Processing
Aldi tops sustainable fish list
THE discount retailer Aldi has been named as the UK supermarket chain with the best record of stocking the highest proportion of sustainable seafood, says the Marine Stewardship Council. It is even beating high end retailers such as Waitrose and Marks & Spencer. The MSC, which is the international body that sets fishing standards around…
Read MoreJohn West owners joins ghost gear fight
THE Thai Union Group, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, has joined forces with the Global Ghost Gear Initiative in a drive to reduce the growing problem of abandoned and discarded fishing gear worldwide. The global ghost initiative (GGGI) is an alliance founded by World Animal Protection, dedicated to tackling the problem of ghost…
Read MoreUK ‘could be open to quota trade-offs’
BRITAIN could be open to trading off some of its fishing rights after Brexit by allowing European trawlers into its waters, the chancellor, Philip Hammond, has suggested. Asked during an address at London\’s Canary Wharf financial centre whether it would be acceptable to exchange fishing rights for a better deal in other sectors of the…
Read MoreCFP -tactical concession or capitulation?
A TACTICAL concession or capitulation? That was the provocative question posed last night by the National Federation of Fishermen\’s Organisations (NFFO) following the news that the UK will remain in the Common Fisheries Policy during the 21-month transition period and will not quit next March, as expected. The NFFO, which represents hundreds of fishermen in England, Wales and Northern…
Read MoreGrimsby ‘will meet Brexit challenges’
THE head of Grimsby Fish Market said the port has the ability and determination to overcome whatever challenges leaving the European Union next year will throw up. In a spirited defence of the local industry, Martyn Boyers, who is also chief executive of Grimsby Port East, called on the political establishment to start delivering on Brexit.…
Read MoreClearwater to fight clam fishery ruling
CLEARWATER Seafoods, one of North America\’s main fish businesses and owners of Macduff Shellfish in Scotland, is to take legal action after losing its monopoly to Canada\’s rich Arctic surf clam fishery. Canada\’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans has awarded a company in Nova Scotia, along with indigenous groups in the Atlantic provinces and Quebec, 25 per cent of the…
Read MoreBakkafrost hails ‘excellent’ Q4 results
THE Faroese salmon farming company Bakkafrost Group today announced a total operating profit (EBIT) of 331.2 million Danish kroners in the final quarter of 2017 – down from the corresponding 2016 quarter of DKK 349.6 million, mainly due to the fall in salmon prices. The Q4 harvested volumes totalled 11,5000 tonnes (12,900 tonnes in Q4 2016) gutted weight, while combined farming and VAP segments made…
Read MoreFamily firm wins fish and chip contest
A MODEST family run Yorkshire business has won this year\’s National Fish and Chip Awards. Competing against formidable opposition, Millers Fish & Chip shop in the village of Haxby (population 8,400), on the outskirts of York, were presented with the top prize at a ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. Millers is run by father-and-son…
Read MoreProcessors urged to join ‘health’ check
A ‘HEALTH’ check is being carried out on the state of the UK seafood processing industry in the wake of Brexit. And companies are being urged to cooperate by letting the government and the industry authority Seafish know about their financial position. Seafish said such an examination of processing businesses is of particular importance as Britain leaves the European…
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