Argentinian hoki landings drop 34% y-o-y, hake up 5%
Argentinian hoki landings between January and December plummeted 34% compared with 2015, while hake landings were 5% up
Argentina maintains hake quota at 320,000t for 2017, slashes hoki
Argentinian authorities have set the hake fishing quota for 2017 at 320,000t, flat on 2016, but cut the hoki quota to 80,000t, down 38% y-o-y
Fripur workers ask judge to nullify Cooke takeover
Former workers at Uruguayan processor Fripur are asking a court to nullify the insolvency process that resulted in the company's takeover by Canada's Cooke Aquaculture
New Zealand’s gov’t kicks off consultation on future of fisheries
The government of New Zealand is asking for input on the future of the country’s fisheries sector
World-first fish protein noodle hits UK market
Oomi noodles has launched its first product, the protein noodle, into online retailer Ocado
Sealord confirms order of $50m trawler from Norway
After Undercurrent News reported the order was coming on Aug. 24, New Zealand’s Sealord confirms it is ordering a NZD 70m 82.9m trawler from a Norwegian shipyard
Chile’s PacificBlu boosts sales of hoki to Poland
Chile’s PacificBlu, a joint venture between Blumar, Pesquera Bio Bio and Congelados Pacifico, has become a top exporter to the European country
Sources: Sealord to order new trawler from Norway
New Zealand fishing firm Sealord is said to be ordering an 82m newbuild from a Norwegian yard, for catching hoki, mackerel and squid
Iceland’s Visir serves MSC-certified cod to Olympic athletes in Rio
Icelandic fishing firm Visir is serving Marine Stewardship Council-certified sustainable cod to athletes residing in the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro this month
Netuno tilapia, Visir cod among sustainable seafood options for Rio 2016
Athletes at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil will be served the largest quantity of sustainable seafood of any games to date