Norway herring fishing slows in week two, while Iceland capelin takes off
After a rapid start on herring, Norway's catches are now behind 2021 levels; in Iceland, capelin is being landed faster than plants can deal with it
Norwegians unhappy with capelin restrictions as catches ramp up
While Icelandic, Greenlandic and Faroese vessels may all catch as they please, Norwegian vessels are forbidden from using nets south of 64°39N
Norwegian fresh salmon export value remains high at pre-pandemic levels
The average export value of fresh Norwegian salmon during the second week of the year was NOK 72.05 per kilogram, up 7% week-on-week and 55% year-on-year
Iceland’s Laxar Fiskeldi reports significant hole in salmon pen
It is currently unclear how many salmon have escaped from the pen, located in Iceland's Eastfjords region
PRFoods subsidiary borrows €1m to grow Swedish trout farm
Overumans Fisk has borrowed to support the start-up phase of its trout farm, which it claims will be powered by renewable energy sources
Norway hopes inshore cod model review will mean 2023 MSC reinstatement
'Most people see this coastal winter fishery in Norway as basically the most sustainable thing we have in this country,' says Tor Bjorklund Larsen of Norway's fishermen's association
NASDAQ: Norway salmon prices jump in week two
Spot prices for Norwegian farmed salmon rose strongly in the second week of 2022, according to the NASDAQ Salmon Index
Ireland’s Keohane Seafoods expands Lidl partnership to €20m
The deal will result in Keohane products being placed in Lidl stores across Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK, Germany, Cyprus, Italy, Greece and the US
GSMC panel predicts 5m metric ton global shrimp output in 2022
The panelists said that the 2022 output is projected at 5.011m metric tons
December saw Vietnam pangasius exports hit highest levels since 2020
Vietnam exported over 83,000t of pangasius products in December, slightly up month-on-month, but the highest monthly amount since the fall of 2020