FISHING GROUNDS
Fishing Grounds
The North Atlantic (Barents Sea)
The majority of our catch comes from the North Atlantic; specifically, the Barents Sea.
This area is actively managed by the Norwegian and Russian authorities, and stocks are plentiful and secure. Indeed, quotas have increased significantly in recent years due to responsible fisheries management and favourable environmental conditions.
As the largest supplier of Cod and Haddock from the North Atlantic we take sustainable fishing very seriously. In 2010 we gained MSC certification for our Barents Sea fisheries through complying with strict standards governing where and how we fish.
Pacific Ocean
We fish in the Pacific Ocean.
The West Bering Sea is important for it's excellent stocks of Alaska Pollock. This area is also the largest fish biomass in the world for Pacific Cod and cod-like fishes, and also supports Salmon, Flatfish, Rockfish, Halibut, Flounder, Squid and a variety of crab species and other crustaceans.
We also fish in the Sea of Okhotsk. It is a Large Marine Ecosystem with species such as Alaska Pollock and Pacific Herring. The area comes under the governance
of Russia and for more than 30 years it has been a fishery conservation and management zone.