Peru’s Austral adds new $10m vessel from Norway
The new vessel will replace two others in the fish oil producer's fleet, so its incorporation does not imply an increase in fishing efforts
Fish oil alternatives not yet at price parity despite hot market, says analyst
Surging global fish oil prices still haven't made alternatives like algal oil competitive on price alone, according to Rabobank's chief seafood analyst Gorjan Nikolik
Roger Hofseth steps down from salmon oil, protein arm to focus on processing
Norwegian seafood entrepreneur Roger Hofseth has stepped down as CEO of his group's salmon by-product arm to focus on running the main processing business
Peru ends first anchovy season with 84% of quota caught
The season ended in the north-central fishing zone of the country officially on July 24, amid concerns about the high incidence of juvenile species
Chile’s H1 seafood exports rise over 25% with sales to US, Brazil, China soaring
Chilean seafood exports rose to $4.2bn in the first half of the year, up by 25.4% y-o-y thanks to an increase in sales of salmonids, horse mackerel, fish oil, algae and deep-sea cod
Microalgae strain seen as having particular sustainability benefits in aquafeed
Schizochytrium sp might be a more sustainable feed ingredient than fish oil in categories like global warming impact
Aker Biomarine sees bumper Antarctic krill catches continue in Q2
Antarctic krill harvester Aker Biomarine reported the second highest quarter of production after 'all its vessels performed well'
Peru fishery exports dive in April on lower sales of frozen, canned fish, fishmeal
Peru exported some 110,300t of fishery products worth $270.9m in April, down 47.3% in volume and 27.2% in value compared to the same month in 2021
Algal oil maker Veramaris changes top management as it gets into human nutrition
Gertjan de Koning, vice president of essential products at DSM animal nutrition and health, will assume the role of Veramaris' CEO on Oct. 1
Chile’s May seafood sales rise 24% as salmonid, fishmeal prices climb
Chilean seafood sales rose to $708m in May, up by 24.4% as data published by the government-run export marketing body ProChile shows