Industry News

Sunneva Ósk Guðmundsdóttir has been appointed quality manager for Samherji’s land-based fish processing, replacing Elvar Thorarensen who is retiring for health reasons.

Figures for the first quarter of 2020 indicate that with landings of over 2000 tonnes of crab this year so far, the Russian Crab Company’s catches account for 21% of the Russian…

The Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) National Fisheries College of Ireland in Castletownbere, Co. Cork is piloting the Skipper Full Certificate of Competency as an online course.

Seafood Cornwall’s #FishToYourDoor campaign is introducing a new initiative, offering big discounts for NHS staff and celebrating the best of Cornish fish.

Hampiðjan, the ropes and netting specialist, has appointed a new sales manager.

Sales of certified sustainable tuna have more than doubled in the last five years, according to a new report published by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).

Thai Union Group has reported first quarter sales of THB 31.1 billion, an increase of 5.9% year-on-year and its best first-quarter sales performance in three years.

The Seafarers UK charity has created a £2 million emergency fund to help merchant seafarers and fishers through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guðmundur Kristjánsson has stepped down as CEO of Icelandic fishing and processing company Brim.

The UK government has launched a new Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme, which will fund projects to help seafood businesses in England increase the supply of local seafood to domestic markets.

Brim’s pelagic vessels have both docked in Vopnafjörður, bringing around 5000 tonnes of blue whiting between them.

With the threat of Covid-19 in Vladivostok, the Russian Fishery Company has introduced measures to prevent the infection spreading, and has since 22nd April been testing staff for coronavirus.

The Canadian government has set up a CA$62.5 million package to support the fish and seafood processing sector through the COVID-19 pandemic.

A multicrusher made by Borger has helped the Western Isles local authority win the prestigious Scottish Environment Business VIBES award.

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) has criticised a government support package to protect English businesses from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that the ‘three-month scheme could not be…

Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Kristján Thór Júlíusson has made a significant change to the regulations governing catch weight registration, treating catches landed without ice and chilled using iceless storage systems on board…

In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the PNA countries and Pacifical have implemented a temporary variation to its chain of custody (CoC) to reflect the unprecedented force majeure situation the world…

Seafish has created ‘critical worker certificates’ for fishermen and other key workers in the industry to use in the course of their work.

WorldFish, together with the CGAIR Research Programme on Fish Agri-food Systems and its partners, is attempting to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on fish and aquatic food systems in developing…

Nueva Pescanova Group’s board of directors has unanimously elected José María Benavent as executive chairman and reappointed Ignacio González as managing director, a position he has served since February 2016.