P&P enters EU coated sector with Platvis deal
The latest deal from Parlevliet & Van der Plas gives the Dutch acquisitive fishing and processing group access to a new sector in European seafood, coated fish
P&P adds to seafood empire with frozen, fresh flatfish deals
Fishing and processing giant P&P has invested in a Dutch processor specialized in coating frozen flatfish, as well as a plant in the Netherlands and a Belgian firm focused on fresh sales
Nissui to shift Waitrose counter processing from Caistor to Flatfish
Nissui plans to shift production of all whitefish for Waitrose counters to Flatfish, the Grimsby-based processor, sources told Undercurrent News
Blue Harvest tipped as likely buyer of Carlos Rafael’s groundfish fleet
A list shared with Undercurrent News shows the cod and haddock quota for every groundfish vessel in Rafael's fleet
Good Leroy VAP, wild catch performance can’t offset soft farming result
The Norwegian firm said salmon harvest volumes were down, hitting profits; further downgrades to trout prices also hit the company
NGO Bloom refocuses on alleged illegal subsidies, exemptions post-pulse ban
The French environmental NGO is involved in a pair of legal investigations into the mechanisms behind the Dutch electric fishing fleet, which it claims are illegal
European Parliament passes final pulse ban regulation
The European Parliament has voted by a significant majority to ban the practice of pulse trawling from July 1, 2021
Flatfish wins some counter business with Waitrose
Grimsby's Flatfish is supplying Waitrose with a range of flatfish, with the focus on using British vessels
Acquisitions help Sea Harvest nearly double its asset base in 2018
The South African group has acquired Viking Fishing, Viking Aquaculture, a Sterkoder freezer vessel, and the Ladismith Cheese company over the past 12 months
Initial cost of pulse trawl ban to Dutch fishing industry approximately €25m
The Dutch industry has been left in disarray following the final pulse fishing ban announced on Feb. 13