Oceana Canada calls on DFO to halt Newfoundland capelin fishery
'Good fisheries management intends to maintain healthy populations, not manage them right at the threshold of disaster' -- Jack Daly, marine scientist with Oceana Canada
Marubeni’s domestic trader ready to forge an export path, promote land-based salmon
After merging the global seafood trading business from Japanese conglomerate Marubeni on April 1, the new company 'will steadily strike out on its own,' said Benirei CEO Masayuki Yano
Iceland’s SVN assesses whitefish plans as volcano hits Grindavik
The fishing and processing firm works in both pelagics and groundfish, but seismic activity in Grindavik has contributed to 'strategic planning' taking place
Canada upgrades capelin stock status but not because of more fish
The stock has now been upgraded to the 'cautious zone'
Mixed results for Austevoll’s pelagic business, but outlook brighter
Austevoll Seafood's pelagic fishing operations faced a mixed fourth quarter, but the firm expressed optimism for improved conditions in 2024
Still no capelin quota in Iceland after latest surveys
Iceland's Marine and Freshwater Research Institute will conduct another survey in February, but for now, little capelin could be found
Canadian report concludes seals pose danger to fish stocks
A House of Commons committee has made 17 recommendations for the Canadian government to manage pinniped populations, including humanely increasing seal harvests
Canada is fishing in the dark, latest Oceana audit concludes
'Fisheries and Oceans Canada missed an opportunity this year to act on overfishing in Canada by failing to publish any new rebuilding plans or include more stocks under the [Fisheries] Act’s regulation' - Oceana Canada
Norway-Russian science advises tripling Barents Sea capelin quota for 2024
The advised quota of 196,000t would be the highest since 2018
Longtime Brim exec takes reins at Icelandic pelagics firm
Gardar Svavarsson -- who was with Brim, and HB Grandi as it was known before that, for some 24 years -- has been hired as managing director of Lodnuvinslann