UCN proposes launch of new US wholesale price reporting for groundfish markets
The proposed specifications will cover a wide range of groundfish products, including single and twice-frozen varieties, processed blocks, and surimi, focusing on key species such as cod, haddock, pollock, and sole
Marel feels pinch of falling whitefish orders as Q3 sales disappoint
Marel Fish, the seafood division of Icelandic processing machinery manufacturer Marel, described soft orders during the quarter, alongside falling revenues
Norwegian saithe prices go through roof as processors turn to alternate species
Auction prices for H&G frozen saithe have gone ballistic in the last few weeks, as more processors are forced to turn to the species with cod quotas likely to hit record lows next year
H&G cod, haddock prices set new records as Barents Sea quota talks continue
Prices for H&G Atlantic cod and haddock rose to new record highs in week 43, as the Russians and Norwegians continue to negotiate over how steep to cut the 2025 Barents Sea quotas
Russia officially exits ICES convention
Russia's state Duma has passed a law removing the country from the convention, which took effect on Oct. 29
New England fishermen make case against constitutionality of regional council over haddock quota cut
New England Fishery Management Council members are being described as 'rogue bureaucrats, appointed improperly and answerable to no one'
Norway’s cod quota cut to be sharper for offshore fleet thanks to ‘trawl ladder’ rules
Although the new cod quotas to be announced this week are expected to bring a sharp decrease in Barents Sea fishing volumes, the trawl fleet will carry more of that burden
High Liner hopes to launch Norwegian farmed cod before year-end as wild volumes drop, prices rocket
Canada's High Liner Foods hopes to launch Norwegian farmed cod from a company it invested in earlier this year before the end of 2025 -- CEO Paul Jewer
Russian pollock CEO: Whitefish exports to EU could drop to zero if new vessels don’t get licenses
EU customers will lose up to 100,000t of single-frozen Russian pollock fillets by 2028 as well as Pacific and Atlantic cod and haddock, if new EU import numbers are not issued, top CEO told audience at Groundfish Forum last week
H&G haddock prices surge during Groundfish Forum; cod also on rise
Prices for H&G haddock from Russia and Norway increased sharply, and cod was also increasing as the top executives in the trade met in Denmark last week for the Groundfish Forum