While 2020 was a particularly difficult year for Royal Greenland, there is a good basis for cautious optimism in 2021, says the company. A statement said: “Despite our considerable efforts, […]
EU-Greenland fisheries agreement will strengthen cooperation. Towards the end of April 2021, the EU and Greenland signed a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) and protocol that will strengthen their […]
New action plans to save West coast USA marine species. NOAA Fisheries of the USA has released new action plans to promote the recovery of its high-priority ‘Species in the […]
EU and Greenland sign new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement. The EU and Greenland have signed a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) and protocol that will strengthen their cooperation in […]
New Alaska Seafood brand manual and guide launched. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute recently completed the creation of an updated Brand Manual , and a condensed Quick Reference Guide for the brand. These two […]
Qaleralik AS orders new factory from Carsoe. The turn-key order includes a complete processing factory for shrimp, halibut, and cod. The new factory trawler is replacing an existing vessel and […]
Environmentalists welcome Dogger Bank trawling ban. Environment groups have welcomed that trawling and dredging will be banned from 14,030 sq. kilometres of UK waters, an area equivalent to the size […]
EU and Greenland reach fisheries agreement. On 8 January 2021, the EU and Greenland concluded negotiations for a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) and a new Protocol that will […]
MSC launches sustainable cookbook. The Marine Stewardship Council is launching its first sustainable seafood cookbook in collaboration with ten chefs from across the globe. It is part of an initiative […]
Dates announced for groundfish season in Saguenay Fjord, Canada Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced recently that the groundfish ice fishing season on the Saguenay Fjord will begin on January 9 […]
Maine launches seafood branding and promotion initiative The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), with support from Governor Janet Mills, is launching a branding and promotion initiative to celebrate Maine […]
True North Seafood Inc. has announced their partnership with the Ocean Wise Seafood program. Ocean Wise Seafood is a conservation program that makes it easy for consumers to choose sustainable […]
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 […]
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute launches new campaign. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is launching a new campaign promoting the importance of selecting Alaska seafood, now more than ever. The CHOOSE […]
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 […]
Brim invest in Greenlandic seafood company. Icelandic fishing and seafood company, Brim, has moved to invest in the Greenlandic seafood company Arctic Prime Fisheries ApS (APF). The investment decision follows […]
New Alaska Seafood Marketing Services contract. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has awarded industry veteran Jann Dickerson the new domestic foodservice marketing services contract. Dickerson has worked with ASMI for over […]
Record catch for Royal Greenland trawler. Recently, the latest addition to Royal Greenland’s fishing fleet, M/tr Avataq, unloaded a record catch of 903 tons of cold-water prawns in Sisimiut, Greenland […]
Europêche slams EU biodiversity proposal. Europêche, the European catching sector’s representative body, has criticised the EU’s new Biodiversity proposal for failing to recognise the importance of fisheries in food supply […]
Royal Greenland increased raw material supplies last year. The supply of raw materials to Royal Greenland’s production sites saw a positive development in 2019 with a total 15% increase compared […]