Owner and chairman of Maruha-backed Austral Fisheries has passed away
George Theo Kailis, chairman of Austral Fisheries, whose 50% stake Maruha acquired from Pescanova in December, passed away on March 22
Pesca Chile restarts fishing operations with two hoki vessels
Vessels will keep their fishing operations until October this year, when the hoki fishing season ends in Chile
Former Yuken CEO becomes chairman at Argentina toothfish, hoki catcher
Oslo-based Ocean Harvest has appointed Alan Mackern as new chairman of its Argentina subsidiary Estremar, as its newly converted H&G trawler starts fishing for hoki and toothfish
In pictures: First campaign for Estremar’s newly converted toothfish, hoki H&G trawler
Argentina's largest toothfish catcher Estremar swapped its trawler's surimi lines for H&G and filleting equipment as part of a company restructuring last year
Falklands’ toothfish longline fishery granted MSC certification
Marine Stewardship Council certification was granted to the Falklands Islands' toothfish longline fishery, announced this week Consolidated Fisheries Ltd
Carnival cruise line commits to 10% higher costs for sustainability pledge
Seabourn concedes it won’t get a competitive advantage for its sustainability pledge but says simply, ‘it’s the right thing to do’
Fishing magnate suing South Africa for $11m
Former Hout Bay fishing magnate Arnold Bengis is suing the government for helping US courts jail him over smuggling of South African lobster and Patagonian toothfish
Falklands’ Fortuna targets northern Europe for toothfish sales
Having recently bought a new longliner, Falkland Islands whitefish catcher is looking to high-end markets in northern Europe to complement its traditional sales in the US and Asia, says executive
Strong euro, weak yen cost Sapmer its €100m sales target
French fishing group saw revenue drop in 2013, as Germany-favored strong euro is damaging an increasing number of eurozone companies
Chile’s Globalpesca heads to international waters to escape low toothfish quota
The recent rearrangement affected the tendered fishery south of parallel 47o and brought a 65% reduction in the cod quota, which was set at just 1,098 metric tons