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
Havfisk ups quota it will sell along with vessel
Norwegian fishing firm has entered into an agreement to sell additional quotas for fishing of cod, haddock and saithe, reportedly to fishing firm Hermes
ICES: Northeast Atlantic fish stock exploitation down significantly over the last decade
Scientists from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea concluded that exploitation of fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic has declined significantly during the last decade
Analyst: High Liner sizes up Gorton’s, SeaPak
High Liner needs to buy big US retail brand to hit ebitda target of $150m by 2015, with Gorton’s, SeaPak targets, says analyst
Seven dead after ammonia leak at China High Liner supplier
Ammonia leak poisons 13 workers in China whitefish factory supplying High Liner, with seven deaths reported
China processing: After every setting sun comes a new day
Export-driven Chinese processors are making major switches to businesses models in order to survive tough climate, with the more pessimistic describing industry as a ‘setting sun’