Chile pelagic landings down 700,000t year-on-year
Sardine catches had the steepest fall by 72.9% to 213,500t, from January to end November
Chile faces near 450,000t cut in anchovy, sardine, hoki and hake 2014 TACs
Fishing players brace for tough times in the short term as Chile proposes steep drops in total allowable catches for its main pelagic and demersal species, with jack mackerel only stock to see an increase
Argentina increases TACs for hoki, hake, scallops
Limit for hubbsi hake is set to 322,000 metric tons, while for hoki is set to 130,000t for 2014
Surges of up to 114% in 2014 fishing quotas for Spain
Spain's representatives left Brussels Tuesday with higher quotas than expected for most of its claims, the industry set for better performance next year
Whitefish players facing challenging times in Argentina
Spiralling inflation and costs, risky political climate and low sales prices have seen whitefish companies sell out, restructure or stop operations since the start of the year
Alpesca future now in hands of state, as closure looms
Fishing company's owner Omar Segundo gives state carte blanche to sell company at no cost, provided the investor is willing to take on the debts of $43m
Argentinian hake prices down, as prices nudge up in South Africa
Higher catches and Asian whitefish products competition have hit prices in Argentina, while fillets skin-on from the African fisheries have gone up 20% from 2012
Spanish fish processor Silomar defies crisis with wide client portfolio
After an almost 26% drop in profit in 2012, seafood manufacturer Silomar looks to emerging markets, as it remains one of the soundest names amid Spain's seafood SMEs
Uruguayan fish exports could drop 20% due to Nigeria ban
Fish exporters from Uruguay have been cut off their key market, Nigeria, since Oct. 15, official tells Undercurrent News
Fishing group converts Argentinean surimi trawler for H&G as part of restructuring
Ocean Harvest has decided to convert surimi trawler for H&G production and is in talks to sell toothfish longliner as part of restructuring of Argentinean operations