Irish marine ingredients firm secures €5m funding for new factory
Backed by the Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation, Bio-Marine Ingredients Ireland has secured €5m in private equity funding from clients of Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland
Research cruise finds Norway spring-spawning herring stocks down 13%
A preliminary survey of the Norwegian Sea has found 13% lower NVG herring biomass year-on-year, but 15% more individuals
UK retailers, processors form group in bid to save pelagic MSC certificates
The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy group will focus on driving improvements to the management of the Northeast Atlantic fisheries for mackerel, herring and blue whiting
Irish processors take industry watchdog to court over weighing spat
Plaintiffs including the Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation and the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association have taken the SFPA to court over the weighing of fish
BioMar, Skretting, Cargill, Mowi call on coastal nations to agree pelagic quotas
Mackerel, herring, and blue whiting -- a vital species for aquaculture feed -- all lack agreed quotas, and are in danger of losing their sustainability certifications
Skretting sees no progress on MSC blue whiting issue
Trygve Berg Lea, Skretting's sustainability manager, said the potential loss of MSC on blue whiting was a problem, but that alternatives exist if regulators do not act in time
Greenpeace claims Russian trawlers fishing in UK protected waters
The NGO said it had witnessed 11 supertrawlers spending significant time in the Wyville-Thomson Ridge area off Scotland
SA’s Premier Fishing ‘cautiously optimistic’ even as COVID hits most species
The vertically integrated company is currently working on an expansion to its abalone production, up from 120t per year to a planned 300-350t
Strong salmon, pelagic sales offset by weak fishmeal trade in Austevoll’s Q1
Group revenue and earnings have risen marginally during Q1 2020, although the weak Peruvian pelagic season has seen a significant dip in sales of fishmeal and fish oil
Overfishing in the EU at an all-time low, says report
Daniel Voces, managing director of industry representative body Europeche, has taken a swipe at NGOs in the light of progress