Whitby Seafood's acquisition of Northern Ireland-based Kilhorne Bay Seafoods is facing scrutiny by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

The regulator wants to determine whether the merger will result in a substantial lessening of competition within any markets in the United Kingdom.

The CMA will announce its initial findings Oct. 4

Whitby Seafoods is the UK’s largest scampi producer with an annual turnover of £67.7 million (€78.6