£800,000 project targets gill health

A PROJECT worth almost £800,000 has been launched by Scottish Sea Farms and feed company BioMar to target gill health in farmed salmon. The £798,400, two-year initiative, part funded by the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), will develop innovative diagnostic tools to precisely monitor the gill condition of salmon in seawater pens, along with devising…

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Tuesday, April 10, fish prices from Lerwick market

FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Tuesday 10th April 2018 7 BOATS LANDED 1927 BOXES Norlan, Ocean Reaper, Opportunus, Opportune, Boy Andrew, Adorn, Lowra May SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 345 2.00 1.92 COD 1 2107 2.50 2.14 COD 2 6836 2.44 2.18 COD 3 3208 2.49…

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Tuesday, April 10, fish prices from Grimsby market

FISH PRICES  TUESDAY 10TH APRIL 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 1234 TODAY KILOS:  61700 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo  Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 40 – 754 440   SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL Large 2.90 3.00…

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Tuesday, April 10, fish prices from Peterhead market

PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES  Tuesday 10.04.18 Boats 8 Consignments 3 Boxes 5402 Cod Large £2.50 – £3.50 Cod Medium £2.20 – £2.80 Cod Selected £2.40 – £2.70 Cod Small £2.50 – £3.50 Haddock Large £3.00 – £3.60 Haddock Medium £2.75 – £3.50 Haddock Selected £3.40 – £3.90 Seed £3.25 – £3.70 Chippers £2.00 – £3.25…

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MSP in Pinneys plea to M&S

MSP Joan McAlpine is urging Marks & Spencer to use its influence with Young’s Seafood to keep the threatened Pinney’s plant open. And in a letter to M&S chairman Archie Norman, she said customers expected Scottish salmon to be totally produced in Scotland. She has also accused the retailer of squeezing suppliers on terms and said the…

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New SalMar chief speaks of growth plans

Olav-Andreas Ervik, SalMar’s new CEO, has spoken of his excitement at taking over the reins one of the world’s leading salmon farming companies. He was appointed to the post yesterday after Trond Williksen unexpectedly announced his resignation as chief executive. The move comes amid the Chinese arrest at the weekend of a Norwegian citizen, once linked…

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Change of CEO at SalMar

THE CEO of Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar is standing down after little more than a year in the post. According to reports, Trond Williksen (pictured), who was the boss of Akva in Norway for six years, has asked to be relieved of his duties at SalMar, which owns 50 per cent of Scottish Sea Farms.…

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Monday, April 9, fish prices from Lerwick market

FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND WEEK 15 Monday 9th April 2018 9 BOATS LANDED 2060 BOXES Tranquility (BF7), Sedulous, Valhalla, Resilient, Celestial Dawn, Fairway, Acorn, Arcturus, Lesley A SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 14 1.60 1.60 COD 1 1587 2.85 2.66 COD 2 9688 3.08 2.74…

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Monday, April 9, fish prices from Grimsby market

FISH PRICES  MONDAY 9TH APRIL 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 3011 TODAY KILOS:  150550 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo  Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 43 – 1937 1031   SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL Large 2.80 3.00…

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Monday, April 9, fish prices from Peterhead market

PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES  Monday  09.04.18 Boats 4 Consignments 8 Boxes 7210 Cod Large £2.70 – £4.00 Cod Medium £2.60 – £3.50 Cod Selected £2.50 – £2.80 Cod Small £2.40 – £3.80 Haddock Large £2.40 – £3.10 Haddock Medium £3.00 – £4.20 Haddock Selected £3.00 – £4.40 Seed £1.65 – £3.50 Chippers £1.50 – £3.00…

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