Australia

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cooke Inc, parent company of Cooke Aquaculture Inc of New Brunswick, Canada, has completed its acquisition of Australian Atlantic salmon and black tiger shrimp producer Tassal Group Limited.

21st November 2022

Cooke acquires Tassal

21st November 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

National body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has welcomed the October 2022 Albanese government budget, supporting its commitments to the introduction of Country of Origin Labelling for Australian seafood sold in foodservice, and…

27th October 2022

Australia commits to CoOL

27th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Secondary producer of nutraceutical, seafood products and marine ingredients New Zealand Coastal Seafoods Limited (NZCS) has announced the intended acquisition of Nine Ocean Group.

5th October 2022

Strategic purchase for NZCS

5th October 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Australian seafood industry is uniting to rebuild its export sector.

13th September 2022

Industry unites to rebuild Oz export sector

13th September 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Singapore-headquartered fishing farming company Barramundi Group has confirmed that it has been exploring strategic options for its Australian operations and has now decided to also consider a complete divestment of the business.

7th September 2022

Barramundi may offload Aussie ops

7th September 2022

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Australian salmon farming and seafood company Tassal has signed a sustainability-linked loan (SLL) for AUD 497 million of facilities, linking some of the interest charges on its loans to sustainability key performance…

15th August 2022

Tassal $497m green loan

15th August 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The opening morning of Australia’s Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop fishery (BSCZSF) 2022 season brought the confirmation that it had achieved certification for its sustainable fisheries practices and management.

12th July 2022

Aussie certified scallops

12th July 2022

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Australian aquaculture firm Tassal Group Ltd has confirmed that it has rejected of a conditional proposal from Cooke Inc to acquire 100% of Tassal’s ordinary shares for a cash consideration of AUD…

29th June 2022

Tassal rebuffs Cooke

29th June 2022

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Barramundi Group Australia (BGA) has announced plans to expand its barramundi operation off the West Kimberley Coast.

23rd May 2022

Barramundis growth plans

23rd May 2022

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Confirmation of the new Australia-India interim free trade agreement (FTA) has been welcomed by national body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) as the industry seeks to open up new markets.

4th April 2022

Australia-India FTA boost

4th April 2022