First blue whiting landings to Iceland
Fishing for blue whiting is underway in the grey zone south for the Faroe Islands, with Icelandic and Faroese pelagic vessels at work there. The first landing in Iceland was…
The critical role of marine ingredients within blue food
Blue food and the role of marine ingredients in being part of the solution to food security was the focal point of presentations at the IFFO members’ meeting held in…
HPP Protein Factory contract to Finland
Finnish company Meitmeal has signed a €5 million agreement for the purchase and installation of an HPP Solutions Protein Factory to be installed in the port Kaskinen on Finland’s west…
Breaking one capelin landing record after another
As the Icelandic fleet experiences its first big capelin season for many years, there has been one record landing after another, although there are only a handful of pelagic vessels…
IFFO elects President and Vice-President for 2022-23
Following elections for the new IFFO management board, The Marine Ingredients Organisation (IFFO) has announced that its new President is Gonzalo de Romaña – the organisation’s former VP – and…
Charlina Vitcheva commented that during her visit to Skagen she found an industry highly dedicated to transparency and with trust is at its core. Image: Marine Ingredients Denmark
‘If we want to be sustainable, there is no way around this’
Invited to Denmark by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Charlina Vitcheva, The European Commission's Director General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE), visited Skagen this week…
Pelagia Holding AS has finalised the acquisition of Hordafor AS
Pelagia acquires 100% of Hordafor
In March this year Pelagia signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50% in Hordafor AS, subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities, subsequently granted. As of 1st July,…
Morten Broberg has been appointed the new CEO of TripleNine Thyborøn. Image: TripleNine
TripleNine appoints new CEO
Morten Broberg has been appointed the new CEO of TripleNine Thyborøn A/S, his appointment taking effect on the 1st of June. He has been in the company since August 2019 in…
January fishmeal and fish oil production up
Total fishmeal and fish oil production in January 2021 surpassed that of the previous January, according to IFFO statistics. Peru, Chile, the Northern European region and the African countries reported…
New and old faces on the EFFOP board
European Fishmeal has held this year’s annual general assembly as an online session, with some familiar faces re-elected to the board and some new ones welcomed. FF Skagen’s Jóhannes Pálsson…