Archive for December 2018
Advice for processors on trade deal
SEAFISH has released a new resource to support the seafood production industry in preparing for trade issues around Brexit. The information note summarises a report prepared by Global Counsel, which proposes how Rules of Origin could work in any future Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and the EU. Seafish says the protocols for…
Read MoreFishupdate briefing Friday December 7th
COD MAY HELP PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY PROBLEMS RESEARCHERS at the University of Bergen in Norway believe that eating cod can help people with obesity related kidney or renal problems. They have recently carried out a study using overweight rats who were fed a quarter of their protein using cod over a period of four weeks.…
Read MoreScottish salmon exports down 20%
SCOTTISH salmon exports were down by 20.1 per cent in the first nine months of 2018, according to figures released by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) in December. While food and drink exports increased by 1.8 per cent to £16.4 billion from January to September 2018, when compared to the same period in 2017,…
Read MoreDanes invest in insect meal
DANISH feed company Aller Aqua has partnered with an insect factory to produce Denmark’s first industrial scale insect meal. The goal of the project, funded to the tune of DKK 15.9 million by the Danish government, is to produce 30 tonnes of insects per day four years from now. One of the outputs from the…
Read MoreUS boosts farmed shrimp safeguards
THE United States is proposing to make life fairer for some of its aquaculture businesses by implementing a first ever traceability programme for the country’s farmed shrimp and abalone sector. The NOAA (National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration), the government organisation which oversees the fishing industry, has already asked for public comments on the proposed legislation. Although…
Read MoreNorwegian fish exports hit November high
NORWAY exported 276,000 tonnes of seafood worth 9.9 billion kroners (£914 million) during November, figures released today show. While the volume fell by eight per cent, revenues from the sales rose by 11 per cent or NOK 990 million, reflecting the rising price of fish, particularly cod and salmon. The country is now on course…
Read MoreShareholders say yes to Mowi
AN extraordinary general meeting of Marine Harvest shareholders today approved, as expected, the change of the company’s name to Mowi. The new name will now become effective from January 1, 2019. Shareholders representing 225,055,360 shares, corresponding to 43.61 per cent of the share capital, were at the meeting in Bergen or represented by proxy. Also…
Read MoreTuesday, December 4, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Tuesday 04.12.2018 Boats 9 Consignments 0 Boxes 3847 Cod Large £3.00 – £4.00 Cod Medium £3.00 – £3.50 Cod Selected £2.50 – £3.00 Cod Small £2.00 – £2.80 Haddock Large £2.70 – £3.25 Haddock Medium £2.60 – £2.80 Haddock Selected £2.60 – £2.90 Seed £2.50 – £3.10 Chippers £1.60 – £2.90…
Read MoreSalmon blessed for Muslim market
WESTER Ross Fisheries has teamed up with a member of the Shia community to cater for Muslim customers, the BBC reported. Hatim Ameen flies up from Manchester to Loch Canaird near Ullapool to bless each fish to make it halal just before it is slaughtered. At the site, salmon are pumped from sea pens on…
Read MoreGrieg chief entrepreneur of the year
Per Grieg Jr, chairman of Grieg Seafood, won the finals of the EY Norway Entrepreneur of the Year Awards at a glittering ceremony in Oslo last night. An independent jury praised him for developing the company ‘through good strategic decisions, risk willingness and endurance’. The jury also said he had managed to create a significant…
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