Shem Oirere

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based seafood marketing company Seafood Souq recently signed a partnership that would see it become the sole distributor of seafood products produced by Newsan Food, an affiliate of Argentinean electronic manufacturing company Newsan. Seafood Souq, a global tech firm… Read More

Artisanal fishers in the Seychelles have received a boost to their trade with the opening of a SCR 23.5 million (USD 1.6 million, EUR 1.5 million) seafood facility, backed by financing from the European Union-Seychelles Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA).

The facility, located in Anse aux Pins, an administrative district on the Seychelles island of Mahé, contains a new fish market for traders, many of whom have been

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South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new fisheries minister following the general election that took place in the country in June. Dion George, who has been a member of South African Parliament since 2008, is the new minister of forestry, fisheries, and the environment, taking… Read More

Saudi Fisheries Company's (SFC) financial issues continue to intensify, as the aquaculture firm’s accumulated losses by the end of the first quarter of 2024 spiked to SAR 265 million (USD 70.6 million, EUR 65.5 million) – equivalent to 66 percent of ‎the company’s capital – according to the company’s recently published interim results.

Additionally, SFC’s debts by 31 March 2024 exceeded the

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Tanzania reported a decline in the value of its fish and fish product exports for the three months ending 31 March 2024, as the country grappled with falling output from key freshwater fisheries, inadequate access to quality feed and fingerlings, and persistent instances of illegal, unreported,… Read More

Accra, Ghana-based aquaculture company Tropo Farms plans to incrementally increase its annual fish output to 30,000 metric tons (MT) over the next five years, pursuing external investments in production equipment and processing to do so.

Before pursuing investment, the company began auditing its internal processes, aiming to make them as efficient as possible before turning externally for growth. That process of streamlining production

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A recently launched fish welfare project for small-scale tilapia producers in Egypt is aiming to reduce fish mortality rates by up to 10 percent, shrink production costs, and ensure products meet the standards of key export markets. 

The Egypt Tilapia Welfare project, spearheaded by Glasgow, Scotland-based Ethical Seafood Research (ESR) with the support of Oxford, England-based FAI Farms, is focused on improving the production practices of

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The West African country of Benin has launched a USD 36.4 million (EUR 33.7 million) aquaculture project aimed at increasing its domestic fish output and improving the sustainability of the country’s marine and inland fish-farming practices.

Approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB), which is serving as the leading financier on the project, the initiative, referred to as “Project to Promote Aquaculture and the Competitiveness

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Africa has the potential to increase its freshwater fishery output by at least 1 million metric tons (MT) annually by reviewing current regulations on harvesting, according to a new report. The report from the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Center (ANRC) said the continent… Read More

Year-over-year fish production in Kenya declined in 2023 as the country’s freshwater fisheries – where most of the country’s fishery production occurs – continued to deal with environmental stressors and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, among… Read More