Turning production waste into value
Westman Islands fishing and processing company Vinnslustöðin has commissioned a new HDF filtering facility designed to extract oil and protein from what would otherwise be waste water from production. The…
Newfoundland union calls out processing giants
The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor) has named major processors Ocean Choice International (OCI) and Royal Greenland as the producers declining to buy sea cucumber catches from small-sacle…
Processors warn of fallout from mackerel TAC cut
While accepting that the situation facing the industry is down to the ongoing failure of Coastal States to agree on sustainable fisheries management, the European Fish Processors and Traders Association…
Sealord looks at switching Nelson production to seasonal activity
New Zealand fishing company Sealord has floated proposals to switch its Nelson fresh fish activity to a seasonal basis, following a review of its business model pinpointing a need for…
Vélfag faces forced shutdown
Despite its importance to the country’s seafood sector and its growth in recent years, Icelandic tech company Vélfag is currently facing being forced into insolvency – due to questions over…
Turning shrimp side-streams into commercial potential
Heads and shells that account for around half of the biomass of cold water shrimp are the target of an ambitious venture between Royal Greenland and Danish biotech pioneer Reduced.…
New fish processing facility in Ukraine
A new high-tech processing plant has opened in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, part of a push to increase the country’s fish consumption. The 6800 square metre facility is part…
Loðnuvinnslan signs agreement for new pelagic processing plant
Icelandic producer Loðnuvinnslan has signed a letter of intent with Kapp, which aims to supply the company with a new pelagic processing plant for its Fáskrúðsfjörður location in eastern Iceland.…
Spotlight on migrant labour recruitment practices in global tuna trade
With concerns about human rights violations within the seafood sector continually rising, The Responsible Recruitment Tuna study launched at the Barcelona Seafood Expo marks a significant step by key members across the…
Vélfag and Ode partner to launch first UNO processing for farmed cod
Vélfag has concluded an agreement with leading Norwegian farmed cod producer Ode to deliver its UNO fish processing system. This expansion into the farmed cod sector represents a significant milestone…
