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Four MSC-certified Atlanto-Scandian herring fisheries operating in the Northeast Atlantic are at a high risk of losing their MSC certificates on 30 December 2020, due to lack of an international […]
The export value of Norwegian seafood remains above last year’s record highs. So far this year, seafood exports have totalled NOK 76.7 billion, which corresponds to a value increase of […]
Volume drop for Scottish catches in 2019 The Chief Statistician has released figures that show that in 2019, Scottish registered fishing vessels landed 393 thousand tonnes of sea fish and […]
Greenpeach earns Friend of the Sea Certification for omega 3 oil sourcing. Friend of the Sea, the preeminent certification standard for products and services that respect and protect the marine […]
$530 million support to US fishermen impacted by Retaliatory Tariffs, announced by USDA’s Seafood Trade Relief Programme. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in Washington DC on 09th September that […]
Seafood cluster collaboration creates new customers. Seafood from West Wales is being served in East Wales thanks to a recent partnership between two food businesses. Working together, Torfaen restaurant wholesaler, […]
Ocean Choice hires new European MD. Ocean Choice International has announced that Rens Elderkamp is joining the Company’s sales team as the Managing Director of its European Operations. Rens brings […]
Norwegian seafood exports fall significantly in August. Norwegian seafood exports fell by 14 per cent in August. Seafood exports totalled NOK 7.3 billion. This is NOK 1.2 billion lower than […]
New drug derived from herring prevents heart disease. A new drug derived from herring found in the South Pacific unblocks coronary arteries – bringing hopes to millions of people with […]
Icelandic fish catches dropped last month. The fish catch of Icelandic vessels in July 2020 was about 90 thousand tonnes. The total catch of demersal species was 31 thousand tonnes, […]
Fish oil market to garner $2.84 bn globally by 2027. Allied Market Research recently published a report, titled, “Fish Oil Market by Species (Anchovy, Mackerel, Sardines, Cod, Herring, Menhaden and […]
Calm before the storm for UK fishing fleet as 2019 economic estimates published. The first economic performance estimates for the UK fishing fleet in 2019 have been published today by […]
Norwegian seafood exports equal earlier July records. Three highlights from July export statistics The value of seafood exports equalled last year’s record for July. Contributing factors include: A weakened Norwegian […]
NOAA Fisheries cancels three research surveys. Due to the uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the unique challenges those are creating for NOAA Fisheries, we are cancelling three research […]
Russian frozen fish prices remain relatively stable. For the week from 20 to 26 July 2020, prices for frozen fish in the wholesale segment of the Russian domestic market were […]
Increase in pelagic catch in Russian Far East – According to the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Center for Fisheries Monitoring System and Communication”, as of July 19, 2020, the total […]
Samherji makes staunch defence of its Namibian operation – Icelandic fishing and processing company has made a staunch defence of its operations in Namibia following allegations made in Finance Uncovered. […]
No jobs were lost in Namibia states Samherji. No jobs were lost in the Namibian fisheries sector after Samherji-affiliated companies began operations there in 2012, says fishing and seafood company, […]
Sea angling contributes over £1.5bn to UK economy – New research led by Centre for Environment, fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and Substance released has provided estimates of the numbers of sea anglers, participation […]
EU vessels landing even more fish from UK waters. EU fishing vessels have been increasing the amount of fish they catch in UK waters at a much faster rate than […]
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