Archive for September 2018
Tuesday, September 18, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES TUESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE: 2078 TODAY KILOS: 103900 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 67 145 1668 198 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreTuesday, September 18, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Tuesday 18th September 2018 2 BOATS LANDED 425 BOXES Opportune, Valhalla SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 140 3.10 3.06 COD 1 COD 2 753 5.06 4.56 COD 3 335 3.59 3.54 COD 4 85 3.02 2.89 COD 5 384 2.92 2.70…
Read MoreTuesday, September 18, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Tuesday 18.09.2018 Boats 4 Consignments 12 Boxes 2109 Cod Large £3.50 – £5.00 Cod Medium £3.50 – £3.80 Cod Selected £2.50 – £2.90 Cod Small £2.00- £2.60 Haddock Large £3.00 – £3.25 Haddock Medium £2.80 – £3.25 Haddock Selected £3.00 – £3.25 Seed £2.60 – £3.00 Chippers £1.80 – £2.40 Metros…
Read MoreLeading political journalist joins SSPO
A SEASONED Scottish political journalist is to be the new voice of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO). Hamish Macdonell will lead public affairs and communications at the organisation in the newly created role of director of strategic engagement.The SSPO represents most of Scotland’s salmon farmers. Macdonell (pictured) has covered the Scottish parliament since its…
Read MoreFish farming communities in the money
NORWAY’S remote coastal communities are reaping huge sums of development money from the country’s Aquaculture Fund, recent official figures suggest. Small towns with fewer than 5,000 people have been handed amounts normally beyond their dreams, with one receiving more than 100 million kroners (around £9.2 million). The total distribution of Aquaculture Fund money from the…
Read MoreMonday, September 17, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND WEEK 38 Monday 17th September 2018 17 BOATS LANDED 1990 BOXES Alison Kay, Guardian Angell, Copious, Devotion, Prolific, Tranquility, Radiant Star, Kestrel, Delta Dawn, Daybreak, Shalimar, Sprightly, Olivia Rose, Dawn Mist, Avrella, Aspire, Boy Adrian SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 168…
Read MoreNew boost for ASC salmon standard
THE Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) salmon standard has been recognised by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), a seafood certification industry benchmark. To meet the ASC standard, producers must demonstrate responsible aquaculture to minimise both environmental and social impacts. It requires an unprecedented level of transparency and traceability, said the ASC. The salmon certification programme…
Read MoreMonday, September 17, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Monday 17.09.2018 Boats 6 Consignments 13 Boxes 5340 Cod Large £3.50 – £4.30 Cod Medium £3.20 – £3.20 Cod Selected £2.50 – £2.50 Cod Small £1.75- £2.00 Haddock Large £2.60 – £2.90 Haddock Medium £2.60 – £2.90 Haddock Selected £2.60 – £2.90 Seed £2.20 – £2.50 Chippers £1.80 – £2.50 Metros…
Read MoreIceland fishing revenues down
REVENUES from catches by Iceland’s fishing fleet fell by more than 17 per cent last year despite higher volumes, says the government body Statistics Iceland. No explanation is given but the three month long strike by the country’s deep sea fishermen, which stretched into January and February 2017, will have had some negative impact on…
Read MoreSamherji unveils £103m profits
SAMHERJI, Iceland’s largest fishing and fish processing company, has unveiled pre-tax profits of 14.4 billion kroners (£103 million) for last year. The figure is slightly up on the previous year. Samherji has been investing heavily during the past few months, buying up a large UK fish distributor and a stake in the shipping company and…
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