Argentine squid exports leap 84% in 2013
Species now rivals hake as country's top export, which itself was up 10%, as total fisheries exports increase 19.6% to 441,25 metric tons
Hake catch up by 70% in gulf of Roses after radical protection scheme
The fishers guild of the gulf of Roses in north Catalonia, Spain, said captures of hake in the area last year spiked by 66.8% to more than 283,500 metric tons compared to 2012
Seafood chain Ocean Basket aims to almost double outlets
South African seafood restaurant Ocean Basket, which has 176 franchised outlets, says it will almost double its store numbers to 300 by 2017, as it rolls out a plan to grow its footprint locally and internationally
Madrid fish consumption well above Spain’s average
A tenth of all food bought by households in Madrid region in 2012 consisted of fish and seafood
Oceana 2013 profit up on hake, horse mackerel operations
Increases in quota and firm prices meant that while the South African company benefited from diversity, hake and horse mackerel saw significant improvements over 2012
South Africa faces complications in setting hake quota
Unavailability of research vessel is impacting calculations to establish hake quota, reported Seafood.com
Blumar pins hopes on salmon, China sales, on back of quota cuts
Chilean group says it does not plan to shut down more fishing plants, but expects salmon activities to report better results than its fishing division in 2014
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Blumar lays off 300 workers due to quota cuts
Chilean fishing company has already stopped its plant activity and will join operations with Pesquera Bio Bio to catch hake
Argentina fish landings up 17.2% in 2013
The largest figures were for hake, up 4.2% to 268,866t, followed by squid