Labeyrie’s UK divisions ride out COVID, Brexit with strong 2021 profits
Turnover and earnings were both up year-on-year at shrimp supplier Lyons Seafoods and Farne Salmon & Trout, each of whom predominantly sell to retail
UK to relaunch ‘fisheries, seafood’ support scheme
The Marine Management Organisation will relaunch the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme, aiming to provide 'certainty to the seafood sector'
Dutch mussel processor calls on UK gov’t to reduce regulatory ‘mountain’
Krijn Verwijs Yerseke, a Netherlands-based processor, buys 20% of the 15-20m kilograms of mussels the company cleans and processes each year from Britain, but could buy more
UK, Faroes fishing deal to benefit Scotland’s whitefish catchers
'Scottish whitefish vessels will be a big beneficiary of this deal but it's good news for the fishing sector across Scotland and the UK' -- UK government minister for Scotland
UK parliamentary shellfish body holds first meeting
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Shellfish Aquaculture has been designed to bridge the gap between the industry and the government
Study claims Brexit benefits ‘fall far short of rhetoric’
Promises to take back control of UK waters and increase quota shares while minimizing trade impacts is 'starkly at odds with the reality of what has been achieved'
EU to be more dependent on cod imports than ever in 2022, processing body says
EU cod consumption is through the roof, yet the bloc's landings are at an all-time low, according to the fish processors' representative body
Irish gov’t announces €35m for coastal communities
The Irish minister for agriculture, food and the marine has announced a new €35m scheme to rejuvenate public piers and harbors throughout coastal communities
Watch: Royal Greenland CEO talks markets after announcing departure
Mikael Thinghuus, CEO of Royal Greenland until the summer of 2022, spoke to Undercurrent about changes wrought by COVID, Brexit, and changing tastes
UK’s devolved gov’ts begin consultation on legally binding fisheries management
'The [statement] sets out how the UK will adopt an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management and includes a commitment to mapping and protecting our blue carbon resources'