Archive for August 2018
Monday, August 20, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES MONDAY 20TH AUGUST 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 2990 TODAY KILOS: 149500 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – – – 2623 367 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreMonday, August 20, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. Monday 20.08.2018 Boats 13 Consignments 7 Boxes 7989 Cod Large £2.15 – £3.50 Cod Medium £2.00 – £3.25 Cod Selected £1.75 – £2.80 Cod Small £1.50 – £2.50 Haddock Large £3.00 – £3.45 Haddock Medium £3.00 – £3.25 Haddock Selected £3.20 – £3.60 Seed £2.20 – £2.85 Chippers £1.50 – £1.90 Metros…
Read MoreScots seafood firms fly the flag in Japan
SCOTLAND’S biggest seafood companies are in Tokyo this week to help promote international exports, which rose 23 per cent last year to £944 million. Salmon farmers such as Marine Harvest and the Scottish Salmon Company are attending the Japan Seafood Expo 2018, which runs from August 22-24. The firms represent the largest Scottish delegation yet…
Read MoreNorway weighing up China trout ruling
NORWAY is still waiting to see how China’s new ruling that rainbow trout can be classified as salmon will impact on its future export performance. The decision has taken the aquaculture sector by surprise and left it somewhat bemused, especially in Norway. Victoria Braathen, who heads Norway’s export mission in Beijing, told the broadcaster NRK…
Read MoreFishermen to provide stocks data
WORK on a pioneering self-sampling scheme where Scotland’s mackerel and herring fishermen participate in gathering scientific data on fish stocks is gradually gathering pace. In a programme co-ordinated by Dr Steven Mackinson, chief scientific officer for the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, a feasibility study is currently underway into launching the programme. Once completed, this will…
Read MoreOslo to become salmon super hub
THE world’s largest dedicated seafood air hub is to be built at Oslo airport after it was announced at the weekend that the cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) had won the estimated £80 million contract. Work will begin early next year and the new hub should be operational by 2021. It will be designed…
Read MoreBioMar hit by Norway competition
FEED company BioMar’s half-year report reveals a decline in its salmon market, although there was better performance in shrimp. Overall, the group had improved sales and stronger EBITDA compared to H1 2017, with volume up by eight per cent, driven mainly by the new shrimp business unit, Alimentsa, in Ecuador, The group expects to reach…
Read MoreFriday, August 17, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND WEEKLY TOTAL – 11140 Boxes Friday 17th August 2018 17 BOATS LANDED 2693 BOXES Venturous, Arcturus, Courageous, Defiant, Copious, Tranquility, Treasure, Elsie M, Boy Frazer, Capella, Honestas, Sprightly, Sud Ayre, Sarah Marjory, Guardian Angell, Radiant Star, Atlantia SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg…
Read MoreFriday, August 17, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Friday 17.08.2018 Boats 11 Consignments 11 Boxes 7025 Cod Large £2.50 – £4.20 Cod Medium £2.50 – £3.60 Cod Selected £2.40 – £2.80 Cod Small £2.00 – £2.70 Haddock Large £3.60 – £3.80 Haddock Medium £3.50 – £4.10 Haddock Selected £3.70 – £4.20 Seed £3.00 – £3.35 Chippers £1.80 – £2.35…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, August 17
HISTORIC VENICE FISH MARKET UNDER THREAT VENICE Fish Market, one of the oldest of kind in the world, is under threat. The Rialto market opened 921 years ago in 1097 and became a symbol of the city’s commercial dynamism. But the number of fish merchants has been declining and now there are barely a handful…
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