Daily recap: Poland’s Suempol acquires UK processor Copernus; AquaFoods enters bankruptcy process
Here's?a recap of the top daily seafood stories from Friday, Oct. 11:
Polish salmon processor Suempol has acquired UK chilled specialist Copernus, the former announced on Friday on Linkedin.?
AquaFoods, a Panamanian company formerly known as Industrias Martec, has formally filed for precautionary measures in bankruptcy proceedings for itself and its subsidiary, Terrapez, located in Canas, in the Costa Rican province of Guanacaste.?
The EU's sharp reduction in frozen cod imports from Norway has had a knock-on effect that's bumping up demand for saithe even after a huge week of supply, according to the latest data from the Norwegian Seafood Council for week 40 (Sept. 30-Oct. 6).
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A well-known Canadian cod scientist told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday (Oct. 9) that the decision by Canada's fisheries minister Diane Lebouthillier to end the moratorium on a commercial cod stock on the east coast does not provide for precautionary management and sustainable fisheries?and opposes the spirit of the Fisheries Act.
A Russian industry group has questioned the relevance of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea in the North Atlantic while the country's authorities keep moving towards exiting the related international convention.
The New England Fishery Management Council is currently developing Framework 39, which would set 2025 fishing year specifications, as well as 2026 default specifications for the Atlantic sea scallop fishery. While total allowable catch (TAC) for the new year won't be announced for another couple of months, the findings from the 2024 scallop survey show that harvesters will likely see a lower TAC in the new year as efforts are made to rebuild harvestable scallops.?