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Nordic Halibut sees sales prices continuing to rise

Nordic Halibut has reported third quarter sales prices for its premium farmed fish up 11% year-on-year, continuing the rise seen earlier this year. In its Q3 (July to September) operational...
Derek Sharp, Commercial Manager, Scottish Shellfish at the MsC/ASC awards

Shellfish cooperative scoops sustainability award

A seafood cooperative representing Scottish shellfish producers was named as Supplier of the Year in the Marine Stewardship Council awards, held last night in Plymouth. Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group (SSMG)...
16 October 2024

Fish Said Fred, Sainsbury’s and Lyons Seafoods are ASC winners

The annual Aquaculture Stewardship Council UK awards were announced last night, with accolades for Fish Said Fred, Sainsbury's and Lyons Seafoods. Fish Said Fred (team, pictured with their award) was...
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Grimsby is home to new UK Seafood School

A new seafood training centre for the UK has been opened in Grimsby, home to the UK's largest fish processing hub. The UK Seafood School is being hailed as a...
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Salmon prices rise again at last

The long slide in fresh salmon prices may be over as they increased significantly last week for the first time in more than two months. Just two weeks ago they...
Grow out tanks under construction at the LAXEY flow-through site, Iceland

Iceland fish farmer signs major finance deal

Laxey, one of Iceland’s younger salmon farming companies has signed a financing agreement with Arion Bank for an undisclosed sum to support its plan to operate a facility on land...
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Red tape stalling growth, say NZ aquaculture leaders

Senior figures in New Zealand’s aquaculture industry are warning that red tape and lack of access to key areas of the coastline are seriously hindering growth. Concerns over bureaucracy and...
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Double ASC certification for shellfish brands

Morecambe Bay Oysters and Loch Fyne Oysters, two key brands in the Associated Seafoods group, have been recognised for their good practices by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council. To achieve certification...
Note: this was mislabelled on Mowi's site. Andy Martin is NOT based in Canada

Mowi reports record harvest for Q3

Salmon giant Mowi produced an all-time high third quarter harvest of 161,000 tonnes with profitability in Scotland continuing to improve. The figure is 26,000 tonnes higher than a year ago....
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DNA modelling promises a breakthrough for seabed sampling

Seabed sampling to assess the impact of fish farms could be speeded up significantly through the use of environmental DNA technology, a research project has concluded. The “MeioMetBar” study took...
O’Toole Truck, loaded for France

Our main strength is the quality of our people

A leading Irish food transport specialist is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its Scottish operation. Award-winning food-logistics and transport company, O’Toole Transport, is a family business, established in Galway, Ireland...
Beautiful reflection of the parliament house Althing of Reykjavik in lake Tjornin

Iceland calls snap general election

The Icelandic Government has collapsed and a snap general election has been set for 30 November. The result could make a difference for Iceland’s growing aquaculture sector, with rival parties...
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EU and Norway embroiled in crab row

A POTENTIALLY serious row has broken out between the European parliament and Norway over crab fishing rights in a remote area of the Barents Sea. The accusations come mainly from Polish fishermen who...
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Strong start for Norwegian exports

NORWAY\'S seafood sector has got off to a sound start at the beginning of 2018 with January export figures up in both volume and value. Sales last month totalled 198,000...
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Salmon farmer’s £100m boost for Scotland

SCOTTISH Sea Farms announced today that it spent more than £100 million buying goods and services from local businesses in 2017. This was up £13.9 million on 2016 and is...
FUp Briefing

Fish Update Briefing, Friday, February 2

FISH FINGER AD PULLED OVER SAFETY CONCERNS BIRDS EYE has withdrawn a TV advert for fish fingers following safety concerns.  It showed a man and boy leaping into the sea with a voiceover...
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Iceland and Faroes settle dispute

ICELAND has reached agreement with the Faroe Islands over reciprocal fishing rights. A dispute flared up a month ago when Reykjavik unexpectedly banned all Faroese vessels from fishing inside its...
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Scotch boss takes on top salmon role

A FORMER chief of the Scotch Whisky Association has been appointed to represent the interests of Scottish salmon farmers. Julie Hesketh-Laird is to take over as chief executive of the...