Losses mount in Irish port as vessels turn away over weighing requirement
Losses are mounting in the Irish port of Killybegs with vessels turning away over a requirement that fish is weighed without water before further transport
Northern Ireland sees end of EU ‘discrimination’ with herring quota upped 1,500t
Alan McCulla, CEO of the Kilkeel-based Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers Organisation, said Brexit is bearing "substantial rewards" for the Northern Irish fishing industry
Guolian helps draft China’s first ‘3R’ seafood standard
Chinese seafood giant Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products is working together with the China Culinary Association on the standard
UK seafood firms warn labor shortages have ‘halved profitability’
'For example...Brixham Fish Market was told by three of its main scallop buyers that they would not be buying any scallops until the staffing situation is sorted'
Norway’s mackerel, herring export prices fall in week 13
Export prices for frozen Norwegian herring and mackerel both fell in week 13 of 2022, as did herring volumes, to lows not seen since the start of the year
UK inquiry ‘struck by gov’t failure to grasp labor issues’
An Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee was 'in no doubt about the seriousness of the issues facing the food and farming sector caused by labor shortages'
Peru’s fishery exports drop in January on lower fishmeal, frozen seafood sales
Peru exported some 116,300 metric tons of fishery products worth $250.3 million in January, down by 33% in volume and 16% in value compared to the same month of 2021
Imports of Russian whitefish possibly excluded from EU ban
On Tuesday European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced a 'fifth package' of sanctions which target, among other things, imports of Russian seafood
Scots fund awards £7.4m to local fishing businesses, marine organizations
Scotland's Marine Fund Scotland -- the replacement of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund -- has awarded £7.4m to local fishing businesses and marine organizations
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