EU revokes Irish fishing plan, rules fish must be weighed at quayside
A key plan linked to the monitoring of fishing quotas in Ireland has been revoked by the European Commission, the first time it has undertaken this action
Norway sees bright future for shellfish exports to China
Norwegian seafood exports to China have increased by more than a fifth in Q1 2021 thanks to increasing demands for fresh Norwegian salmon and shellfish
Norway’s Q1 salmon exports to China surge as demand rises
The Norwegian Seafood Council sees good times ahead for Norway's salmon in China as year-on-year quarterly exports double
OCI’s European sales hit by lower coldwater shrimp quotas
Martin Sullivan, CEO of Canada's Ocean Choice International, is bullish on the European market despite a drop in sales due to lower coldwater shrimp quotas
Strong retail sales see Sykes through COVID crisis for foodservice
The UK's Sykes Seafood saw its retail sales offset the loss of foodservice revenue in the coronavirus pandemic, reporting a strong profit for the 15 months to March 28, 2020
Ocean Choice’s downstream push in Europe could feature M&A
Canada's Ocean Choice may look at acquisitions in order to move further downstream in Europe as it ramps up contract processing in several plants, the company's CEO says
Clearwater co-owners seek symbolic transfer of shrimp licenses to Mi’kmaq coalition
The coldwater shrimp licenses in question are being transferred from Clearwater to a First Nations holding, but have definitely changed hands as part of the Premium Brands deal
Seabass, pangasius enjoyed booming 2020 at UK retail
Analysis of Seafish data shows several interesting trends, including how sales stayed strong throughout all of 2020, and how canned tuna sales' first-lockdown spike didn't last
China bans another Russian vessel after COVID detected on pollock packaging
Eight Russian fishing vessels and five seafood firms have been banned from importing into China this year, all linked to coronavirus traces detected on seafood packaging
Acquisitive UK seafood CEO sees retail, foodservice valuations ‘all over the place’
The CEO of a big UK player who is on the look-out for more acquisitions said valuations in the sector have been skewed by the coronavirus pandemic