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
Norway sees demand for blue whiting from Africa, as sand eel fishing kicks off
Slow fishing in Russia has reportedly led to demand from Africa for blue whiting, while Norway gets started on its initial sand eel quota of 60,000t
Russian fishers exploiting UK waters via loophole
Russian trawlers still have access to £16m of fish in UK waters because of a loophole that affects a stretch of sea off the coast of Scotland
Losses mount in Irish port as vessels turn away over weighing requirement
Losses are mounting in the Irish port of Killybegs with vessels turning away over a requirement that fish is weighed without water before further transport
Norwegian vessels turn to blue whiting with capelin season done
Week 12 of 2022 saw Norway's fleet enjoy the best week of the year so far for blue whiting, with fishing taking place west of Ireland in EU waters
NGO looks to take legal action against EU ministers for permitting overfishing
ClientEarth claims that 40% of stocks in the North-East Atlantic remain overfished despite the original legal obligation to end overfishing by 2020
Norway, Iceland wind up capelin seasons
Norwegian vessels have taken their fill of the Barents Sea capelin quota, while blue whiting fishing goes on, most heading for human consumption processing in Ireland