Archive for February 2018
MH Scotland welcomes ‘record results’
MARINE Harvest Scotland has thanked its staff for its ‘record results’ after a challenging year for fish health. Ben Hadfield, managing director of Marine Harvest Scotland, said: ‘Despite a challenging year for fish health, we produced record results in Scotland. My thanks go to our hard working employees across the west coast and Highlands and…
Read MoreGrieg Norway salmon exports to China halted
GRIEG Seafood\’s export company, Ocean Quality, has run into major problems over mislabelled salmon shipped to China. Norway’s food safety authority (NFSA) has suspended exports of Norwegian salmon to China because it found late last month that the incorrect documentation was being used. The action does not affect Grieg salmon exports from either its UK…
Read MoreSalmon by-products could add more value
THE Scottish salmon farming industry could make better use of by-products, adding 5.5 per cent value to the sector, researchers have found. Though generally well utilised, total by-product value output could be improved by 803 per cent (£23.7 million), based on 2015 figures, according to a recent study. Led by Julien Stevens, researchers from the…
Read MoreWednesday, February 14, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES WEDNESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 327 TODAY KILOS: 16350 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 58 – 269 – SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL Large 2.40 2.50…
Read MoreWednesday, February 14, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Wednesday 14th February 2018 3 BOATS LANDED 473 BOXES Starlight Rays, Avrella, Arcturus SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 12 2.88 2.88 COD 1 90 2.36 2.36 COD 2 1135 2.87 2.44 COD 3 1252 2.35 2.27 COD 4 845 2.23 2.16…
Read MoreWednesday, February 14, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICE Wednesday 14.02.18 Boats 9 Consignments 0 Boxes 5668 Cod Large £2.20 – £3.00 Cod Medium £2.20 – £2.70 Cod Selected £2.00 – £2.60 Cod Small £1.70 – £2.70 Haddock Large £2.20 – £2.50 Haddock Medium £2.00 – £2.50 Haddock Selected £2.20 – £2.65 Seed £2.00 – £2.70 Chippers £1.60 – £2.40 Metros…
Read MorePeace theme in Bogota show
AQUACULTURE for Peace will be the theme of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) conference in Bogota, Colombia, later this year. Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture 2018 (LACQUA18) – organised by the National University of Colombia, the Colombian Federation of Aquaculture (FEDEACUA) and the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of WAS – will be held at…
Read MoreMaltese firm ‘one to watch’
MALTESE aquaculture technology firm AquaBioTech Group has been named as ‘One to Watch’ in a list of business excellence published by the European Business Awards. The company was chosen as it demonstrates exceptional achievement in one of the 12 European Business Awards’ categories. It has been nominated for the Award for Innovation and, if successful,…
Read MoreNorway push to process more fish at home
DEMAND is growing in Norway for more of the fish it exports to be processed at home before leaving for overseas markets. The country, say critics, is giving away jobs and money by sending out whole fish. For example, more than 85 per cent of the salmon produced by the aquaculture industry is exported in this…
Read MoreMarine Harvest unveils £44.5m cost cuts
MARINE Harvest has announced a cost cutting programme totalling 50 million euros (£44.5 million) despite reporting strong fourth quarter earnings and the best annual profits yet for the group. The world\’s largest fish farmer achieved an operation EBIT (pre-tax profit) of €181 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, slightly higher than the figure reported last month.…
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