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…
Síldarvinnslan’s fishmeal plant in Seyðisfjörður. Image: SVN/Ómar Bogason
Blue whiting makes top-quality meal
Síldarvinnslan’s pelagic vessel Beitir docked in Neskaupstaður, the latest in a series of landings to the company’s fishmeal plants in eastern Iceland. This time Beitir was alongside with the full…
The Chinese market for fishmeal and fish oil is now opening up to Norwegian producers
China opens up to Norwegian fishmeal and fish oil
The Chinese authorities have announced that they are opening for imports of fishmeal and fish oil from Norway, something the industry has been anticipating with interest. ‘This approval is the…
TASA is the world’s largest producer of fishmeal and fish oil. Image: TASA
TASA joins GSSI
The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative has announced that Peruvian fishing company Tecnológica de Alimentos S.A. (TASA) has joined GSSI as a Funding Partner. The world’s largest producer of fishmeal and…
Pelagic trawler Themis delivering raw material to the 999 factory in Thyborøn
Fishmeal and oil producers call for agreement on sustainable fisheries
The association representing fishmeal and fish oil producers around the North Atlantic has written to the Ministers of Fisheries of all north-east Atlantic nations, urging negotiators to reach agreements on…
Anne Mette Bæk steps into the role of IFFO President on 1st January next year. Image: Lee Haiqing
IFFO announces incoming President and Vice-President
Following elections for the new IFFO management board (commencing on the 1st January 2020), IFFO – The Marine Ingredients Organisation – has announced that its incoming President is Anne Mette…
EUFishmeal represents the European fishmeal and fish oil industry, which is in the lead when it comes to sustainability, traceability, production processes and high-quality products
Tórshavn hosts EUfishmeal biennial conference
EUfishmeal, the association representing the European producers of fishmeal and fish oil, is currently hosting its biennial conference in the Faroes. The conference has brought more than 120 participants ranging…
Blue whiting boosts Danish pelagic sector
According to the Danish Pelagic PO, blue whiting has proved to be an increasingly important resource for Denmark’s fishmeal sector. This year Danish pelagic vessels have landed 81,000 tonnes of blue whiting valued at DKK132.4 million (€17.80 million) compared to 61,000 tonnes last year worth DKK83.50 million (€11.20 million) last year.
Avalanche risk forces fishmeal plant evacuation
The Síldarvinnslan fishmeal plant at Seyðisfjörður in eastern Iceland was last night evacuated after a long period of snowfalls combined with rising temperatures and rain created an avalanche risk as snow on the Strandartindur mountain overlooking the factory began to loosen.