Pelagic processor plans consolidation after improved 2021
Denmark's FF Skagen saw significantly better results in 2021 than during the 'disaster' that came before, with reasons for optimism in 2022
Cooke promotes Szemerda to become its first global sustainability officer
Michael Szemerda will oversee all environmental and regulatory programs, industry certifications and sustainability initiatives for Canada's Cooke
Kleiman: Icicle whitefish sale boosts all parties’ ‘efficiency’
Advisor Ignacio Kleiman said the transaction allows Cooke to exit what is for them, a 'non-core' business, and generally makes all four parties better off
Argentina’s inshore red shrimp season could end by mid-February
Argentina's red shrimp harvesters foresee lower catches in the provincial waters fishery this year due to bad weather and a season that could end in the first fortnight of February
Maine bill would allow lobster harvesters earlier starts in September
The legislation would let harvesters start hauling their traps as early as 4 a.m.
US commerce secretary: NOAA doesn’t have power to delay lobster gear compliance
'NOAA is not permitted on its own to change the date from May 1st to July 1st' -- Gina Raimondo, secretary of commerce
Washington to take $11m swing at protecting Dungeness harvests from green crab invasion
A few harvesters are out now trapping green crabs, but the really intense efforts won't begin until the major assault on crabs starts in mid-March and runs to late April
Canadian seafood industry reignites call for blue economy plan
The Canadian seafood industry's blue economy strategy calls for six actions, including divvying up duties at DFO to better address the sector's economic growth
Norwegian fresh cod prices hold firm as catches ramp up
In contrast, prices for fresh haddock and skrei fell in week four, while export volumes of frozen haddock also saw a notable increase in the week
Icelandic cod, haddock prices volatile yet at record January high
Whitefish raw material prices in Iceland have been gradually dropping due to the availability of skrei and the onset of the cod fishing season