Sea Harvest ‘streamlines’ lossmaking aquaculture division, while group shows ‘mettle’
The South African firm said it had 'once again proved its resilient and defensive nature', reporting increased revenue and profits for the full year 2021
EU cod fleet: Norway, what is your stance on Svalbard now?
Amid uncertainty on how the Russia-Ukraine conflict will affect the fishing industry worldwide, the European cod sector is calling again for extra pressure to be put on Norway in Svalbard
No plans in place to sanction Russian landings in Norway
Although landings of Russian fish in Norwegian ports have declined sharply in recent years, Norwegian institutes have stressed that it remains business as usual
California warns Dungeness crab harvesters: Don’t cheat
Of the recent violations, the most common has been the commercial harvest of undersized crabs
Over quota, king mackerel gillnet season ends in Gulf of Mexico
Under federal regulations, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is required to subtract overages of the commercial gillnet quota from the next year's quota
Newfoundland harvesters fear new price panel chair will favor processors
The recent drama surrounding the makeup of the Canadian province's important three-person seafood price-setting panel has seen yet another plot twist
Maine lawmakers reverse course, revive fund to fight right whale regs
Changes to the proposed Maine state bill would allocate $900,000 annually to the fund, which the legislature could renew every two years
Canada warns inshore coldwater shrimp stock still ‘critical’
But FFAW-Unifor continues to call on DFO to reassess how it measures stocks and incorporate harvesters’ observations, insisting the picture is brighter than science suggests
Karstensens to build new 75m pelagic trawler for Veibust family
The new Havfisk is the latest vessel ordered by the Veibusts from Karstensens Skibsvaerft after receiving the 80m trawler Havskjer in early 2021
Iceland expects lower cod volumes, higher prices through March
Just 7,000t of cod was sold in Iceland's fish markets through February, down from 10,000t in the same month last year -- and prices are now getting higher by the day
