Archive for June 2018
Angling body appoints new chief
THE Atlantic Salmon Trust has named Mark Bilsby as its new chief executive, replacing Sarah Bayley Slater, who leaves the post after two and a half years. Bilsby (pictured) has more than 20 years’ experience as a fisheries manager. He has been the director for the River Dee Trust and Dee District Salmon Fisheries Board…
Read MoreSalmon ‘godfather’ marks 40 years at SSF
SCOTTISH Sea Farms’ longest serving employee, Geoff Kidd, has celebrated 40 years with the company and says his love of working with salmon is as strong as ever. Newly retired Kidd, nicknamed ‘the Godfather’ by managing director Jim Gallagher, joined colleagues past and present for a special dinner at the Argyllshire Gathering Halls in Oban…
Read MoreCharles’ fishery advisor to chair salmon body
A NEW ‘salmon interactions’ body that will bring together the farmed and wild salmon sectors is to be chaired by Prince Charles’ advisor on fisheries, John Goodlad. The group, announced by rural economy minister Fergus Ewing last month at the Aquaculture UK show in Aviemore as part of Scotland’s Farmed Fish Health Framework, will include…
Read MoreFriday, June 15, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Friday 15.06.2018 11 Consignments 4 6695 £2.80 – £3.60 Cod Medium £2.70 – £3.20 Cod Selected £2.50 – £2.80 Cod Small £1.20 – £3.00 Haddock Large £2.80 – £3.40 Haddock Medium £2.75 – £3.80 Haddock Selected £2.80 – £3.60 £2.40 – £3.50 £1.10 – £2.25 75p – £1.25 Round Haddock n/a…
Read MoreScotland’s biggest barge for biggest farm
THE largest feed barge in Scotland has been delivered to Marine Harvest’s Carradale site, the company’s – and Scotland’s – biggest seawater farm. The Akva wavemaster AC 650 Panorama is fitted with many smart technology features, including the Akvaconnect 8 line feeding system. The barge, which is 35m long and 12m wide and can hold…
Read MoreCargill executive to head IFFO
IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation, has announced the appointment of a former Cargill and Ewos executive as its new director general. Norwegian Petter Martin Johannessen (pictured) replaces Andrew Mallison and will take up the post from September 3 in IFFO’s London headquarters. Johannessen was previously global business director for Risk and Management Sourcing at Cargill…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, June 15
BOTTOM TRAWLING BLAMED FOR FISH DUMPING A RECENT study by the University of Western Australia and the University of British Columbia has calculated that huge amounts of fish are dumped each year by trawlers. The study estimates that a total of 437 million tonnes of fish worth around (Australian) $720 billion have been thrown overboard…
Read MoreSalmon exports to China take off
SCOTLAND’S largest salmon farmer is taking advantage of the first direct flight from Scotland to China. Marine Harvest sent 161 boxes (approximately 3,300 kilos) of fresh salmon on the Hainan Airways inaugural flight to Beijing from Edinburgh today. Georgina Wright, head of sales at Marine Harvest, said: ‘It’s extremely fitting that one of Scotland’s top…
Read MoreThursday, June 14, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES THURSDAY 14TH MAY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 1134 TODAY KILOS: 56700 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 193 – 564 377 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreThursday, June 14, fish prices from Lerwick market
Thursday 14th June 2018 12 BOATS LANDED 2512 BOXES Alison Kay, Guardian Angell, Tranquility, Sedulous, Resilient, Queen of Hearts, Onward, Copious, Valhalla, Mizpah, Renown, Radiant Star SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 366 1.17 1.68 COD 1 1360 3.52 3.26 COD 2 10759 3.46 3.30 COD…
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