Sykes, Klaas Puul owner plans €40m expansion in Morocco
First of two factories will be for recovery of shrimp shells for further use in medical and pharmaceutical industries, the second will be value-added plant for shrimp and whitefish
Russia’s shrimp imports from Greenland spike as domestic landings fall
Russian coldwater shrimp landings are down sharply year-on-year, but they are being replaced, and supplemented, by imports from Greenland
Irish fishing fleet could be slashed due to Brexit
The cuts will ensure those left in the industry can survive on a sustainable footing, according to an interim government report
UK’s Big Prawn sees COVID slash its bottom line
The UK importer and processor saw its profits fall 88% for the year ended May 31, 2020
NASF 2021: Recap all the news from last week’s event
Undercurrent News reported live from NASF 2021, which was held online this June as a result of its coronavirus-related postponement from March
P&P, Samherji JV brands new Norway-UK deal ‘smoke and mirrors’
The new trade deal, which will cut costs for imports of haddock and shrimp for seafood processors, does not contain any form of fisheries quota share
Norway, UK FTA to ease shrimp, whitefish trade
The new trade deal means zero duties on frozen peeled coldwater shrimp imported by the UK from 2023, and no duties on fresh and frozen whole whitefish
Norwegian clipfish, salted fish export volumes begin recovery in strong May
The long-awaited return for demand of preserved or dried fish appears to have begun, with export volumes of clipfish and salted fish up 24% and 55% respectively last month
Polar Seafood reports 30% drop in profits from COVID-struck 2020
The Greenland-based seafood giant is hopeful that a deal can be struck between domestic authorities and the UK to reduce tariffs on seafood products this year
Royal Greenland opens new halibut plant, hopes to commission cod facility
The halibut plant, operated by Arctic Fish Greenland, can handle almost 16t of fish per day; it hopes to be operating a new cod facility later this year too