Iceland’s Saemark: Buyers swapping haddock for cod, salmon could be next
Buyers are already turning to cod as haddock prices rocket, and with salmon poised to price itself out of the market, cod is well positioned in fresh, says Saemark MD
Top 100 stories of 2013: High Liner-American Pride deal breaker; HuffPo pickup for Contessa range; A ‘new lobster’ in shrimp
Shrimp prices rocketed, deals were broken, suppliers were ditched: Review the top 100 most-read stories on Undercurrent News for 2013, with exclusives dominating the list
Russia warns of import sanctions on Norway whitefish, pelagics
Authorities decry poor conditions and lack of compliance from Norway as they warn of potential ban on Norwegian plants and vessels exporting pelagic and whitefish products to Russia
EU sets 2014 quotas, but no agreement yet on some key species
Shetland fishermen said to be disappointed at going into Christmas not knowing how much cod, haddock and whiting they can catch next year
Iceland processing startup hits rough waters
Plant that opened up in early 2013, close to operation recently snapped up by Icelandic Group, is scrambling for investment to continue operating
Pelagic, whitefish group Andrew Marr nets £14m from asset sale
UK trading group reports gain of £14m from a disposal, which sources feel is likely from the sale of its stake in quota fished by Enterprise, a vessel owned by skippers involved in the black fish scandal
Scottish, Irish worry TACs will push discards up
British politicians say overly large cuts to fishing quotas will drive up the numbers of discards just when the EU is trying to reduce them
Icelandic catches down 10% in November, on pelagic drop
Total catch of Icelandic vessels in November 2013 was 81,874 metric tons compared to 90,570t in November 2012
Bringing high-tech traceability to Iceland
Startup Icelandic Fish is hoping to both increase catch value and bring responsible fishing up-to-date by partnering technology with fishing and processing
Retail processing expansion sees Kirwin Brothers back in black
UK whitefish processor reports surge in 2013 turnover and healthy profit, after 2012 loss on collapse of Cumbrian Seafoods