Barents Sea

  • Cod supply warning for foodservice brands

    Cod supply warning for foodservice brands

    Fishing fleets that supply major UK and European consumer brands are using giant bottom trawlers in the northern Barents Sea around Svalbard, an area known as the ‘Arctic Galapagos’. Greenpeace research, using satellite data and field work, has implicated the… Read More

  • Norwegian haddock quota cut; price rise expected

    THE PRICE of haddock is expected to rise after cuts to fishing quotas in Norway were confirmed, due to low Barents Sea stock levels.   Imports from Norway make up around 50% of all haddock bought in to Britain, but… Read More