HB Grandi secures financing for pelagic trawlers
Arion Bank and DNB to provide €77m for financing of two pelagic vessels for HB Grandi, being built in Turkey
Clause could hinder Nergard’s fishmeal, oil plans
Plot of land acquired by factory does not give it the rights to process fishmeal and oil, reports local newspaper
Surimi roundup: US production to cover drop from Asia for Japan buyers
Frozen surimi supply to Japan from the world in 2015 is predicted to be almost flat from a year earlier, at 290,000t
Nissui ups operating income 46%
Nippon Suisan Kaisha increased consolidated operating income during April-December 2014 by 46% year-on-year
Misplaced email reveals Nissui’s ‘illegal’ Falklands fishing
The Japanese group has broken Argentine fishing laws and, consequently, new owners of Argentinian subsidiary Pesantar could see recently acquired quotas and licenses withdrawn, the company's former COO tells Undercurrent News
No agreements on Northeast Atlantic herring; blue whiting
NEAFC members will unilaterally set their own NSS herring quotas as TAC of 283,000t is agreed on, while EU-Norway disagreement creates stalemate on blue whiting
Fire at former Fresh Catch plant
Fire crews brought a huge blaze at the former Fresh Catch fish factory under control after ten hours
Mackerel, blue whiting drive Norway’s pelagic landings in 2014
440,000t in mackerel and blue whiting landings offset poor year for NSS and North Sea herring, and capelin
New round of talks on NSS herring, blue whiting
Negotiations will take place in London next week
London talks end with no deal on blue whiting, herring
EU, Norway, Iceland, the Faroes and Russia to reconvene on Jan. 19 after no agreement was reached in latest round of talks