Archive for August 2018
Salmon farmer a top investor in people
INVESTMENT in jobs and skills within Scotland’s rural communities has helped earn one of the country’s leading salmon farmers a rare accolade. Scottish Sea Farms has won an Investors in People (IIP) platinum accreditation, the highest possible IIP status. At the same time, the company has retained its Investors in Young People Good Practice Award…
Read MoreSharing salmon expertise a ‘win-win’
THE Global Salmon Initiative, set up to improve sustainability in the sector, marked its fifth anniversary yesterday. The group, which now represents 50 per cent of world salmon production, brings together the CEOs of many of the biggest farming companies, as well as feed and pharmaceutical interests, to shape the future direction of the industry.…
Read MoreThursday, August 16, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Thursday 16th August 2018 15 BOATS LANDED 2535 BOXES Boy Frazer, Shalimar, Alison Kay, Aspire, Treasure, Resilient, Opportune, Honestas, Sedulous, Valhalla, Capella, Sunrise, Radiant Star, Prolific, Sharyn Louise SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 425 2.45 2.42 COD 1 1775 3.72 3.39…
Read MoreThursday, August 16, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES THURSDAY 16TH AUGUST 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 741 TODAY KILOS: 37050 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 143 – 369 229 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreThursday, August 16, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Thursday 16.08.2018 Boats 10 Consignments 5 Boxes 6640 Cod Large £3.40 – £4.20 Cod Medium £3.00 – £3.80 Cod Selected £2.70 – £3.20 Cod Small £2.10 – £2.80 Haddock Large £3.30 – £3.60 Haddock Medium £3.50 – £4.00 Haddock Selected £3.30 – £3.90 Seed £2.80 – £3.80 Chippers £1.60 – £2.25…
Read MoreMorrison moves to Europharma
CAMPBELL Morrison, a familiar face at MSD Animal Health for years, has joined Europharma, one of the UK’s leading developers of fish health and welfare programmes. He brings a wealth of experience in the aquaculture industry to his new position as key account manager. Based at Europharma’s Clydebank headquarters, he will play a leading role…
Read MoreSturgeon hosts 'valuable' seafood summit
A SEAFOOD summit organised by Nicola Sturgeon today focused on long-term growth opportunities, investing in capacity, and building Scotland\’s brand at home and abroad. It was described on Twitter by Food and Drink Scotland boss James Withers as a \’valuable meeting\’, and it involved all sections of Scotland’s fisheries industry, including aquaculture. Concern has been…
Read MoreWork to start on Tasmania feed plant
FEED company BioMar’s proposed new facility in Tasmania has won the final seal of approval from the local authority and the 14-month construction phase can begin. The company announced plans last December to develop the AUS $56 million aquaculture feed production plant in response to the growth of the sector in Australia. The factory at…
Read MoreWednesday, August 15, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Wednesday 15th August 2018 9 BOATS LANDED 1226 BOXES Shalimar, Treasure, Fairway, Mari Dawn, Aspire, Opportune, Guiding Light, Atlantia, Radiant Star SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 310 2.47 2.46 COD 1 1530 3.36 3.25 COD 2 8571 3.56 3.28 COD 3…
Read MoreMan dead in harbour incident
ONE man has died and four others are receiving treatment after an incident on board a fishing boat at Fraserburgh harbour, the BBC reported. The emergency services were called at about 14:00 yesterday after reports of a group of men falling ill on the boat Sunbeam. One man was pronounced dead a short time later.…
Read More