ISI brings in former Villa, Australis exec Todd Julio to run US operation
Iceland Seafood drafts in a new president for US division, as former top exec leaves for job in tourist industry in Iceland
Third record year in a row for Norwegian whitefish exports
Norway exported cod, saithe, haddock and other whitefish worth NOK 13.8bn in 2016, an an increase of 6%, or NOK 800 million, compared with 2015
Oceana says ‘continued overfishing’ will hurt European stocks
The group Oceana believes that recent rulings on catch limits from the EU's Agriculture and Fisheries Council will allow for 'continued overfishing' in the northeast Atlantic
EU vessels get higher TACs for key whitefish, pelagic fisheries in 2017
European vessels will be able to catch more cod, hake, blue whiting, plaice, saithe and mackerel in 2017, but less herring and haddock
Norway, EU up North Sea cod, saithe quotas
Norway and the EU have agreed on their annual bilateral deal regarding exchanges of quotas in each other's waters and TACs for common stocks
ICES adjusts 2017 North Sea saithe advice even higher; drops haddock’s
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea had already hiked saithe quota by 60%, but adjustments push this higher; haddock advice down 34%
Groundfish Forum forecasts strong wild supply picture in 2017
Prediction from annual event forecasts wild whitefish supply of 8.56m metric tons in 2017, increase of 1% on this year, despite possible drops in Atlantic cod and pollock catches
Marine Harvest order latest for Norwegian yard refocused on seafood
An order for a salmon transport vessel from Marine Harvest's new JV is the latest in the seafood sector for Kleven, which didn’t build a new fishing vessel for close to ten years
Ervik snaps up longliner left with no Russian quota from shipyard
After owner failed to get quota for vessel, Norway’s largest longline fleet owner came in for a deal from the Russian shipyard for a new-build
Barents Sea cod, haddock quotas likely to stabilize in 2018
Although the ICES has advised the cutting of the Norwegian and Russian Barents Sea cod and haddock quotas in 2017, they should stabilize after this