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Sealord Confirms Purchase Of Independent Fisheries
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 10:34 am | Sealord
Deepwater fishing company Sealord is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Independent Fisheries following clearance from the Commerce Commission, consent from the Overseas Investment Office, and a number of conditions ... More >>
Sealord Announces Purchase Of Independent Fisheries
Friday, 15 September 2023, 11:12 am | Sealord
Deepwater fishing company Sealord has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-owned Independent Fisheries - the largest financial transaction in the seafood sector since the Sealord deal in 1992, which was part of the Māori Treaty Settlement. This transaction ... More >>
Te Arawa And Sealord Partnership Transitions unproductive Land To Native Forest
Friday, 1 September 2023, 11:51 am | Sealord
Sealord is investing $10 million over the next ten years in a carbon offset programme that will see underutilised Te Arawa whenua around the wider Rotorua region developed into permanent forest. The programme, developed by Te Arawa Fisheries and New Zealand ... More >>
Workers From Vietnam Help Plug The Labour Gap For Sealord
Wednesday, 24 May 2023, 11:21 am | Sealord
Nelson-based fishing company Sealord is welcoming 115 workers from Vietnam over the next three weeks to process fish in its wetfish factory during the upcoming hoki season. The overseas workers join around 80 people from Samoa who started at Sealord ... More >>
Sealord Seeking Accommodation For Overseas Workers On Government’s Seafood Process Worker Scheme
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 2:24 pm | Sealord
Sealord has been allocated 180 seafood processing visas for overseas workers to fill labour shortages in its wetfish factory in Nelson, however the company needs assistance to find suitable accommodation given the acute housing shortage. <img ... More >>
Poll Shows Kiwis Support Sustainable Seamount Fishing
Monday, 29 August 2022, 2:22 pm | Sealord
A nationwide poll found that 61% of New Zealanders support Sealord's proposal to protect 89% of seamounts from bottom trawling in New Zealand's EEZ. Sealord commissioned an independent, nationally representative poll by Curia Research (attached in full) ... More >>
Sealord Offers Seasonal Work To People With Jobs Impacted By COVID-19
Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 3:08 pm | Sealord
Sealord is inviting people looking for work as a result of COVID-19 to join them for the approaching hoki season. Hoki is one of the most sustainable and commercially valuable fisheries in New Zealand, with a market value of more than $232 million. ... More >>
Sealord acquires 100% of Tasmanian salmon producer
Thursday, 30 January 2020, 11:27 am | Sealord
Sealord Group Ltd is pleased to announce the purchase of the remaining 50% shareholding of Tasmanian salmon producer, Petuna Aquaculture, from founders Peter and Una Rockliff. Sealord has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Petuna and in 2010 entered ... More >>
Sealord announces stellar year
Thursday, 19 December 2019, 11:23 am | Sealord
Sealord Group Ltd has reported a net profit after tax of NZD $32.2 million for its financial year ended September 30, 2019. The result is 32.6% higher than their 2018 result. Revenue increased 4.5% from the prior year to $359.8 million. More >>
Sealord announces transition to new CEO
Thursday, 5 September 2019, 8:38 am | Sealord
Current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sealord, Steve Yung, informed the Sealord Board of Directors earlier this year of his intention to step down at the end of 2020 financial year. More >>
Sealord and iwi join forces to create opportunities
Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 7:00 pm | Sealord
Sealord and iwi join forces to create opportunities for growth in sustainable fisheries Embargoed until 6pm, 26 March 2019 More >>
Search for missing crewman will not be continued
Friday, 12 October 2018, 7:11 pm | Sealord
Sealord confirms the search for missing crewman will not be continued At approximately 16:00 today Maritime New Zealand advised Sealord the search for a crewman missing from FV Otakou since mid-morning yesterday (11th October), will not be continued. More >>
Sealord confirms search for missing crew member
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 5:04 pm | Sealord
Sealord confirms a search for a crew member is underway in the Pacific Ocean off the coast near Cape Palliser. More >>
NZ's most modern deep sea fishing vessel arrives
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 2:02 pm | Sealord
New Zealand’s most modern deep sea fishing vessel arrives in her new home town A brand new state-of-the-art fishing vessel - the first to be added to the country’s deepwater fleet in over 20 years - is arriving in Nelson, New Zealand on Friday 15 ... More >>
Sealord confident in their sustainable management
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 2:21 pm | Sealord
Recent media reports have cast doubt over Sealord practices back in 2012 in relation to reporting of catch. Sealord can reassure the public that at no time, either back in 2012 or in the present, has Sealord engaged in deliberately under-reporting catch. More >>
Sealord Operating Profit up
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 3:49 pm | Sealord
Sealord Group Ltd has reported a profit from continuing operations of $21.8M for its financial year ended 30 September 2017. More >>
Sustainability Tick for Sealord Product
Monday, 2 October 2017, 1:09 pm | Sealord
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Oceania has awarded Sealord the New Product of the Year for its newly released Hoki Fries product. MSC is the global gold standard for sustainable seafood says Melissa Butler, Sealord Marketing Manager. “Making ... More >>
Sealord Energy Saving on Show
Friday, 29 September 2017, 12:28 pm | Sealord
Sealord today hosted more than 80 representatives from large industries across New Zealand to show the energy savings programme it has on its Nelson Vickerman Street site. The visitors were in Nelson taking part in the Energy Efficiency and Conservation ... More >>
Generation Guilt: Takeaways driving food guilt among youth
Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 9:14 am | Sealord
When it comes to fast food, it seems younger New Zealanders really have an attack of the guilts, with three-quarters of Kiwis aged 18-24 and three in five Kiwis aged 25-34 feeling some form of guilt after eating takeaways, according to independent ... More >>
Sealord Sells Caistor
Monday, 27 March 2017, 2:37 pm | Sealord
Sealord Group Ltd has made the decision to sell its British based Sealord Caistor processing business to a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd (Nissui), which owns half of Sealord. This will be effective from the 1st of April 2017. The ... More >>
