Archive for January 2018
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 Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) following the retirement of Scott Landsburgh, who has held the position for nearly 10 years. Hesketh-Laird (pictured) was most recently…
Read MoreWednesday, January 31, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES WEDNESDAY 31ST JANUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 998 TODAY KILOS: 49900 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 52 103 843 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 Large 2.20 2.50…
Read MoreWednesday, January 31, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. Wednesday 31.01.18 Boats 7 Consignments 1 Boxes 4877 Cod Large £2.30 – £3.00 Cod Medium £2.40 – £2.75 Cod Selected £2.30 – £2.70 Cod Small £1.60 – £2.70 Haddock Large £2.20 – £2.60 Haddock Medium £2.00 – £2.25 Haddock Selected £2.00 – £2.40 Seed £2.00 – £2.50 Chippers £2.20 – £2.70 Metros…
Read MoreSalMar creates aquaculture professorship
THE salmon farming giant SalMar is working with Norway\’s University of Science and Technology (NTNU) to create a new professorship in the field of aquaculture. The project is being driven by the huge technological surge within the industry which both the company and the university believe will lead to major changes in how the sector…
Read MoreBenchmark seeks new chairman
BENCHMARK chairman Alex Hambro is to retire from the board to focus on his other business interests, the company announced today. The board of the aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business is now looking for his successor and said it will plan for an orderly handover once an individual is identified. In a press release…
Read MoreNow UK joins live lobster ban lobby
A GROUP of campaigners in the UK has joined growing demands to prohibit the live boiling of lobsters and other crustaceans. Earlier this month, as part of a general reform of animal practices, the Swiss government made it illegal to throw live lobsters into the pot, a move which did not go down well with some of…
Read MoreNorway firm plans $500m US land farm
A NORWEGIAN aquaculture company has announced plans to build one of the world\’s largest land based salmon farms more than 3,000 miles from home in the United States. The eventual $500 million project by Nordic Aquafarms will be based in the state of Maine, on the outskirts of a small coastal town called Belfast. Nordic Aquafarms…
Read MoreMarine Harvest welcomes Rum news
MARINE Harvest has won planning approval to install a salmon farm off the Isle of Rum, the company reported today. Part of a move to expand the business by developing a number of new sites on the west coast of Scotland, the application was made almost two years ago. The farm, expected to create 12…
Read MoreTuesday, January 30, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES TUESDAY 30TH JANUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 506 TODAY KILOS: 25300 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 90 416 – SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 Large 2.50 2.70…
Read MoreTuesday, January 30, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Tuesday 30th January 2018 6 BOATS LANDED 935 BOXES Prolific, Tranquility, Avrella, Radiant Star, Opportune, Resilient SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 39 2.56 2.54 COD 1 391 3.20 3.16 COD 2 2306 3.39 3.01 COD 3 1470 3.20 3.03 COD 4…
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