Barents Sea facing big cod and haddock cuts
COD and haddock, the two most popular white fish choices in the UK, look set to become more expensive next year following calls for big cuts in the Barents Sea quotas. […] Continue Reading
HB Grandi’s Q1 profits dip
HB GRANDI, the big Icelandic fishing and fish processing company, which is currently the subject of a takeover bid, has reported a first quarter profit of 3.3 million euros (400 […] Continue Reading
France now main buyer of Icelandic cod
FRANCE has overtaken Britain as the largest buyer of Icelandic cod for the first time. Last year, Iceland exported cod worth 17 billion kroners (£122 million) to France compared with […] Continue Reading
Brexit bonanza for fishermen: SNP report
BREXIT could bring 5,000 jobs to the Scottish fishing industry and generate £540 million, according to a report by government agency Marine Scotland published yesterday. The UK leaving the Common […] Continue Reading
Pinneys closure 'devastating' – Mundell
SCOTTISH Secretary David Mundell has described Young’s Seafoods decision to go ahead with the closure of its Pinneys factory in Annan as “devastating”. The decision has been met with a […] Continue Reading
London to stage major seafood festival
LONDON’S Battersea Power Station is to stage its first ever seafood festival next month after undergoing a major regeneration. And it will be one of the longest events of its kind […] Continue Reading
New Shetland fish company aiming high
SHETLAND Fish, which opened its doors on May 14 as the Islands’ latest seafood supplier, is aiming high on the European market. Run by Gideon Ward and Hansen Black, who […] Continue Reading
Marel joins Iceland Ocean Cluster
THE international seafood and food processing equipment company Marel has joined forces with the Iceland Ocean Cluster in a bid to build a stronger network, create new business opportunities and […] Continue Reading
‘Excellent’ chance of UK- Iceland free trade deal
A FREE trade deal between Britain and Iceland after Brexit was now a real possibility, Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, Iceland’s ambassador to the UK, said in Grimsby yesterday. He was on […] Continue Reading