Archive for June 2018
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, June 22
ICELAND SET TO RESUME WHALING ICELAND is to resume whaling following a two-year moratorium and in spite of strong protests from conservation groups, which have been calling for a ban on Icelandic seafood products. One boat has left for the hunting grounds and another will join the hunt next week. The quota for fin whale…
Read MoreYoung's set to lose £30m Asda contract
THE seemingly endless merry-go-round of winning and losing major fish contracts took a new turn last night with news that Young’s Seafood is poised to lose a £30 million contract with the supermarket chain ASDA. The impact on jobs is still to be assessed. The contract is in two parts – a shrimp or prawn…
Read MoreOrkney salmon farm wins top M&S prize
SCOTTISH Sea Farms’ team at Wyre, Orkney, has been named by M&S as its outstanding producer of the year in the Farming for the Future Awards 2018. The 1,909-tonne capacity farm, established in 2015, performs a dual role, not only rearing its own salmon from smolt to adulthood, but also acting as a nursery for…
Read MoreThursday, June 21, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Thursday 21st June 2018 16 BOATS LANDED 1265 BOXES Venture, Sedulous, Valhalla, Opportune (LK209), Opportunus (PD96), Opportune (PD965), Bright Ray, Shalimar, Honestas, Sprightly, Onward, Gannet, Queen of Hearts, Dawn Mist, Radiant Star, Copious SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 538 1.81 1.78…
Read MoreThursday, June 21, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES THURSDAY 21ST JUNE 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 571 TODAY KILOS: 28550 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 175 – 396 – SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreThursday, June 21, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Thursday 21 .06.2018 Boats 6 Consignments 3 Boxes 1786 Cod Large £3.50 – £4.60 Cod Medium £3.20 – £3.70 Cod Selected £2.80 – £3.10 Cod Small £1.80 – £2.60 Haddock Large £2.80 – £3.20 Haddock Medium £3.00 – £3.60 Haddock Selected £3.00 – £4.00 Seed £3.00 – £4.00 Chippers £1.75 –…
Read MoreBarents Sea facing big cod and haddock cuts
COD and haddock, the two most popular white fish choices in the UK, look set to become more expensive next year following calls for big cuts in the Barents Sea quotas. ICES, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, is recommending a 13 per cent reduction in the cod take and a 25 per…
Read MoreAquaculture 'driving NZ seafood exports'
NEW Zealand’s export earnings from seafood are on the rise, with aquaculture leading the way, the country’s fisheries minister, Stuart Nash, said this week. The latest New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries’ Situation and Outlook report predicts New Zealand’s seafood export earnings will grow from (NZ) $1.8 billion to $2.1 billion by June 2022. ‘Aquaculture…
Read MoreUS boosts Norwegian salmon exports
HIGH salmon prices continued to drive up Norwegian seafood exports last month, the most recent figures show. Overseas sales totalled 165,000 tonnes, netting the country’s fish farmers and fishermen NOK 8.5 billion. Volumes were up by 12 per cent and the value by four per cent. Asbjørn Warvik Rørtveit, analyst at the Norwegian Seafood Council, said:…
Read MoreGlobal salmon farming on the rise – ISFA
GLOBAL salmon production is increasing rapidly, both in scope and in the number of jobs it is creating, reports the industry organisation Seafood Norway. And it is also continuing to develop at a sustainable rate. Seafood Norway cites the latest figures from the International Salmon Farmers\’ Association (ISFA) which show an annual output equivalent to 17.5 billion salmon meals,…
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