Austevoll sees pelagic operations boosted by strong Q1 sales
Austral and Pelagia both saw 2017 off to a strong start, buoyed in part by much larger quotas for its fished species; Birkeland and Foodcorp Chile though saw performance dip
Fish oil prices collapse amid drop in supplements market
Negative coverage in US media has hit demand for fish oil supplements, with Peruvian fish oil prices dropping by nearly $1,000/t in the past 12 months
Rabobank: Shifting dynamics augur for short-term ‘softness’ in fishmeal pricing
A fishmeal analyst believes that limited supply and increasing demand may cause 'tight' markets in the future, global prices are likely to exhibit 'softness' over the next two years
Scotland’s pelagic fishermen call for urgent review of Faroese access to EU waters
Faoroe Islands 'on the cusp' of unilateral increase of its pelagics quota, claim two associations representing Scotland’s pelagic fishing fleet
Latest phase of EU discard ban takes effect
The next phase of the EU discard ban for demersal species came into force Jan. 1
Norwegian fish oil-focused fisheries under MSC assessment
A Norwegian group has begun a Marine Stewardship Council assessment for the North Atlantic blue whiting, North Sea sandeel, pout and sprat fisheries
Shanghai Kaichuang gets CNY 135m gov’t subsidy
Last year Kaichuang, which is a subsidiary of a state-owned enterprise, received a total of CNY 207m in subsidies, excluding subsidies for fuel
Oceana says ‘continued overfishing’ will hurt European stocks
The group Oceana believes that recent rulings on catch limits from the EU's Agriculture and Fisheries Council will allow for 'continued overfishing' in the northeast Atlantic
Iceland’s Eskja brings in new vessel, opens factory
The processor is opening and fine-tuning its new 7,000 square meter facility, and has also put a large new vessel to work catching herring
Pelagia drags on Austevoll Q3, outlook in Peru positive
Austevoll Seafood’s pelagic segment took a profit hit from lower earnings from its joint venture Pelagia, but the outlook for its operations in Peru is positive