Archive for August 2018
Wednesday, August 15, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES WEDNESDAY 15TH AUGUST 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 930 TODAY KILOS: 46500 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 106 63 761 – SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreWednesday, August 15, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Wednesday 15.08.2018 Boats 5 Consignments 3 Boxes 4375 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 £3.00 – £3.85 Haddock Medium £3.00 – £3.70 Haddock Selected £3.30 – £3.90 Seed £2.70 – £3.10 Chippers £1.50 – £2.50…
Read MoreSearch is on for top Scottish shucker
By Kenny Smith SCOTTISH chefs, oyster growers, producers, fishermen and industry specialists will head to Stranraer next month in a bid to become the 2018 Scottish Oyster Shucking Champion. Organised by Seafood Scotland, the Scottish Oyster Shucking Championships return for the second year and will see shuckers from across the country compete against each other…
Read MoreSeafood chief’s 'ethos will live on'
MARINE Products Scotland (MPS) managing director Angus MacKenzie has died following a short illness, the company announced this morning. Born and raised on the Isle of Lewis, MacKenzie founded MPS in 2002. Working within the seafood industry for more than 30 years, he was a pioneering figure, with experience in many species before specialising in…
Read MoreCoast Seafood profits up almost 20 per cent
THE Coast Seafood group, one of the world’s largest independent salmon and trout sales companies, has announced a major increase in operating profits for 2017. The Norwegian based company, which boasts that it exports seafood to the world, reported sales of 4.3 billion kroners, the same total as the previous year. But operating profits jumped…
Read MoreIceland lobster ban likely
ICELAND’S lobster fishermen are being forced to endure one their worst seasons for many years, according to the latest industry reports. And a complete fishing ban now seems likely. It is just over a month since Fisk Seafood announced it was closing a coldwater shrimp processing centre in the west of the country because of…
Read MoreSalmon farmers publish mortality data
SCOTLAND’S salmon farmers have published their monthly mortality figures on a farm-by-farm basis today for the first time in a move to improve transparency in the industry. The data, which covers 100 per cent of Scottish salmon farms, shows that for the first four months of this year, survival rates on farms ranged between 98.5…
Read MorePrize supplier up for three awards
INVERNESS based Gael Force Group has been shortlisted for three prizes at the annual Highland Business Awards. The leading aquaculture supplier has been recognised in the Outstanding Performing Business for 25+ employees and Inverness and Ross-shire Business of the Year categories. And Gael Force’s group managing director and founder, Stewart Graham, is up for the…
Read MoreLumpfish farmer plans £1m expansion
ANGLESEY based lumpfish producer Ocean Matters is planning to expand after securing £1 million finance from the Development Bank of Wales and HSBC, Wales Online reported yesterday. The farmer, located in Penmon, said it would be able to double its current lumpfish production capacity from two million to four million in an effort to meet…
Read MoreTuesday, August 14, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Tuesday 14th August 2018 12 BOATS LANDED 2021 BOXES Courageous, Venturous, Copious, Tranquility, Shalimar, Treasure Girl Lynne, Sprightly, Sud Ayre, Devotion, Guiding Light, Radiant Star SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 708 2.21 2.15 COD 1 3835 3.74 3.45 COD 2 10995…
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