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Fish Information and Services
Company typePrivate Company
IndustryInternet seafood journalism
Founded28th February 1995
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Co-Founders
Andres Loubet-Jambert
Yasuo Kunimitsu
CEO
Damian Sanguine
Number of employees
61
Websitewww.fis.com - Worldwide
www.fis-net.co.jp - Japan

Fish Information and Services (FIS) is a commercial online provider of information for the fishing industry. Founded in Tokyo in 1995, it provides wide ranging information on fishing, seafood, and aquaculture. According to the publisher, the site currently gets around 330,000 views per month and is currently available three languages: English, Japanese and Spanish.

Products and services

FIS has over 17,000 published articles on topics from environmental issues to changes in the market. The news stories are updated by journalists from different parts of the world.

The site also has a section dedicated to buying and selling goods. Goods are traded in four main categories: seafood, aquaculture, fishing vessels and machinery. Subscribing companies can advertise and sell goods. Non subscribers can view the trading market. The trading market receives up to 100,000 views per month, according to the company. The service also offers market reports, market prices and industry news.

The Market Prices section is updated using information from fish markets from around the world. This includes weekly maximum and minimum prices for each species. The section also includes currency conversion and graphing capabilities.

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