A senior Peruvian government official has filed a complaint with prosecutors alleging several politicians have facilitated illegal fishing from China and other foreign countries Continue reading
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Russian crab business with US links faces repeated legal setbacks
A Russian fishery business accused of having close ties with US companies is struggling to prove it was not subject to 'foreign control' Continue reading
Russia decries Norwegian ‘seizure’ of fishing vessels, eyes Murmansk as alternative fishery hub
Russian authorities have lashed out at Norway's move to ban the repair and maintenance of its fishing vessels, pledging to develop Murmansk as an alternative Continue reading
Chinese-owned salmon farmer Australis files first lawsuit against former owner, top execs
Chile's Australis Seafoods filed its first lawsuit against Isidoro Quiroga and some members of his immediate circle, including his sons Isidoro and Benjamin, as well as its former president Martin Guiloff and Santiago Garreton, ex-CFO Continue reading
Internal emails cast doubt on Joyvio’s ignorance about Australis overproduction
Internal emails involving top Australis and Joyvio executives between 2021 and 2022 throw doubt on claims they had no idea about overproduction at the Chilean salmon farmer
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Advocacy group sues Maine to better regulate growing finfish aquaculture sector
Animal Outlook made headlines in 2019 when it secretly filmed staffers inside Cooke's hatchery, in Bingham, Maine, showing salmon allegedly being treated inhumanely Continue reading
Cook & Lucas smokehouse closes with Barclays-appointed administrator chasing assets
Smokehouse owned by now-defunct UK whitefish processor Cook & Lucas has been closed by administrator Interpath, whose executives were appointed by lender Barclays on Jan. 20 Continue reading
Second US price-fixing settlement with up to 400,000 small firms to cost Norway farmers an extra $33m
Like in the previous $85m settlement, the defendants in the case, which include Mowi, SalMar, Leroy Seafood Group, Grieg Seafood and others, admit to no wrongdoing
US judge OKs $85m settlement in Norwegian salmon price-fixing suit
The defendants in the case, which include Mowi, SalMar, Leroy Seafood Group, Grieg Seafood and others, admit to no wrongdoing
UK food crime probe into former Bleiker’s MD Andrew ‘ongoing’
In addition to the government food crime probe, administrator FRP is also looking into the conduct of Charlie Andrew and other directors Continue reading
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