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Norway’s Trade of Fishery and Aquaculture Products: MAC Advice adopted. 1. Background In 2023, Norway was the EU’s 6th most important partner for trade in goods 1. On average for […]
Weak June resulted in a decline in Norwegian seafood exports in the first half of the year. Norway exported seafood worth NOK 80.6 billion in the first half of the […]
Value growth for salmon and trout contributed to solid seafood exports in May. Norway exported seafood worth NOK 14 billion in May. This is an increase of NOK 1 billion, or […]
Currency effects boost value of Norwegian seafood exports Norway exported seafood worth NOK 13.9 billion in April. This is an increase of NOK 924 million, or 7 per cent, compared […]
Scottish seagrass restoration programme will benefit fish stocks. Commercial fish stocks in the Firth of Forth and adjacent areas of the North Sea could stand to benefit as a spin-off […]
Three consecutive years of value growth for Norwegian seafood exports. Norway exported seafood worth NOK 13.3 billion in February. This is an increase of NOK 339 million, or 3 per […]
Herring collapse on the horizon without urgent action. New research by the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) has revealed that Atlanto-Scandian herring in the Northeast Atlantic could face a […]
Good start of the year mackerel fishery for Scottish fleet. The traditional start-of-the-year mackerel fishery for the Scottish mackerel fleet proved fruitful, with boats reporting abundant shoals of good-sized fish. […]
Record exports of Norwegian seafood in 2023 due to price growth and weak krone. The export value of Norwegian seafood reached an all-time high in 2023, with seafood worth NOK […]
Pioneering research method reveals bluefin tuna’s fate. The return of bluefin tuna to Northern European waters is a conservation success story, but rising sea temperatures in their Mediterranean nursery grounds mean […]
Good end-of-year mackerel fishery for Scottish fleet The Scottish mackerel fleet enjoyed a productive end-of-year fishery, with good sized shoals of fish encountered. The season started at the beginning of […]
Outcome of the 2023 annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission. The annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) took place between 14-17 November 2023 in London, […]
Scallop fisherman and world’s first MSC certified bivalve mollusc fishery honoured in sustainable seafood awards. A scallop fisherman from Shetland and the world’s first Marine Stewardship Council certified bivalve mollusc […]
Atlanto-Scandian herring stock driven to critical levels as catches face steep cut of 44%, as pelagics stock advice released. Governments are sleepwalking into a potential repeat of the 1960s herring […]
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr Charlie McConalogue, has announced the outcome of the limited review of the 2012 Herring Management Policy in relation to the Herring […]
Mackerel fishing for Norwegian boats is starting to pick up, according to pelagic group, Norges Sildesalgslag. At the end of last week, as many as five boats are heading out […]
Steady herring landings as Scots processing sector invests in the future. The North Sea herring fishery by the Scottish pelagic fleet is progressing well with the main activity on grounds […]
Norwegian seafood exports totalled NOK 12.4 billion in July. In July, Norway exported NOK 12.4 billion worth of seafood, an increase of NOK 928 million, or 8 per cent, compared […]
Tasty, healthy to eat and sustainable – new herring season gets underway! With the Scottish North Sea herring season now underway, this is the perfect time for consumers to include […]
Scots pelagic fishers welcome herring stock status. The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group says the robust state of the North Sea herring stock has been confirmed with the latest scientific advice […]
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