Archive for January 2018
Thursday, January 11, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES THURSDAY 11TH JANUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 811 TODAY KILOS: 40550 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 83 – 728 – SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 Large 3.80 – COD…
Read MoreThursday, January 11, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Thursday 11th January 2018 3 BOATS LANDED 557 BOXES Allegiance, Tranquility, Radiant Star SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS COD 1 405 3.11 2.93 COD 2 2975 3.37 3.12 COD 3 2290 3.17 3.10 COD 4 765 3.08 2.99 COD 5 293…
Read MoreThursday, January 11, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. 11.01.2018 Boats 3 Consignments 0 Boxes 2794 Cod Large £3.20 – £3.70 Cod Medium £3.00 – £3.40 Cod Selected £2.90 – £3.20 Cod Small £3.00 – £3.50 Haddock Large £2.70 – £3.00 Haddock Medium £2.70 – £3.00 Haddock Selected £2.50 – £2.70 Seed £2.10 – £2.25 Chippers £1.85 – £2.10 Metros £1.92…
Read MoreFaroese people to control fisheries
SWEEPING changes to way the Faroe Islands manages its fishing industry have just been approved by the Løgting, the country\’s parliament. The reforms largely exclude foreign ownership of quotas and puts the entire industry under the direct control of the 50,000 people who make up the country\’s population. The bill, called the Act on Management of Marine…
Read MoreEnd of an era as Bracken retires
ONE of the pioneers of Scottish salmon farming has announced his retirement after 41 years in the industry. Steve Bracken, business support manager at Marine Harvest Scotland, will stand down at the end of July 2018. Beginning his career as a fish farm assistant at Lochailort on May 23, 1977, Bracken is the longest serving…
Read MoreWednesday, January 10, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Wednesday 10th January 2018 2 BOATS LANDED 603 BOXES Defiant, Sunrise SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS COD 1 60 2.94 2.77 COD 2 5868 3.15 3.14 COD 3 2436 3.10 3.06 COD 4 1608 3.09 2.95 COD 5 495 3.06 2.93…
Read MoreWednesday, January 10, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. 10.01.2018 Boats 6 Consignments 2 Boxes 5213 Cod Large £2.70 – £3.80 Cod Medium £2.70 – £3.30 Cod Selected £2.80 – £3.20 Cod Small £2.00 – £3.50 Haddock Large £2.70 – £3.00 Haddock Medium £2.50 – £3.00 Haddock Selected £2.80 – £3.20 Seed £2.20 – £2.80 Chippers £1.40 – £1.80 Metros £1.00…
Read MoreNeptune wins appeal court case
THE Fish Vet Group and Benchmark Animal Health have lost a three-year battle in the Norwegian courts against the aquaculture company Neptune Pharma. The Norwegian Court of Appeal rejected claims that Neptune executives exploited trade secrets involving a sea lice treatment used by the global salmon industry. The Court of Appeal affirmed the January 2016…
Read MoreProcessor lines up salmon experts
THE food processor Marel has invited two leading international salmon figures to speak at its 17th Salmon ShowHow processing conference in Copenhagen next month. Trond Davidsen, president of the International Salmon Farmers Association (IFSA) and Grant Rosewarne, CEO and managing director of New Zealand King Salmon, will address the meeting, to be held on February 7. Davidsen…
Read MoreRussia adopts Iceland design for fleet
THE Russian fishing company Norebo Group has placed an order for six new freezer trawlers largely based on the innovative ‘capsule’ design from Iceland. The multi-million dollar contracts will be carried out at the Severnaya Verf (Northern Shipyard) in St Petersburg. Each factory trawler is 81m long with a beam of 16m. They are destined for Norebo’s…
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