Trawler lost – nine crew saved, eleven missing
South African fishing company Sea Havest Group has conformed that its fishing vessel Lepanto was lost at a position 35 nautical miles west of Hout Bay on Friday. Nine of…
Sea Harvest delivers strong 2023 results
2023 was a year characterised by a strong demand internationally for seafood, offset by challenging fishing conditions, persistent cost inflation and the continued impact of load shedding, according to Sea…
Sea Harvest acquires pelagic business
Sea Harvest Group is in the process of acquiring 100% of Terrasan Group Limited’s pelagic catching, processsing and sales subsidiaries. Alongside Terrasan’s pelagic business, Sea Harvest is also taking on…
Sea Harvest CEO to chair Groundfish Forum
Felix Ratheb, CEO of South African seafood giant Sea Harvest, has been elected Chairman of the Groundfish Forum. He replaces Klaus Nielsen, CEO of Espersen in Denmark, who has been…
Sea Harvest delivers results in a difficult environment
The Sea Harvest Group reports a resilient set of interim results for the first six months of this year, a period described by the company as being characterised by significant…
Sea Harvest emerges from a tough year
A 10% reduction in available volumes as a result of quota losses from the Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) and a decrease in the TAC made 2022 a tough year…
Cap Nord heading for South Africa
Euronor’s freezer trawler Cap Nord, one of the two sister vessels that have been laid up for some time since the company switched its efforts to operating fresher trawlers, has…
Sea Harvest resilient through tough times
Sea Harvest Group reports that its interim results softened for the first six months of 2022, driven by losses in hake volumes from the recently concluded Fishing Rights Allocation Process…
Sea Harvest staff have packed food parcels to provide households with food during the COVID-19 pandemic.Image: Sea Harvest
Sea Harvest donates 10,000 food parcels for families during pandemic
South African fishing company Sea Harvest Corporation’s Transport Garage has been converted into a food packing and distribution centre. This is where a group of Sea Harvest staff have been…
Lucinda Krige, the first woman to qualify as a chief engineer in the South African fishing industry. Image: Sea Harvest
From chambermaid to chief engineer
Someone who has personal experience of the opportunities that exist in fishing is Lucinda Krige, the first woman to qualify as a chief engineer in the South African fishing industry.…