Nigeria’s seafood import quota is beginning to affect theworld's pelagic sector, leaving many companies unsure of the future market inthe country.
The Nigerian government slashed the previous year’s allowedtotal seafood imports by 50 percent in an attempt to gain more control over thesector, and all indicators point toward another 50 percent cut for the nextquota.
Gardar Svavarsson, department manager of HB Grandi,Iceland’s largest pelagic harvester, told IntraFish he had “no idea” what thecurrent situation was, but said the company will see out existing contracts --just 200 metric tons -- and make no new sales to the country.
“We
