Archive for June 2018
Thursday, June 14, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Wednesday 13.06.2018 Boats 9 Consignments 5 Boxes 7127 Cod Large £3.00 – £3.70 Cod Medium £2.80 – £3.20 Cod Selected £2.50 – £2.80 Cod Small £2.00 – £2.90 Haddock Large £2.45 – £3.30 Haddock Medium £2.45 – £3.75 Haddock Selected £2.45 – £4.00 Seed £2.00 – £3.75 Chippers £2.00 – £3.20…
Read MoreRecord profits for EU fleets
FISHING businesses in the Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic Sea are making record profits, thanks to a solid recovery of popular fish stocks. These include North Sea cod and Northern hake, according to a report by EUMOFA, the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture. In the latest data available, EU fishing fleets registered a…
Read MoreFish farm pilot killed in helicopter crash
A PILOT has died after his helicopter crashed into a Western Isles loch, the Press and Journal reported. The aircraft, which had just one person on board, was believed to be carrying out work for the Scottish Salmon Company, which has farms in the area. Emergency and coastguard teams were sent to Loch Scadavay in…
Read MoreHuge crowds expected for Galway Sea fest
MORE than 100,000 visitors are expected to attend what is likely to be the largest seafood and maritime festival in the British Isles this summer. SeaFest will be held over three days in the Irish city and port of Galway, from June 29 to July 1, and is expected to showcase Ireland’s booming seafood industry.…
Read MoreSaudis consider seafood flights to Norway
SAUDI Arabia is considering whether to launch flights to Norway to meet growing demand among the country’s population for seafood, especially salmon. It is the latest in a series of similar moves by a number of countries which are turning Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport into the world’s busiest air seafood hub. Seafood shipments through the airport…
Read MoreHealthiest fish yet at Scottish salmon farms
SCOTLAND’S two leading salmon farmers, Marine Harvest Scotland and Scottish Sea Farms, have reported a sustained improvement in fish health during the first five months of 2018 with a marked reduction in disease related mortalities. Figures for both salmon farmers show that the number of fish that died as a result of disease fell by…
Read MorePrincess champions ‘crucial’ aquaculture firms
SWEDEN’S heir to the throne showed she could match the environmental credentials of her UK counterpart when she addressed the AquaVision conference in Stavanger this afternoon. Crown Princess Victoria was the star speaker on day two of the event, which is aimed at aquaculture leaders, and her message was ‘we must stop treating our oceans…
Read MoreAquaculture ‘benefits the planet’ says UN chief
THE world is going through pronounced changes which will have implications for aquaculture businesses, the former UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon told delegates at the AquaVision conference in Stavanger yesterday. During his keynote speech, he outlined challenges to the post Second World War international order, saying ‘protectionism and tariffs are being advanced and populist nationalism is…
Read MoreGlobal leaders gather for AquaVision
AQUACULTURE leaders from across the world gathered in Stavanger last night for the start of the biennial AquaVision conference, held over two days in the city. Almost 450 participants from 45 countries – including a 45-strong delegation from Chile and a sizeable Antipodean group – will hear today from keynote speaker Ban-Ki moon, secretary-general of…
Read MoreHB Grandi’s Q1 profits dip
HB GRANDI, the big Icelandic fishing and fish processing company, which is currently the subject of a takeover bid, has reported a first quarter profit of 3.3 million euros (400 million Icelandic kroners). This is down by 400,000 euros on the same period in 2017. Its shareholders are considering a takeover offer from rival fishing…
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