Spain’s Marfrio expects new Peru squid plant to be at full capacity in Q2 next year
The firm announced that its long-awaited factory expansion project that started in April 2019 in Paita, northern Peru, is set to be completed by March or April next year, Marfrio's CEO Santiago Montejo told Undercurrent News
Peru sees frozen seafood production surge in June, dip in fresh, canned
The standout performer was the production of frozen seafood, which amounted to 62.4% of the total catches aimed at direct human consumption with a staggering volume of 70,700t
US seafood import volume down 11%, value off 22%, at 2023 halfway point
US seafood imports have fallen back to Earth after a record year, reveals the latest review of seafood trade data maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Nicaraguan processor works to overcome FDA misunderstanding in midst of expansion
'...[T]his is a good thing, because it provided us with things that we can fix and we're doing it. We're committed to being the best wild-caught seafood processor out of Central America' -- Ramiro Saborio, Baits and Sea Foods
FDA warns Nicaragua mahi-mahi processor over ‘serious’ HACCP violations
The US Food and Drug Administration said it conducted a foreign remote regulatory assessment of a processing facility in Mangua in May and found fault on five factors
Peru fish landings down 89% with anchovy catches for fishmeal, oil almost nonexistent
Peru saw an 89% y-o-y decrease in fish landings in May, mainly due to almost no catches of anchovy intended for fishmeal, which fell by 99.3%
Peru fishery landings rise over 6% in April as catches of squid, tuna, horse mackerel climb
Peru's fisheries sector saw its seafood landings rise 6.3% y-o-y by volume and 3.7% in value to 146,600t worth PEN 197.4m
Peru allows artisanal co-ops to register for mahi mahi, squid
The Peruvian government last week issued a decree to enable fish-harvester co-operatives to legally register for two significant artisanal fisheries
Peruvian fleet achieves milestone in artisanal fleet’s formalization process
The Peruvian government has unblocked a legal obstruction against Cooperatives -- a government program that formalized the fleet's collective fishing rights
Peru fisheries see landings rise 46% as catches for human consumption soar
Peru saw its seafood landings rise year-on-year to 203,600 metric tons in March, up 46.1% in volume and 36.1% in value