Fisheries

Cooke's Omega Protein christens new red crab fishing vessel

Company invested $12 million in retrofitting the vessel, which will operate off Uruguay.

Omega Protein's new Southern Star is bound for Uruguay, where it will be used by Cooke Uruguay, a sister division of Omega Protein under Cooke Inc., to fish for red crab (Chaceon Notialis).
Omega Protein's new Southern Star is bound for Uruguay, where it will be used by Cooke Uruguay, a sister division of Omega Protein under Cooke Inc., to fish for red crab (Chaceon Notialis).Foto: Omega Protein
Glenn CookeCookeOmega ProteinGifford CookeUruguay
Published 8 July 2019, 19:46Updated 9 November 2019, 18:37