Danish PE eyes upstream buyers as another salmon smoker goes up for sale
Maj Invest aims to have completed its sale of Vega Salmon -- the latest in a succession of salmon smokers to go up for grabs -- by the summer
Hatch launches €50m investment plan for ‘regenerative’ aquaculture
The group boasts venture partners including Kingfish Zeeland chair Hans den Biemen and Delta Blue CEO Jeff Fort, plus advisors like Einar Wathne, Darian McBain, and Magdalena Wallhoff Lamprecht
UK postpones 35% tariff on Russian whitefish imports
The UK government has postponed the introduction of a 35% tariff on imports of whitefish from Russia 'subject to further work on the specific implications for the sector'
Latest EU sanctions on Russia to ban €5.5bn worth of imports, including seafood
The EU's fifth package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine has six pillars, one of which is a ban on imports 'to cut the money stream of Russia and its oligarchs'
Benelux PE takes majority stake in hatchery aquafeed firm
Torqx Capital Partners has entered into a partnership with the former owners to acquire Ocean Nutrition
Leroy invests $19m in upgrading Norway whitefish factory
The plant in Batsfjord employs 130 full-time workers, and the investment will go into modernizing production equipment and improving the building itself
UK crab, lobster rated ‘avoid’ in latest Good Fish Guide, North Sea herring a ‘best choice’
New ratings for Scottish brown crab and lobster have been added to the guide, with eight of the nine new ratings either amber rated or 'fish to avoid'
Norwegian whitefish enjoys record export values in 2022
The export value for cod has never been higher, while strong volume growth for frozen whole saithe and still-rising prices for clipfish also contributed
Shanghai’s coronavirus controls snarl up seafood import supply chain
More than 300 vessels are waiting to dock at the city's port and at least one salmon processor has been told to close
Salmon prices mean a record first quarter export value for Norwegian seafood
The record value comes despite the tense global situation, bad weather, quota reductions and lower sea temperatures combining to mean the lowest export volume since 2016
