Posts Categorized: 2012

Oceana Group is leading by example in demonstrating the South African large-scale commercial fishing industry’s commitment to operating responsibly. The group has been included in the 2012 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) 2012 Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index. Oceana has also been selected as the recipient of an elaborate artwork… Read more »

[Cape Town, 08 November 2012] Oceana Group’s operating profit before abnormal items increased by 39% during the 2012 financial year due to improved performance by each of its business segments compared to the previous year. Headline earnings per share for the year ended 30 September 2012 increased by 37%, whilst earnings per share increased by… Read more »

Help stop hunger during Food Action Week As part of its Food Action Week (13 to 20 October 2012) campaign, Stop Hunger Now South Africa (SHN SA) will attempt to pack 37 000 nourishing meals to under-resourced preschools in and around Cape Town on Saturday, 20 October 2012. The meal packaging drive will take place… Read more »

Stop Hunger Now Southern Africa (SA), an international hunger relief organisation, has extended its programme to Hout Bay with the generous support of the Oceana Foundation. A pilot project will see five early childhood development centres (ECDs) with 150 children in total receiving meal packages every month for at least the next six months. The… Read more »

What are the key challenges facing the fisheries sector in South Africa and how do we deal with them? These are two of issues addressed at the 2nd Responsibly Fisheries Forum, which was hosted by the Responsible Fisheries Alliance (RFA) in Cape Town today, June 13, 2012. The Alliance was formed in 2009 in a… Read more »

Oceana Group Limited (Oceana) has reported an increase of 21% in basic earnings per share and basic headline earnings per share for the six months ended 31 March 2012. Revenue for the same period increased by 21% and operating profit before abnormal items increased by 41%, compared to the first half of 2011. An interim… Read more »

Oceana Group Limited (OGL) reported a 10% increase in headline earnings per share and a 30% increase for earnings per share for the six months ended 31 March 2011. Operating profit before abnormal items increased by 11% compared with the first half of the previous year. OGL Chairman, Mustaq Brey, said that the horse mackerel… Read more »

Oceana Group Limited (Oceana), the only JSE listed black owned fishing company, has learnt with great disappointment about the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) decision to dismiss its challenge against the Policy for the Transfer of Commercial Fishing Rights (the transfer policy). The Appeal Court hearing was held on the 1st March 2012 following a… Read more »

Oceana Group proudly announces the launch of the Oceana Foundation through which all future funding for corporate social investment (CSI) projects will be directed. The Foundation was established following an extensive review of the impact the group was making in terms of its CSI spend. Oceana Group CEO, Francois Kuttel, says, “When we examined our… Read more »

Following an investigation into the small pelagic fishery by the Competition Commission, Oceana Group Limited and its subsidiary Oceana Brands Limited have accepted responsibility for certain contraventions of the Competition Act. Accordingly, Oceana has agreed to pay an administrative penalty amounting to R34.75 million representing 5% of its affected turnover derived from its pelagic fishing… Read more »