Mega ships roll into LA, Long Beach
The arrival of two mega ships in Los Angeles and Long Beach are set to bring about both benefits and challenges for the ports
Iberconsa to invest in new Argentina shrimp vessels, Namibia value-added hake output
The Spanish seafood company will carry out a 'strong investment plan' to boost Argentina shrimp output and to enhance Namibia's plant capabilities in value-added production
Uncertain outlook on 2016 Thailand TIP rating
Thailand's government had admitted that human trafficking and illegal fishing issues have entered an 'uncomfortable zone'
Three HB Grandi trawlers completed
Icelandic catcher has completed construction on three new fresh fish trawlers
Skipjack tuna prices keep on falling
Prices for skipjack for delivery in January are dropping even more, with the level now below $1,000/t
Russia’s Sergey Darkin to invest $500m in crab, salmon in Far East
Sergey Darkin, a former governor of Russia’s Primorye province, plans to invest up to $500m in the development of fishing business in Far East
Pacific Seafood helps raise CAD 100,000 for families of crew from sunken Caledonian
Pacific Seafood Group announced Sept. 23 that a fundraiser for the families of the crew lost on Caledonian has raised over CAD 100,000
Spanish shipyard launches research vessel
Gondan Shipyard has launched a new fishery and oceanographic research vessel to be operated by the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research of Bergen
Tri Marine excluded from American Samoa tax credit that benefits Starkist
Tuna group looking into 'significant tax disadvantage' as same multimillion tax credit that benefits a Starkist canning facility in American Samoa is not available to its own facility
Plans to raise Canada’s surf clam quota, end monopoly now ‘on hold’
The government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is reviewing the previous government’s plans to increase the Arctic surf clam quota and end the current monopoly