Iceland’s high-value fresh export continues to grow
Figures for the first ten months of this year detailing Iceland’s seafood exports demonstrate the importance of the capelin fishery to the country’s fishing sector. Seafood export values this year…
Icelandic catch down, first sale value up
The Icelandic fleet’s overall catch in 2023 came to 1,375,000 tonnes, a 3% drop compared to the previous year. At the same, the first sale value of catches was up…
Weakening NoK boosts export values
The export values of Norwegian seafood totalled NoK 13 billion in July this year, despite falling sales of cod but with record prices for herring and strong mackerel sales. ‘The…
Fresh and salted production boosts exports
The value of Iceland’s seafood exports totalled ISK29.30 billion last month, according to official figures. This represents a 5% increase compared to February last year, despite a reduction in the…
Second processor vessel for Russian Crab
The Okskaya Shipyard has launched Kapitan Dudnik, the second of three crabbers with onboard processing for the Russian Crab Group. Designed to operate in the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering…
Weak currency continues to drive Norway’s strong seafood exports
The weakness of the NoK, combined with high prices for salmon have pushed Norwegian seafood exports to a value of NoK13.3 billion in Janaury this year – a 5% increase…
Russia doubles seafood exports to China
Figures for the first eleven months of last year demonstrate that while Russia has increased the extent of its seafood exports to the Chinese market by 102%, the value of…
Ice Fresh Seafood has production in fifty trucks on the way to Ukraine, according to sales manager Jóhannes Már Jóhannesson
Challenges exporting to Ukraine
Disruption on the roads leading to the Polish border with Ukraine has been holding up exports of seafood in recent weeks, as queues of up to 50 kilometres have formed,…
Norway-EU duty-free agreement excludes mackerel
While Norway and the European Union have renewed the agreement that provides European market access for Norwegian seafood, with a number of duty-free quotas to be continued for key products,…
Iceland’s seafood exports dropped in October
Icelandic producers exported production worth ISK26.9 million in October, according to figures made public by Statistics Iceland. This represents a roughly 14% drop compared to the same month last year.…
