Young’s Macrae Foods MD on way out as part of chilled reshuffle
Boss of Macrae Foods plant in Fraserburgh is on his way out, as influence of Pete Ward focusing more on running the chilled side of the business is felt
Concern over Norwegian interests moving into Scottish fishing
With Scottish fishermen unable to catch in the Norwegian sector as usual, there is some worry over losing market share to Norwegian fresh landings
Haddock boom to sustain Georges Bank fishery for six to seven years
Georges Bank fishery quota was set at 16,470 metric tons this year, which represents an increase of 250% year-on-year
EU whitefish execs angry as bilateral talks break down, ‘flood’ of Norwegian cod continues
EU, Norwegian vessels still unable to fish in each other’s waters after breakdown of bilateral talks on Friday, with European sector sources angry a perceived 'flood' of Norwegian cod into their markets continues
Longline haddock prices up more as section of fleet switches to cod, saithe
Norwegian longline haddock prices up again, driven by continued demand and lower volumes as ten longliners switch to fishing cod and saithe
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