Archive for August 2018
Warm water prawns from a cold climate
CULTIVATING warm water king prawns close to the Arctic would have appeared an impossible dream only a few years ago, but now a Norwegian company is planning to do just that. Based in Stavanger, the curiously named Happy Prawn Company is working on a scheme to launch Norway’s first commercial land based farm capable of…
Read MoreIcelandic group seals Spanish deal
ICELAND Seafood International (ISI) says it has finalised the acquisition of Solo Seafood (the company which owns Icelandic Iberica), enabling it to become a fully integrated European industry powerhouse. The deal creates a combined group with sales of more than €400 million. Icelandic Iberica is one of the leading seafood suppliers in the southern European…
Read MoreGrimsby firm boosts New England sales
NEW England Seafood International has heaped praise on its Grimsby acquisition which took it into white fish processing and has helped to dramatically push up sales. The Chessington, Surrey, based company took over Albert Darnell in October 2016 as part of a strategic move to create greater capacity for future development. Up to that point…
Read MoreFishUpdate Briefing Friday August 3rd
ABERDEEN TAKEAWAY GIVEN BLUE LABEL AWARD THE Sea, Salt and Sole fish and chip takeaway in Aberdeen has earned a coveted sustainable fish certificate from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The news means the outlet can now use the MSC blue fish label on its cod and haddock, assuring customers that the fish sold has…
Read MoreNorwegian seafood exports hit July record
Norwegian seafood exports hit a new record last month, totalling 159,000 tonnes with a value of 7.1 billion kroners. The July volume was up by eight per cent and the value seven per cent higher. Once again salmon was king, earning NOK 5.3 billion, more than two thirds of the total seafood revenue. So far…
Read MoreFisheries Minister feeling heat over Iran trip
POLITICAL pressure is piling up on Norway’s Fisheries Minister Per Sandberg over his recent holiday to Iran with a former Iranian beauty queen. It has now involved the Prime Minister Erna Solberg who said that she had spoken to him and although there may have been a breach of regulations, she had full confidence in…
Read MoreArctic Sea Farms in Iceland expansion
ARCTIC Sea Farms, one of the largest aquaculture companies in Iceland, has confirmed plans for a significant expansion of its operations. According to Morgunbladid, Iceland’s main newspaper, it intends to increase salmon production in Dýrafjörður, a narrow but beautiful fjord near the town of Isafjordur in the north west of the country. Last year, the company…
Read MoreFishermen join project to protect seals
A new project is underway in parts of the UK to help improve advice on ways to prevent seals from taking fish catches. Seals eat catches from fishing gear in areas throughout British waters, particularly in the south west, north east and east of England. This, say fishermen, is costly to the industry both in…
Read MoreLoch Fyne teams up with garden centre chain in unique deal
LOCH Fyne Seafood has teamed up with one of Britain’s largest garden centre chains in an enterprising deal to sell its products alongside plants, flowers and other horticultural delights. Visitors to more than 30 Dobbies Garden Centres across the UK will now be able to purchase fresh oysters, mussels and smoked salmon with their clematis and…
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