Archive for January 2018
New seafood park planned for Boston
A NEW fish park is being proposed for Boston, Massachusetts, home to North America\’s largest seafood expo. The 220,000 square foot complex, to be built on a seven acre site on the outskirts of the city, will be equipped with up-to-date processing and distribution facilities. And it will become home to a number of seafood companies…
Read MoreNorway salmon exports hit record £6bn
NORWAY exported a million tonnes of salmon last year, the highest volume on record, figures for 2017 released today show. The value at 64.7 billion kroners (almost £6 billion) was also a record and up five per cent or NOK 3.4 billion on the previous year. The total Norwegian seafood export figure for 2017 (including white fish,…
Read MoreConquer disease with gene editing: Gove
BRITAIN could see a new approach to genetically edited crops and animals after Brexit, Environment Secretary Michael Gove suggested yesterday. Gene editing – which speeds up the practice of selective breeding but, unlike genetic modification, does not introduce new genes from another species – is still in its infancy. But Gove (pictured) said the technology…
Read MoreFriday, January 5, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND WEEKLY TOTAL – 6567 Boxes Friday 5th January 2018 6 BOATS LANDED 1559 BOXES Prolific, Venture, Radiant Star, Guiding Light, Copious SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 90 3.84 3.84 COD 1 4410 3.43 3.26 COD 2 7822 3.61 3.43 COD 3…
Read MoreFriday, January 5, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. Friday 05.01.2018 Boats 11 Consignments 2 Boxes 8475 Cod Large £2.20 – £3.90 Cod Medium £2.20 – £3.10 Cod Selected £2.40 – £3.25 Cod Small £1.60 – £3.00 Haddock Large £2.80 – £3.30 Haddock Medium £2.70 – £3.10 Haddock Selected £2.70 – £3.00 Seed £2.20 – £3.00 Chippers £1.50 – £2.50 Metros…
Read MoreBrexit threat to Scottish recruitment
SCOTLAND\’S seafood processors are far more dependent on European workers than those elsewhere in the UK, new figures from Marine Scotland show. And efforts to recruit UK workers were now becoming more challenging. The survey found that around 58 per cent of seafood staff in Scotland were from Europe – mainly Poland, Latvia and Lithuania…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, January 5
NORWAY SALMON VOLUMES ON THE RISE THE volume of salmon in cages at Norwegian fish farms, as measured by weight, rose by nine per cent year-on-year during November, said Seafood Norway. The industry lobby group, which represents most of the country\’s seafood companies, said the quantity was estimated at 752,000 tonnes of salmon. The biomass for October rose by…
Read MoreThursday, January 4, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES THURSDAY 4TH JANUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 650 TODAY KILOS: 32500 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 6 248 396 – SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 Large 3.80 4.20 COD…
Read MoreThursday, January 4, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. Thursday 04.01.2018 Boats 6 Consignments 6 Boxes 7098 Cod Large £2.70 – £3.50 Cod Medium £2.50 – £3.00 Cod Selected £2.50 – £3.00 Cod Small £2.20 – £3.00 Haddock Large £3.00 – £3.25 Haddock Medium £3.00 – £3.25 Haddock Selected £3.00 – £3.70 Seed £2.50 – £3.75 Chippers £2.50 – £3.00 Metros…
Read MoreFocus on feed in Middle East
A SHORT course for aquafeed producers will be held during the international trade show VIV MEA 2018 in Abu Dhabi in February. The one-day course aims to promote a better understanding of extrusion technology, the selection of raw materials and their properties for making aqua feed, and optimising aqua feed quality. Currently, 100 per cent…
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