Norway, EU cut shared coldwater shrimp quota 18%
The two parties have agreed a quota of 7,166t for 2021, down 1,570t year-on-year
Tiny Canadian island processor to make big splash with skin-packed products
Labrador Gem Seafoods, a processor on the tiny, fog-blanketed island of Ramea, readies to launch nearly a dozen frozen skin-packed seafood products into the market
Scottish attack ‘flawed basis’ of EU-Norway-UK fisheries deal
After a 50% cut in 2020 and a further cut for 2021, Scotland's industry faces 'an unnecessarily difficult situation' for a stock that is virtually impossible to avoid in mixed fisheries
Gov’t ruling could spell end for Canada’s frozen-at-sea ‘spot shrimp’
'[The rule change] really came as a shock to us, an absolute shock,' said one BC skipper; 'we thought there must be a misunderstanding'
ISI to ‘proactively’ seek acquisitions again after pandemic eases
'In this environment, all cross-border transactions are complex, so we are focusing on how to utilize what we have -- but we will be looking for growth opportunities again'
Sykes plans £30m UK shrimp plant to take on ‘major’ retail business
The factory will be able to do 60,000t-100,000t of product 'in a highly automated process', says CEO Alan Dale
Canadian shrimp stock levels halt decline in 2020, prompting optimism
Stock assessments of northern shrimp presented by CSAS showed little change from 2020; area four remains in a 'cautious' zone, and area six in the 'critical' zone
Herring, fresh cod Norway’s biggest success stories in February
The majority of species saw a drop in export values y-o-y, as post-pandemic restrictions continue to dent market prices and overseas demand
Sykes brings in former ISI, Young’s exec to lead retail push
Along with retail-focused hire, Dan Wright, who has been with Sykes since 2015, is taking on the role of managing director of the company's foodservice business
One of Iceland’s last five shrimp plants goes under in bizarre circumstances
Westfjords-based Kampi has fired one of its two executives and reported him to the police, blaming him for fraudulent bookkeeping which has plunged the company into financial woe