Review of key information on cod in 2020

The white fish industry has faced several challenges in 2020, from Russian warships endangering THE US cod fishing fleet to the near-bankrupt British fish and chip shop, According to Intrafish on December 28.
, however, not all the news is bad news, and the industry has taken advantage of consumers turning to frozen fish at home, with sales at some companies soaring from previous years, attracting new ones.
are some of the hottest white fish stories of 2020: 1. The Russian fleet of warships warned green cod fishing vessels in U.S. waters: "Let go! "Alaska Sea cod fishermen this year saw something they won't soon forget: U.S. fishing boats chasing Alaskan cod fishing boats in the Bering Sea, getting up close and personal with the Russian fleet of warships, and eventually attracting so much attention that Congress held a hearing on the issue.
Recently, Russian warships and warplanes launched a confrontation against U.S.-flagged fishing vessels operating legally in the U.S. exclusive economic zone, causing the captains and crews of fishing vessels to fear for their safety and disrupting the operations of fishing companies at a critical time in a very important fishing season.
December, Stephanie Madsen, executive director of the At-Sea Processors Association, testified at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing that the incidents seriously disrupted maritime operations in the Bering Strait in August and September.
2. During the coronavirus blockade, 10,000 fish and chip shops in the UK were urged to close since the coronavirus swept the world in March, and the Uk fish and chip restaurant industry was hit hard when the National Federation of British Federations announced that fish and chip shops across the country should be temporarily closed to ensure the safety of staff and the public.
haze surrounding the industry began to ease in May, with about 70 per cent of the country's 10,500 fish and chip shops reopening as shopkeepers found innovative ways to operate before the blockade was relaxed.
shopkeepers have also been urging the UK government to reform vat as a way to recover from a disastrous year.
. American Seafoods, the largest seafood company in the United States, negotiated the acquisition of Bristol Bay Native Corporation, an Alaskan cod group, which is one of the largest holders of Pacific cod quotas, but the negotiation process has been slow.
2019, American Seafood began looking for new investors to replace Bregal Partners, the largest shareholder.
4. Russia's Russian Fishery (RFC) led the cod value-added "revolution" in early 2020 when Viktor Litvinenko was appointed as the new general manager of RFC, transforming the company as a result of the development of the cod industry.
RFC is now one of the largest marine companies in Russia, has been the center of a massive modernization of the fish fleet and the marine processing sector, and will now be a leader not only in the Russian cod sector, but also in the value-added processing industry worldwide.
RFC is one of the world's largest cod producers and one of the country's three largest holders of fishing quotas.
cod industry is scrambling to protect fishing vessels from the spread of the coronavirus until the B fishing season begins in 2020, and the Alaska cod industry has been looking for ways to protect its practitioners.
Alaska's leading cod fishing companies, together with marine health doctors, have adopted new screening measures designed to prevent contact with people working in high-risk areas, such as Unalaska, or those working in ships and processing plants.
, some companies are at risk of closing or responding to outbreaks, despite precautions.
June, American Seafood was hit hard when it reported that 86 crew members on its American Dynasty fishing boat had tested positive for COVID-19.
out of caution, Trident Seafood seafood had to temporarily close a factory where employees had worked in a terminal area that had been docked by American Seafood' American Dynasty.
July, when the Us American Triumph arrived in Alaska to unload, more than 75 percent of the 112 American Seafood crew members on board were found to be infected with the virus.
6. For the first time in a decade, sales of frozen fish at Young's Seafood and Birds Eye outsold frozen fish in 15 years, and retail frozen seafood sales in the UK grew more than fresh and frozen seafood for the first time, a trend that the UK's two biggest frozen fish suppliers say will continue.
Sales of frozen fish rose 6 per cent to ￡964.4m in the 52 weeks to 18 April, and when the UK government took the closure, consumers preferred foods that felt easier to handle at home, providing a "natural alternative" during the outbreak, providing consumers with an easy way to enjoy the health benefits of well-known sea products without fear of making them.
7. As demand grows and supply tightens, cod prices will rise as global supply tightens, demand for new coronaviruses surges and lower-than-expected season B catches, and Alaskan cod producers in the United States expect all forms of cod prices to rise, in some cases sharply.
production of all three major frozen cod produced by U.S. fisheries remains low compared to last year.
December, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Board (NPFMC) approved a total permitted catch of 1.375 million tonnes of cod in the East Bering Sea, down 3.5 per cent from 1.425 million tonnes in 2020.
Alaska's major offshore and fishing processing companies say the Alaskan cod industry is preparing for the upcoming 2021 fishing season and is counting on better fishing, continued strength in the bulk market and vaccines to protect crews from more costly offshore outbreaks.
8. The 7-11 convenience chain launched the Alaskan cod sandwich in the U.S. In 2020, for the first time, consumers will be able to buy Alaskan cod-flavored sandwiches at the U.S. convenience store chain 7-11, which has about 8,000 stores in the U.S.
the promotion is part of the third round of financing for GAPP's North American partnership with Alaska cod suppliers.
9. Espersen suspended production of wheat-scented fish at its McDonald's plant in April as the company was forced to close branches to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and Espersen, a Danish-based whitefish processor, temporarily shut down its processing plant for McDonald's production of Filet-O-Fish in Europe, causing panic in the white fish industry.
10. Groundfish Forum: Global whitefish production is expected to grow by more than 4 per cent in 2021 and the white fish industry expects production to climb by 4.32 per cent to 7.569 million tonnes next year, mainly due to an increase in total catches of Alaskan cod and Atlantic cod, with the largest increase in black-line cod, cod-not-needed and cod production.
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