EU proposes 12% increase in Baltic Sea 2015 TAC
European Commission recommends a total allowable catch set at 629,000t
Nils Sperre awaits interesting mackerel market, as pelagics drive earnings in 2013
Mackerel, herring and some bacalao markets were the main driver for turnover and operating boost last year, says CEO, but company lost out on currency exchanges
HB Grandi boosts operating profit, doubles blue whiting in Q2
Icelandic pelagic and whitefish catcher caught 41,000t of blue whiting in second quarter of the year, as operating profit rose despite lower revenues
Domstein family settles for 74% of whitefish processor
Family waives condition of 90% acceptance for its takeover offer, as it fails to muster the threshold by the end of its twice-extended tender offer
Scottish whitefish catchers join EU lobbying body Blue Fish
Environmental NGOs have had upper time in Brussels for too long, says whitefish head Mike Park, who is joining Blue Fish as vice-president
Iceland’s pelagic catches drop 11% in July
Iceland’s herring catch is down 10% through form last August to July this year to 161,298 metric tons, but catches of mackerel are up
High Liner not planning further haddock price increases
High Liner Foods is not planning another price increase for haddock despite high costs for the raw material and may look to substitution or smaller package sizes
Russia looking at domestic supply from Murmansk
Russian authorities will vitalize domestic supply of cod and haddock from the port city of Murmansk
World’s top 100 seafood companies close in on $100bn turnover
Combined, the 100 companies on our ranking this year had revenues of nearly $100bn, up by $1.8bn from our 2013 report
Domstein family further extends deadline for takeover bid
Family extends deadline to take up its takeover offer to end of August, citing low response from shareholders and consequent failure to reach 90% acceptance needed, which it puts down to holiday season