Archive for November 2018
Seafish launches processing probe
SEAFISH has launched a deep look at the UK’s seafood processing sector, with a programme of financial, employment and sector research. The probe has kicked off with a processing census, which is carried out every two years to collect information on the size, structure, and recent changes in the sector. Data collection has already started…
Read MoreMarine Harvest pledges bright future for Scotland
MARINE Harvest, which surprised the salmon industry yesterday by announcing a name change, has pledged a bright future for Scotland. If approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting in Bergen on December 4, a new brand name – Mowi – will replace Marine Harvest from the beginning of 2019, backed by an investment of…
Read MoreMinister heralds hatchery investment
SCOTTISH Sea Farms is to receive £1.28 million in R&D support from Scottish Enterprise towards its work enhancing fish welfare. Announced this morning at its new recirculation hatchery in Barcaldine, Argyll, the funds will go towards a total of £18.3 million the company is investing in innovative research and development. The R&D spans five key…
Read MoreMarine Harvest in name change
MARINE Harvest is changing its name after more than 50 years. The world’s largest salmon farming company will re-launch with a new global brand called Mowi from the start of 2019. Ironically, it was the name the business had when it first started out. The company said Mowi is strongly rooted in its history. ‘The…
Read MoreMonday, November 12, fish prices from Peterhead
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Monday 12.11.2018 Boats 7 Consignments 12 Boxes 6294 Cod Large £2.70 – £4.50 Cod Medium £2.50 – £2.85 Cod Selected £2.30 – £2.80 Cod Small £1.70 – £2.60 Haddock Large £2.50 – £3.00 Haddock Medium £2.00 – £2.75 Haddock Selected £2.00 – £2.75 Seed £2.00 – £2.75 Chippers £1.50 – £2.00…
Read MoreHave your say on SEPA plans
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is launching a series of consultation sessions this week over new proposals to tighten the environmental monitoring of fish farms. The agency published its draft Finfish Aquaculture Sector Plan last week, outlining stricter standards for the organic waste deposited by fish farms, and the introduction of more accurate modelling.…
Read MoreCod prices continue to rise
THE price of cod is continuing its relentless rise, the latest statistics from Norway show. The country exported 1,600 tonnes of fresh cod, including fillets, worth 73 million kroners (£6.7 million) last month, a volume decline of 26 per cent, but the value was only down by 20 per cent. Denmark and Sweden were the…
Read More‘Unique’ trawler blueprint unveiled
A NORWEGIAN ship design and building company has unveiled a blueprint for a new series of trawlers which are thought to be the near ultimate in sustainable fishing. The company, Ulstein, said its goal includes gentler handling of fish at sea and the introduction of more environmentally friendly innovations. It has been working closely on…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, November 9
ALBATROSS WEAPON AGAINST ILLEGAL FISHING THE French navy has begun to use albatrosses to help detect illegal fishing, working on the old belief that the birds will always follow trawlers. About 250 albatrosses are being equipped with tiny transceivers that will pick up trawlers\’ radar signals. Their locations will be transmitted to the warships, which…
Read MoreFriday, November 9, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND WEEKLY TOTAL – 7356 Boxes Friday 9th November 2018 9 BOATS LANDED 2099 BOXES Copious, Guardian Angell, Arcturus, Courageous, Opportune, Avrella, Radiant Star, Valhalla, Tranquility SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 33 4.44 4.44 COD 1 990 2.97 2.87 COD 2 21735…
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