Nergard hits record highs in first year of Samherji partnership
Norwegian fishing and processing firm benefited from favorable exchange rates; opened its fishmeal plant and a factory with Polar; and plans to up cooperation with Samherji
Nigeria top destination for Irish seafood outside EU
Nigeria was the top recipient of Irish seafood exports to non-EU countries in 2015
Parlevliet & Van der Plas taking long-term view with ‘fifth pillar’ deal in tuna
CEO of Dutch fishing and processing giant tells Undercurrent News he likes a challenge and is taking long-term view with planned tuna fleet deal
HB Grandi’s Q1 profit falls on low capelin quota
Revenues and profits fall year-on-year, as Icelandic firm also sees a 'severe cut in prices' for frozen-at-sea products
Austevoll pelagic earnings rocket as fishmeal sales surge
Austevoll Seafood reported a surge in earnings from its pelagic segment in the first quarter of 2016, with high sales of fishmeal in Peru, strong results in Norway and Chile
Faroes state committment to EU pelagic deal
Faroese fisheries chief negotiator reiterates his country's commitment to respect the current mackerel access, after Scotland claims vessel mis-reported catch
Vardin building surimi factory in Faroe Islands
The company plans to produce blue whiting surimi base in the factory, with a view to start production on Dec. 1
HB Grandi: Blue whiting fishing progressing well
Icelandic company says fishery south of the Faroes is busy with both those nations, and Russians too, taking advantage of the 400t per day hauls
ATQs still bone of contention among EU processors
Just over three months since it came into play, the European Commission’s revised ATQ system remains controversial among some of the continent’s fish processors
Icelandic firm building pelagic plant aims to open new markets after Russia ban
While the plans were in the pipeline for some time, the need to bring processing on-shore, become more product-flexible, and improve margins, are all more pressing now