Domstein hires advisor to assess family’s takeover bid
Kjelstrup & Wiggen Consulting will issue fairness opinion on Domstein family's unsolicited cash offer of more than $6m to acquire the Norwegian whitefish processor
Scapeche pools €25m in fleet restructure in move away from deep-sea trawling
Acquisition of Dhellemmes trawlers is part of reorganization and diversification of France's largest fishing fleet, as it needs to adapt to partial end of deep-sea trawling
Entrepreneur buys Havfisk, Norway Seafoods whitefish plant
Hermann Pettersen will use plant for saltfish production
Nergard embarks on push into fresh whitefish, as bacalao, dried fish ops struggle in 2013
First priority is to develop system to deliver fresh cod all year round, says CEO, as klippfish, dried fish activities dragged Norwegian pelagic and whitefish player into the red in 2013
Havfisk CEO resigns
Olav Holst-Dyrnes will be leaving before the end of November to take up the helm at a Norwegian furniture group, Ekornes
Norway Seafoods rolls out new ready-meals, single-frozen cod loins
Six new products include single-frozen cod lons and ready-meals made from whitefish and herring
£10m pelagics boost drives 22% hike in Shetland fish landings
While Scotland's landings value fell 8%, Shetlands experienced an increase of 22% driven by near-£10m increase in pelagic landings
Norway bacalao producers told to catch up with new trends
Six years ago, traditional products dominated bacalao in Brazil. Today, convenience products from China and Portugal have taken 40% of the market
Norway maintains cod minimum landing prices; up prices for haddock, saithe
Fishermen and processors agree to maintain cod minimum landing price for period starting May 5, while haddock and saithe prices are to be lifted by NOK 0.50 per kilo
Rokke defends ‘nostalgic’ loss-making fishing investments
In lively annual report, Norwegian billionaire says he has faced death threats over his investments and activities in the fishing industry