China debuts massive $83m krill vessel for Antarctic fishing
China's largest and most technologically advanced krill fishing vessel set sail on its maiden voyage on March 10 from Lianjiang County in Fujian province
As Chinese fleet swarms, Argentine province signs deal with controversial fishing company
The agreement bucks local concern it will encourage further illegal fishing by Hongdong Fisheries and other Chinese distant-water firms
Argentine authorities recover some stolen goods following Iberconsa’s warehouse robbery
After an investigation by the DDI Puerto Deseado, multiple home raids were conducted yesterday across six locations
South Africans upgrade hake fleet to catch bumper 152,000t quota with demand strong
Sea Harvest expects the industry to harvest all of its increased 2025 hake allocation of 151,700t due to fleet upgrades, a senior executive with the company told the NASF whitefish panel
Profand, Newsan enter joint commission of new toothfish vessel from Spanish shipyard
The partnership between Newsan, one Argentina's largest fishing firms, and Profand, a seafood giant headquartered in Vigo, Spain, marks a step in modernize Argentina's fishing fishing fleet
China’s Zhejiang Ocean Family expands tuna fleet in Kiribati
The newly launched vessels, named Kibena 6 and Kibena 7, mark the latest additions to the company's growing fleet
Spain allocates bluefin tuna in the Med, yellowfin quota in the Indian Ocean
Last month, the Spanish ministry detailed the allocation of fishing opportunities for yellowfin tuna and setting catch limits for bigeye tuna in the Indian Ocean for the 2025 season
Panama Canal ports bought by US investment firm BlackRock from HK owners in $22.8bn deal
The deal is important to the seafood industry as the Panama Canal is a significant trade route, especially from Central and South America to the US West Coast
25 fishermen rescued in Mexico after tuna vessel fire
The fire reportedly began from a fishing net and quickly spread to the stern, forcing the crew to abandon the vessel
Lucasinas regains 100% control of Profand with €127 million Alba buyout
Grupo Profand has returned to the 100% ownership of Vigo, Spain-based Lucasinas