Since the first FTA was signed in 2008, volumes of New Zealand seafood sold to China have dropped by 17%, but value has soared by 73%

By Tom Seaman

The New Zealand government’s 23% reduction in TAC for hoki is in line with what industry had proposed and planned for anyway, said a top executive with Sealord, the largest quota holder

By Neil Ramsden

The Groundfish Forum predicts whitefish supply will rise by less than 1% for 2020, with stability in most of the largest, important stocks

By Tom Seaman

The TAC for the fishing year starting Oct. 1, 2019 is 116,190 metric tons, compared to 151,540t for the previous year

Doug Paulin will take over from Steve Yung as CEO of Sealord Group, New Zealand's largest fishing company, at the start of the third quarter next year

By Neil Ramsden

The trader and processor is experiencing tough times with whitefish prices high, but sees greater flexibility as the key to opening doors with new products and species

By Neil Ramsden

Family Fish, part of Nord Capital, has been joining the Polish push into higher-quality whitefish products, but it comes just as the prices of cod, pollock, and even pangasius strengthen

Sealord Group has struck a deal with 36 Maori groups, or iwi, which will give the fishing company higher catches and the native New Zealanders higher returns

By Dan Gibson

San Arawa's two vessels will now be managed by the Argentine hake, hoki and toothfish harvester Estremar, owned by the Nordic private equity Ocean Harvest Invest 

By Tom Seaman, Neil Ramsden, Louis Harkell and Dan Gibson

Undercurrent News is reporting live from the North Atlantic Seafood Forum