Greenland cuts shrimp TAC by 15%
Total allowable catch for West Greenland, the main fishing area, cut to 73,000t for 2015, while TAC for East Greenland cut to just 6,100t
Chart shows sharp increase in Greenland shrimp prices
Price index compiled by Greenlandic government shows coldwater shrimp prices were up to new record heights in Q3, with the strongest increase for shell-on
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Big Prawn turnover, profit edges up amid high shrimp prices
UK processor reports firmer results in latest financial year, for a year in which prices for coldwater and warmwater shrimp were at high levels
Nutreco, Primstar join Dutch trade trip to Myanmar
The trip, organized and financed by the Netherlands government and organizations, will see a variety of seafood firms head to the Asian nation for a fish and shrimp-focused event
Coldwater shrimp prices leap again; expected to remain high into Q2 2015
Large amounts of production are already signed up for deals into spring, says one source; as Royal Greenland category manager confirms consumers are switching
Sykes hires former Mostell head of seafood as purchasing director
UK importer and processor adding to team with new hire from Mostell Seafood to start in new year, after losing two executives to a Sirena-backed newcomer to the market
West Coast pink shrimp landings hit record high as fisheries gear towards MSC
US West Coast pink shrimp landings hit a record high in 2014 at a time when global coldwater shrimp supplies are low, giving a nice boost to sellers
Number of Iceland’s coldwater shrimp plants falls from 25 to six
In 20 years the number of peeling factories has accompanied catch levels in dropping, with a similar story in vessels
ISI veteran out after 23-year stint
A 23-year veteran of Iceland Seafood International and its precursor, SIF, has left the trading and processing firm