Category: Seafood
Vichiunai Baltic Celebrates Anniversary Last week, before much of the world entered quarantine regime, Tallinn-based seafood and food processor Vichiunai Baltic celebrated its 20th anniversary. The company operating in the Estonian capital city since 2000 sells products ...
Support for Scottish Industry Fishing Seafood Sector – The Scottish seafood sector is to receive an initial package of more than £5 million in financial support to assist businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Funding ...
Grimsby Suspends Fish Auction – Grimsby Fish Market’s auction – which was about to drop to three days a week – will suspend all sales after today (27 March), with the quayside facility remaining open ...
Thai Union joins initiative on climate change – Seafood giant Thai Union Group PCL has become the first food producer and Thailand-listed company to join EP100, a Climate Group global initiative on smarter energy use. As ...
NFFF Advises Chip Shops to Close Doors – The board of the National Federation of Fish Friers has taken the decision to advise shops to close their doors as without help with marshalling queues and ...
EC adopts temporary aid framework to support fisheries As the Coronavirus pandemic threatens the health of citizens, many parts of the EU economy are also experiencing major disruptions. Fishing and aquaculture have been among the ...
Call for national guidance to secure food supply. In response to the closure of Scotland’s schools and current social distancing advice, Scotland’s leading farming, fishing, food and drink organisations are urging businesses to follow some ...
Thai Union donates to medical teams. Thai Union Group PCL. has donated THB 1 million worth of SEALECT and FISHO products to support the Thai government’s medical teams who are in handling the coronavirus situation. ...
Coronavirus impacting upon Norwegian seafood exports. The Norwegian Seafood Council has provided an update on how coronavirus is currently affecting the country’s seafood sector, which Fish Focus has reproduced below NSC status update as of ...
Seafood industry eagerly awaits government assistance. Seafood Industry Australia (SIA) has called for government assistance to keep the industry afloat. “We take our responsibility to provide more than one billion meals every year seriously, particularly ...
Irish review coronavirus impacts on seafood sector. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Micahel Creed T.D., recently met by teleconference all the main representative groups for fishing, representing both the off-shore fleet ...
GSSI statement on coronavirus. “As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to expand and to impact lives, GSSI is taking responsible precautions. GSSI Secretariat now works from home in line with the Dutch government guidance and uses ...
UK supermarkets failing in fish sustainability according to new report. UK shoppers are unknowingly consuming 2.5 x more fish than they think, according to a new report which ranks the top ten UK supermarkets according ...
Scots food sector calls for ‘key worker’ status. Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland has written to Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Tourism. The letter urges the Scottish Government to ...
New date being considered for Seafood Expo Global. Diversified Communications, the organiser Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global in Brussels, is looking at the possibility of holding the event on 23-25 June 2020 following its postponement ...
Norway concerned about potential decline in EU seafood consumption. The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) says its biggest immediate challenge in light of evolving coronavirus situation is a potential reduction in seafood consumption in European markets. ...
Grieg Seafood outlines coronavirus limitation strategy. Given the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Grieg Seafood Group ASA has provided an update on the impact on its business and organization. Grieg Seafood’s operations are currently, in light of ...
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