Samherji ups sales via haddock, saithe as cod catch rates slip
Bottom-line profits fell in 2023 as the firm invested big in land-based aquaculture, with the 2022 restructuring and accounting for shares in SVN affecting results
Volumes dry up on Norway’s whitefish auction in early June
A mere 7t of H&G frozen cod and haddock were sold on the Norges Rafisklag auction in the latest week, with saithe the only species trading at significant volumes
Norwegian fishing firm orders new 80-meter whitefish trawler
Shipyard Vard will build the new freezer trawler for Havbryn, part of fishing group Strand Rederi
Iceland maintains flat cod, haddock guidance to fishers’ disappointment
Iceland's MFRI is advising a TAC of 213,214t for cod in the 2024/25 fishing year, representing a 1% increase, while haddock is flat at 76,774
Russian H&G haddock prices rise with Norwegian due to US demand, gulf with cod
The H&G prices for Russian haddock for delivery to Chinese processors are rising fast, due to low availability, strong demand in the US market and the gulf with Atlantic cod
Holy cod, is that a haddock?
With the head of a haddock and the lateral line, pectoral fin and coloring of a cod, a strange-looking fish in the US Gulf of Maine has scientists puzzling
Norway’s fresh, frozen cod exports sink as Portugal’s clipfish frenzy continues
The 20% reduction in Barents Sea cod quotas for 2024 had a clear impact in whitefish exports from Norway in May, although significantly more volume has gone to clipfish
Dutch move to block Russian fish transport vessels causes short-term issues, worry over ‘direction of travel’
Russian fish can still enter Dutch or EU ports on vessels flagged to other countries, but 'direction of travel' on the issue is a concern for cod and haddock buyers
Norwegian frozen cod, haddock auction values finally hit ceiling
Values of H&G frozen cod and haddock sold on Norway's Norges Rafisklag auction finally dipped at the end of May after five months of successive increases
UK chippy supplier Smales sees profits cut by increased costs
F. Smales & Son saw sales rise to £93.6m in the 2022-2023 financial year, though the cost of sales also rose, meaning profits contracted slightly y-o-y