Havfisk notes 95% increase in haddock prices in Q4 2013
Saithe prices were up by 22% and even cod was up by 3% in the last three months of 2013, says Norwegian whitefish catcher
Danish whitefish sector hit hard over lack of EU, Norway deal with freezer vessels in waiting game
EU freezer vessels are stuck outside the Barents Sea while Danish fresh fish plants lay off staff and warn they are losing business due to continuing lack of bilateral fishing agreement between Norway and the EU, itself blamed on the mackerel wars
€18.4m fine looms over solid year-end for Havfisk, buoyed by record catches
Havfisk re-iterated intent to appeal fine in supreme court as profit more than doubled at the end of 2013 thanks to record catches, higher prices and increased efficiency, providing welcome boost after a weaker start to the year
UK chippy chain to promote Birds Eye retail sales
To celebrate national chip week, Harry Ramsden’s will give customers vouchers entitling them to 75p off Birds Eye Harry Ramsden’s cod and haddock fillet 4 packs
P&P, Samherji make €70m investment in new whitefish freezer vessels
Move is part of a long term investment to strengthen the company's frozen-at-sea business, at time when Norwegian and Icelandic companies are shifting to H&G
New ATF owner names new CEO; buys freezer trawler from Iceland
New CEO is announced for the former state-owned Russian fishing company ATF, which has reportedly also just bought a 58m-freezer trawler from Iceland, according to Undercurrent News sources
Samherji-linked companies snap up Stalskip cod quota
Companies linked to Samherji have bought the quota from Stalskip, an Icelandic fishing company known to be for sale for some time
Brim lays off staff on frozen-at-sea fillet vessel
Icelandic fishing company has laid off 40 sailors from its freezer trawler, Brimnes
First London chippie awarded MSC
London Fish & Chips in Covent Garden became the first traditional fish and chip shop in the British capital to be Marine Stewardship Council certified
Icelandic Group kicks off ‘access to resource’ strategy with closure of Ny-Fiskur deal
Icelandic Group took over fresh fish plant, vessel and 800t of quota on Friday as early stage of its ‘access to resource’ strategy, CEO told Undercurrent he plans to sell more to UK and maybe US markets from Ny-Fiskur