Archive for January 2019
SEPA’s one-size-fits-all plan ‘won’t work’
SCOTLAND’S salmon farmers have raised several concerns over the proposed regulatory overhaul by the environmental watchdog, outlined in a report published in November. The Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO), which represents the sector, said in a statement on its website that it is ‘delighted SEPA [the Scottish Environment Protection Agency] proposes to give salmon farmers…
Read MoreWednesday, January 16, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES WEDNESDAY 16TH JANUARY 2019 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE: 1203 TODAY KILOS: 60150 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 36 4 1160 3 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreWednesday, January 16, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Wednesday 16th January 2019 6 BOATS LANDED 988 BOXES Fairway, Defiant, Avrella, Radiant Star, Tranquility, Conquest SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 61 4.40 3.71 COD 1 710 3.56 3.43 COD 2 2096 3.77 3.61 COD 3 1926 3.71 3.39 COD 4…
Read MoreVet medicine warning with ‘no deal’
THE body representing the UK animal health industry has urged politicians to work together to agree a Brexit resolution and provide more certainty for the sector. Companies are finalising plans to ensure supply of vital veterinary medicines within the UK, as the March 29 deadline for exiting the EU approaches, said NOAH (the National Office…
Read MoreBid to find top young seafood chef
THE search to find Britain’s best young seafood chef for 2019 has begun. The annual competition, now in its 17th year, encourages chefs to cook with seafood and always attracts a high calibre of student. The competition is sponsored by Seafish, the public body that supports the £10 billion UK seafood industry, and run by…
Read MoreNorway export fears over Brexit vote
THE Norwegian seafood industry has expressed alarm over future sales to the UK after last night’s crushing Brexit deal defeat in the House of Commons. Britain is Norway’s fourth largest export market for fish. It exported 148,000 tonnes in 2018, worth more than £5 billion, more than half of it salmon. Add in oil and…
Read MorePrize winning Prof is new Stirling boss
PROFESSOR Selina Stead has been appointed director of the Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling University. She takes up her new post on March 1. Stead (pictured) is currently Dean, Public Orator and Professor of Marine Governance and Environmental Science at Newcastle University, where she has worked for the past 15 years. In July 2017 she…
Read MoreIceland fish farmers join fishing body
ICELAND’S fish farming companies are to join forces with the country’s main fishing organisation, which has traditionally represented the interests of the deep sea trawler companies and associated fish processing businesses. The decision was taken at an extraordinary general meeting of the Icelandic Federation of Fish Farming shortly before Christmas, but the news was only…
Read MoreStaff shortages force move to Vietnam
A DEVON seafood firm is to send shellfish more than 8,000 miles to Vietnam for processing because it cannot find enough staff to do the job locally. The Blue Seafood Company, based in Paignton, near Torquay, and which proudly describes itself as the ‘home of Devon crab’, has said that if the experiment works out,…
Read MoreSalmon farmers issue ‘no deal’ warning
THE Scottish salmon farming sector has joined with Scotland’s £14 billion farming, food and drinks industries to urge MPs to reject a no-deal Brexit. As the Commons prepares to vote on the Prime Minister’s EU deal tomorrow, Scottish companies warn that leaving the EU without a deal would be ‘potentially catastrophic’. In an open letter…
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