NGOs launch legal action against Dutch authorities for ‘enabling fish fraud’
ClientEarth and Low Impact Fishers of Europe have taken action against the Netherlands' national food and consumer product safety authority
Shetland’s fishermen urge gov’t to protect fish stocks from windfarms
Many planned offshore windfarms could wreak havoc on key spawning and nursery grounds for Scotland's most valuable pelagic fish stocks, they argue
Icelandic pelagic company Lodnuvinnslan ups profits, revenue
Icelandic pelagic fishing and processing company Lodnuvinnslan reported an 88% increase in profits to ISK 1.25 billion
Cargill, TripleNine warn of unsustainable ‘status quo’ as Faroes confirms pelagic quotas
While Northeast Atlantic coastal states have been looking for solutions to quota sharing disputes over mackerel, herring, and blue whiting, the Faroes has now confirmed its own quota
Norway counts Faroese blue whiting landings among week 17’s incoming
Meanwhile, April was a quiet month for herring and mackerel exports, according to the Norwegian Seafood Council
Scottish fisherman questions gov’t over Russian vessels in UK waters
A Shetland pelagic fisherman has written to Boris Johnson calling for the UK to take action over Russian trawlers fishing for blue whiting in the UK's shared zone with the Faroe Islands
Norway’s blue whiting, sand eel landings lag 2021’s efforts
Norwegian vessels landed only 4,000t of blue whiting in week 16 of 2022, and will now move to Faroese waters; others will now head for the sand eel fields, with the season open
Pelagia considers fishmeal plant consolidation, as FF Skagen, TripleNine lay off staff
With two giants of Danish fishmeal production trimming their operations in the face of lower raw material supplies, Pelagia too says it is looking at its efficiency following recent M&A
Faroese pelagic companies anticipate tough year of redistribution away from Russia
The Faroe Islands has grown particularly dependent on Russian sales after the country was exempted from Russia's ban on imports of fisheries and agricultural goods in 2014
Scots complain at Faroese-Russian fishing arrangements
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen's Association has condemned the continued presence of Russian vessels catching blue whiting in fishing grounds it shares with the Faroe Islands