Saudi Arabia’s ‘vision 2030’ aims to take aquaculture output to 600,000t
The largest player in the Middle East, Naqua, is expected to see its production hiked to 250,000t under the scheme
Espersen makes ‘contingency plans’ for possible Russian sanctions over Ukraine
One of the largest seafood processors in Europe is planning for a worst-case scenario for the sector stemming from a Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian pollock catching picks up in week three
Pollock landings as of Jan. 24 in the Far Eastern Basin amounted to 141,000t, up 4% year-on-year
Sky-high Chinese tilapia prices to rise further before falling back in summer
The CEO of California-based Lotus Seafood told Undercurrent that Chinese tilapia processors are quoting prices 3-5% higher for post-Chinese New Year departures
Canadian food safety college grant honors Icewater founder
'It is our hope that this award can have a substantial positive impact on the life and education of a student each year.' -- Alberto Wareham, Bruce Wareham's son
Stolt’s new sole farms continue strongly as sales prices rise again
Turbot prices in Q4 improved by a further 9.9% on top of 'significant increases' in the prior quarter, while sole prices also rose 4.6%
Dutch bank backs Aqua-Spark with new biodiversity fund
ASN Biodiversity fund will allow investors to get involved for a minimum of €20 only, money that will be used to help finance some of Aqua-Spark's projects
Greek bass, bream giant Avramar’s former CEO Alex Myers passes away
Alex Myers, a Greek-American with a background with multinationals such as Carlsberg and Unilever, departed Avramar in December 2021
2021 seafood M&A passes $6.5bn after explosion of outside investment
A remarkable 43% of all buyouts, mergers, investments and capital raises in the seafood sector were led by investment funds and private equity during 2021
Argentina’s hake sales hit record volume, value in November
Argentina's fisheries saw hake exports rising to 14,564t worth $34.8m in November, new record highs as data from the country's ministry of agriculture, livestock and fisheries show