Hatch launches €50m investment plan for ‘regenerative’ aquaculture
The group boasts venture partners including Kingfish Zeeland chair Hans den Biemen and Delta Blue CEO Jeff Fort, plus advisors like Einar Wathne, Darian McBain, and Magdalena Wallhoff Lamprecht
Despite fishing sector recovery, Peru’s imports remained high in 2021
Peru's fishery imports have grown by around 6% in volume and 3% in value annually from 135,300 metric tons worth $254.6 million in 2017 to 162,300t worth $304.6m in 2021
Nicovita launches $80m Ecuador shrimp feed plant plans
The planned plant, which will be built near Guayaquil, Ecuador, builds on the $35m that the company, owned by Peru's Alicorp, spent on investments in 2021
Norway’s Pelagia snaps up 100% of fishmeal, oil group
The Austevoll Seafood JV purchased Norsk Fiskeindustri Invest, which itself owns stakes in two further producers
Finnish firm looks to revitalise port with $5m fishmeal factory purchase
At a time when Finland is said to be verging on desperate for fishmeal production, two vessel owners and entrepreneurs have acquired a new, 150-metric-ton-per day facility
Rising costs cut into BioMar’s strong sales, volume growth
BioMar Group CEO Carlos Diaz said he was 'very satisfied by the performance of the company despite the results not following the development of the top line.'
Chinese, Peruvian fishmeal trade surges on strong demand, supply
China's fishmeal imports surged to a record 1.84m metric tons in 2021, up 28%; Meanwhie, Peru's fishmeal exports increased by 44% to their highest level since 2012
US grain, feed firm Scoular opens Myanmar fishmeal plant
The plant will provide a hub for its fishmeal products, including fishmeal sold under the brand Encompass, to Asian feed markets
Austevoll enjoys Leroy gains, wildcatch operations flat in out-of-season Q4
Leroy Seafood Group accounted for NOK 902m of Austevoll's NOK 903m EBIT generated in the quarter
Insect feed maker InnovaFeed inks pet food partnership with ADM
The global insect protein market is expected to surpass $113 billion in demand for new sustainable fish- and pet-food ingredients and a supportive regulatory environment