 48% of the country's main 33 fisheries suffer either from overe-exploitation or have been exhausted, showing a dramatic deterioration from 2013
Iberconsa tipped as creditor banks’ industrial partner for Pescanova
Iberconsa is being touted as the industrial partner creditor banks would rely on for Pescanova's re-making when the current Damm-led plans fail to avoid its liquidation
Blue Wave goes bankrupt after plant sale falls through
A deal that would have to keep Blue Wave's fish processing plant and the 70 jobs it provides in Port Mouton, Nova Scotia, has fallen through
Namibian hake firm Hangana appoints new execs
Walvis Bay-based Hangana Seafood recently appointed Eugene Louw as the fleet operations manager and Ellis Egumbo as the factory manager
Namibian govt proposes enforcing hake off-season
A new hake season under the suggested time frame would mean a month off for stocks to recover, while current system runs year-round
Namibian hake season timeline may change
Key stakeholders in Namibia's hake fishery are considering a proposal to change the annual hake season from the long-held May 1 through April 30 timeline to Nov. 1 to Sept. 30, for possible phasing in this year