Peru committee says El Nino weather disappearing
A Peruvian committee looking into the effects of El Nino declared the weather pattern as “not active” in most of areas of the country’s coastline
Tighter retention rules prompted United States Seafoods vessel refit
The company's CEO said that he sees the industry moving toward maximizing catch usage in response to regulations encouraging higher fish retention
Alaskan Leader’s vessel to be featured on ‘Mighty Ships’
Discovery Canada-produced TV show 'Mighty Ships' will feature an Alaskan Leader Seafoods vessel
Norway’s Ramoen gets ready to receive new FAS filleting vessel
Alesund-based Ramoen will take delivery of a new frozen-at-sea filleting trawler -- also called Ramoen -- in August
Group estimates Peru will only capture 35% of southern anchovy quotas
Peruvian fishing companies will only capture 35% of their assigned anchovy fishing quotas, according to the National Fishing Society
Oz coastguard apprehends Vietnamese IUU vessels
Two foreign fishing vessels believed to be Vietnamese were apprehended last week in waters off north Queensland, suspected of illegal fishing in Australian territory
Peru fishmeal prices spike as market fears shortened anchovy season
Prices are approaching $2,000 a metric ton as market fears survey results expected this week will confirm this season will be short, with lower quotas
United States Seafoods launches new catcher-processor vessel
Seattle's fishing industry celebrated a new 233-foot vessel that was overhauled to be a catcher-processor for United States Seafoods off Alaska
Spain fish imports surge to make up for dwindling fleet in Galicia
Fisheries located in the Spanish region of Galicia are importing more than €2 billion euros of fish a year to make up for a dwindling domestic fleet
Chilean companies agree to increase monitoring for illegal fishing
Some of the biggest Chilean fishing firms, including Alimar, Blumar, Camanchaca, Landes and Pacific Blu have agreed to a new monitoring plan to stamp out illegal fishing