UK court asks gov’t to review ‘absurd’ case against Greenpeace boulder barrier
Phil Haslam, the MMO director of operations who opted to prosecute Greenpeace over its boulder-dropping activities, has since moved to fisher North Atlantic Holdings
Norway pelagic prices likely stable in 2022, unless mackerel sharing agreement made
Experts at Norges Sildesalgslag expect little change in pricing for herring and mackerel this year, unless Norway's mackerel quota is slashed by agreeing to a lower share
Cornish king crab renaming scores win for UK fishermen
UK sales of spider crab have jumped by up to 400% after the species was renamed Cornish king crab in order to appeal to British consumers
Norwegian fresh salmon export value kicks off 2022 with 33% increase
The average export value of fresh Norwegian salmon in the first week of the year was NOK 67.23 per kilogram; that's up 33% compared to the same period of 2021
Cermaq cancels Boston booth as US COVID cases rise
Norway-based Cermaq Group is the latest company to pull out of the Boston seafood show, which is set to take place March 13-15 amid rising cases of COVID-19
Russia’s largest salmon farmer boosts revenues on bigger harvest
Russian Aquaculture has reported a near doubling of sales in 2021 on the back of a 78% increase in harvested fish to 32,500t
African tilapia farmer Lake Harvest receives $7m investment from Aqua-Spark, Norfund
Netherlands-based Aqua-Spark has begun its $300m tilapia investment drive in earnest, with an initial cash injection to expand another farm operation in southern Africa
NSC appoints new UK, Portugal envoys
The Norwegian Seafood Council has shifted Victoria Braathen and Trond Rismo, currently employed by the council, to be its new envoys to UK and Portugal
Mercamadrid prices for small, medium bass start 2022 down as bream rise
Prices for small, medium-sized seabass from Turkey, Greece and Spain as traded in Mercamadrid, fell during the first week of the year while prices for same-sized bream rose
Starbucks launches vegan ‘tuna’ sandwich
The Tu'NAH Sandwich is made by UK firm Vegetarian Butcher, which has also seen launches with pizza chain Domino's and Burger King this year
