IFFO opens up standard to non-members
Any fishmeal and fish oil factory can now apply for certification to the IFFO's responsible sourcing standard, which covers 40% of world supply already
Coastal states agree on 1.2 million ton blue whiting TAC
Increase of 86% in TAC agreed on by the EU, Iceland, Norway and the Faroes, exceeding recommendation from ICES by some 200,000t
Faroes, Norway ink bilateral deal
Norwegian vessels allowed to catch up to 80,000t of blue whiting in Faroes waters, while Faroes can catch cod, haddock and saithe in Norwegian zone
NZ southern blue whiting quota increased
Deepwater Group welcomes decision to raise the catch limit in the main southern blue whiting fishery near Campbell Island from 30,000 metric tons to 40,000t
Norway presses EU for deal on blue whiting, Atlantic herring
Government says deal should be reached by email as soon as possible, as it accuses EU of dragging the process along, and warns further delay will be reflected in parties' access to Norwegian waters for herring
EU, Faroes seal bilateral deal for pelagics and whitefish stocks
Faroese fleet given access to catch more than 45,000t of mackerel and 25,000t of blue whiting in EU waters, as well as 7,000t of Norway pout, while EU fleets will have access to 3,000t of saithe and 2,000t blue whiting in Faroese zone
Brodrene Sperre plans FAS push to London, UK chippies
Pelagic and whitefish processor is expanding coldstore to 25,000 metric tons, while planning a marketing push for its FAS fillets to London chippies via Unique Seafood
EU, Faroes in talks for bilateral fishing deal
Having signed a deal on mackerel, parties are now in talks to sign a bilateral fishing deal
EU, Norway seal bilateral fishing agreement, five-year deal with Faroes on mackerel
Long awaited and delayed deal means EU and Norwegian fleets can finally catch again in each other's waters, while parties also seal five-year deal on mackerel with Faroes
Mackerel talks break down, again
Parties to set quotas unilaterally alter negotiations between Iceland, the Faroes, the EU and Norway collapse, with bilateral talks between Norway and the EU now underway