Archive for January 2018
Processors urged to join ‘health’ check
A ‘HEALTH’ check is being carried out on the state of the UK seafood processing industry in the wake of Brexit. And companies are being urged to cooperate by letting the government and the industry authority Seafish know about their financial position. Seafish said such an examination of processing businesses is of particular importance as Britain leaves the European…
Read MoreYoung's eyes China amid sale speculation
YOUNG\’S Seafood is looking to China and Europe as its next move on the international stage, its CEO has confirmed. As products from the Grimsby and Scottish based business began to make their debut across hundreds of stores in the United States this week, company chief Bill Showalter confirmed his latest global aspirations. Speaking to the Press Association, Showalter (pictured)…
Read MoreMonday, January 22, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND WEEK 4 Monday 22nd January 2018 21 BOATS LANDED 3686 BOXES Guardian Angell, Sedulous, Halcyon, Valhalla, Venturous, Copious, Ocean Reaper, Denise, Sonya, Aspire, Queen of Hearts, Avrella, Budding Rose, Alison Kay, Osprey, Swift, Lesley A, Tranquility, Radiant Star, Girl Isla, Francis J SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £…
Read MoreMonday, January 22, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES MONDAY 22ND JANUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 1561 TODAY KILOS: 78050 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 12 116 1038 395 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 Large…
Read MoreMonday, January 22, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. Monday 22.01.18 Boats 9 Consignments 2 Boxes 7986 Cod Large £3.00 – £3.40 Cod Medium £2.80 – £3.00 Cod Selected £2.60 – £3.00 Cod Small £1.50 – £3.00 Haddock Large £2.50 – £3.00 Haddock Medium £2.00 – £2.50 Haddock Selected £2.00 – £2.40 Seed £2.00 – £2.25 Chippers £2.00 – £2.50 Metros…
Read MoreSearch for fishermen scaled back
THE search for two missing fishermen feared lost when their boat sank in Loch Fyne on Thursday evening has been scaled back, mainly due to bad weather. Reports suggest the missing men may have been trapped in the stern when the 40 foot vessel, Nancy Glen, capsized. They have been named locally as Przemek Krawczyk and…
Read MoreFeed main driver in salmon costs
PRODUCTION costs for Norway\’s aquaculture industry rose by 50 per cent in the four years between 2012 and 2016, reports Nofima, Norway\’s Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research. And the main culprit seems to be the rising price of fish feed. Nofima researchers Audun Iversen and Øystein Hermansen said the increasing cost of fighting salmon…
Read MoreAquaculture debate goes nationwide
NORWAY\’S ongoing debate about how plans for huge future growth in aquaculture should be managed has taken on a nationwide focus. During the last few days and into this week, more than 20 organisations from the industry, research groups and the environment have been holding a series of dialogue meetings in Oslo so they can give their views on how…
Read MoreYoung’s welcomes new executives
YOUNG’S Seafood today announced the appointment of Duncan McIntyre as group operations director. He has worked in the food and consumer facing industries for 26 years. Prior to joining Young’s Seafood, he was a supply chain director at Nomad Foods, where he was responsible for the manufacturing process and distribution of finished goods, turning over…
Read MoreTop apprentices make awards shortlist
AQUACULTURE finalists Scott Forder and Alan Tangny have been shortlisted for Lantra Scotland’s Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards. Scott, aged 26 from Kinlochewe, has been doing a Modern Apprenticeship in Aquaculture through Inverness College UHI, while working for Marine Harvest. He first became interested in salmon farming through family and friends who…
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