Icelandic Seachill returns to profit
ICELANDIC Seachill, makers of the Saucy Fish range has reported solid results for 2015, with sales and profits up. The company, which also supplies major UK retailers with a wide […] Continue Reading
US launches new fish fraud crackdown
FEDERAL agencies in the United States have announced plans to create a new fish traceability programme as way of reducing seafood fraud and illegal fishing. The announcement was made by the […] Continue Reading
New trawler for booming firm
THE Norwegian fishing company Havfisk announced today that it is investing NOK 325 million (around £30 million) in building a new trawler. The vessel will be delivered in early 2018. […] Continue Reading
Brexit implications for UK food
IF Britain votes to leave the EU in the forthcoming referendum, Westminster would have to renegotiate all its trade deals with both Europe and third countries, the Fish Site reported. […] Continue Reading
Sustainable cod by 2017
NORTH Sea cod could be ‘sustainable’ by next year after being severely depleted by decades of overfishing. For the first time ever, cod stocks are now strong enough for the […] Continue Reading
Bakkafrost secures 850m kroner loan
BAKKAFROST, the principal salmon farming company in the Faroe Islands, has secured a new 850,000 Danish kroner (DKK) loan agreement with Nordea, one of the largest financial services groups in the […] Continue Reading
Scotland and Norway welcome EU fish deal
NORWAY and Scotland have given a big welcome to a new deal between the European Union and Oslo which will ultimately lead to higher catch quotas for Scottish fishermen. It […] Continue Reading
Iceland fish catches down, but revenue up
ICELANDIC trawlers caught less fish during September this year – a total of 93,000 tons which was 6.7 per cent down on the previous September. Lower catches of herring and flatfish played a […] Continue Reading
US Congress steps up illegal fish fight
THE United States Congress is stepping up its campaign to outlaw illegal fishing by sending a bill to President Barak Obama designed to stop companies from dumping illegally caught fish. The […] Continue Reading