Pew urges IOTC to reignite stalled tuna harvest control rule talks
Pew Charitable Trusts emphasized the need for the IOTC to enhance sustainability of skipjack tuna and swordfish and to redouble efforts to develop a harvest strategy for yellowfin tuna
Yellowfin prices on the rise amid slow catches as IOTC meeting approaches
Yellowfin tuna prices for delivery to Spain are increasing amid slow catches worldwide
Currency woes impact Africa’s pelagic imports
The Norwegian Seafood Council's envoy to Africa notes currency problems are impacting some key markets like Nigeria and Egypt, while Cote d'Ivoire's imports are booming
Nutreco launches €25m feed facility in Nigeria
Nutreco has inaugurated a €25 million fish and poultry feed production facility in Ibadan, Nigeria, operated under the brands Skretting and Trouw Nutrition
Recap UCN’s SEG Barcelona 2024 coverage
Recap all of the Undercurrent News team's coverage (so far) from Barcelona, Spain, where we attended the Seafood Expo Global 2024
Russia eyes increased seafood exports to new markets
Brazil, Turkey, Iran, Algeria and Nigeria are viewed as priority fish export markets for products with high levels of added value, according to Rosrybolovstvo's head
Ghana’s Tropo Farms soon to secure $8m for major expansion plans, production upgrades
The company is set to boost its annual production from approximately 7,000t of tilapia in Ghana to 14,000t this year, CEO Francisco Murillo told Undercurrent News
Sea Harvest eyes more overseas M&A, set for ‘different league’ after Terrasan deal
South Africa's Sea Harvest is looking for M&A in aquaculture and fisheries at home and abroad as it awaits the closure of a deal that will take its turnover close to $400m
Sea Harvest adds vessels to harvest higher hake quota as cod cuts, geopolitical issues drive demand
Sea Harvest, which has close to 50,000t of hake quota to harvest with the two years of increases, has added two new vessels to meet this demand and harvest the growing supply
Italian firm’s cannery closes with loss of nearly 500 jobs following founder’s death
Airone, a prominent player in the canned tuna industry, is facing a period of uncertainty after the death of its founder, Dante Bigi, in September 2023