Week nine a slower one for Norwegian pelagic landings
Norway has now landed around 203,000t of spring-spawning herring this year, or 40% of the quota; it has also reached 47% of its blue whiting quota
Norway sees first 2021 catches of blue whiting, after capelin ‘adventure’
Norway's electronic auction expects good numbers of blue whiting delivered for human consumption, after vessels headed to Iceland for capelin cashed in to even greater levels than expected
Scots call for compensation as post-Brexit trade losses become evident
As the customs delays force fishing vessels to tie up and processors to count their losses, the seafood sector has turned to the UK government for compensation
Sealord braces for tough 2021 after bucking pandemic with sales, profit rise
The CEO of New Zealand's Sealord Group expects 2021 to be a tough year as COVID-19 further impacts markets after the company reported strong results for its latest financial year
Trading on Norwegian pelagic auction passes NOK 10bn for first time
In a booming year for Norwegian mackerel and herring, the country's electronic auction has seen revenues pass $1.15bn for the first time in its history
BioMar confident it won’t have to purchase uncertified blue whiting
Though blue whiting has had its MSC certificate suspended, BioMar said it 'does not foresee' a situation of purchasing uncertified material before a credible initiative is established
Norway herring landings almost wrapped for year
Just over 400,000t of Norway's total possible 432,666t (including each vessel using its full 'flex' options) have now been fished
UK retailers to give mackerel, herring three years to win back MSC
'If at the end of the three years there's no progress with the FIP, individual companies will make their decisions' regarding whether or not to stop purchasing, said NAPA
Denmark’s Aller Aqua stocks up on MSC fishmeal ahead of blue whiting suspension
The aquafeed producer had planned for a loss of blue whiting's MSC and stocked up, but warned if fishery management did not improve it would have to 'import from far-away producers'
Substitutions, price swings, feed impacts; North Atlantic pelagics lose MSC
Pressure on MSC-certified North Sea herring prices; feed makers in search of alternatives; processors to give up their certified portfolios -- what's the fallout from the AS herring and blue whiting loss of MSC?