Archive for January 2018
Swiss ban boiling lobsters alive
SWITZERLAND has outlawed the age old restaurant culinary practice of boiling lobsters alive. From March 1, as part of new government animal protection reforms, it will be illegal for chefs to throw live lobsters into the pot. The Swiss authorities say they will only accept an electric shock or the ‘mechanical destruction’ of the lobster\’s brain to render…
Read MoreNorway PM in trade talks with Trump
FEARS that the United States could impose curbs on Norwegian seafood exports have receded after Norway\’s prime minister, Erna Solberg, met President Donald Trump last week. The industry and salmon producers in particular have been worried for some time that Trump\’s ‘America first’ policy and the threat of high import tariffs in the form of a border…
Read MoreMonday, January 15, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND WEEK 3 Monday 15th January 2018 13 BOATS LANDED 2951 BOXES Tranquility, Sunrise, Fairway, Prolific, Copious, Valhalla, Allegiance, Ocean Reaper, Sedulous, Venture, Arcturus, Defiant Devotion SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 40 3.75 3.69 COD 1 1250 3.46 3.38 COD 2 14423…
Read MoreMonday, January 15, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES MONDAY 15TH JANUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 257 TODAY KILOS: 12850 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other 2 255 – – – SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 Large 3.50 3.90 COD…
Read MoreMonday, January 15, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. Friday 15.01.2018 Boats 14 Consignments 8 Boxes 5823 Cod Large £3.30 – £4.20 Cod Medium £3.20 – £3.80 Cod Selected £3.00 – £3.50 Cod Small £3.00 – £3.50 Haddock Large £3.00 – £3.30 Haddock Medium £2.80 – £3.00 Haddock Selected £2.50 – £3.00 Seed £2.20 – £2.50 Chippers 90p – £1.80 Metros…
Read MoreGrimsby to stage seafood careers event
GRIMSBY is to host a major event next month in a bid to steer more young people towards a career in food and in the seafood industry in particular. Organised by Seafish and the Grimsby Institute, the Future of Food careers conference on February 22 is also aimed at key stakeholders and employers, both on the Humber and…
Read MoreIceland looks to reduce fishing fees
ICELAND\’S new government is looking to ease the burden on small and medium sized fishing companies by reducing the licence fees they pay for the right to fish inside the country\’s territorial waters. Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir said that while as yet there is no firm decision she has indicated her sympathy with those businesses that were struggling…
Read MoreFriday, January 12, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. Friday 12.01.2018 Boats 5 Consignments 0 Boxes 3821 Cod Large £3.00 – £4.00 Cod Medium £3.00 – £3.80 Cod Selected £3.20 – £3.80 Cod Small £1.80 – £3.80 Haddock Large £2.70 – £3.00 Haddock Medium £2.70 – £3.00 Haddock Selected £2.75 – £2.90 Seed £2.40 – £2.60 Chippers £1.40 – £2.00 Metros…
Read MoreNew feed barge for Skye site
THE Scottish Salmon Company has commissioned a new Gael Force feed barge after securing consent for an additional 2,000 tonnes of capacity at its Portree site. Delivery is expected later this year. Work on the 400 tonne, 14m long SeaMate feeding barge will begin imminently at the Gael Force base in Inverness. The barge will…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, January 12
CIAO TO NEW CAPTAIN BIRDS EYE AN Italian born actor is to be the new Captain Birds Eye. Riccardo Acerbi, 56, is the first foreigner to take on one of UK television’s best known advertising roles. The company is believed to want to evolve the captain into a more contemporary character. But the move has not gone…
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