Archive for January 2018
Tuesday, January 30, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. Tuesday 30.01.18 5 Consignments 2 3771 £2.30 – £3.00 Cod Medium £2.40 – £2.75 Cod Selected £2.20 – £2.60 Cod Small £1.70 – £3.00 Haddock Large £3.00 Haddock Medium £2.70 – £2.90 Haddock Selected £2.70 – £2.90 £2.50 – £2.70 £1.90 – £2.70 £1.50 – £2.00 Round Haddock 65p £1.50 – £2.00…
Read MoreNew move to save English salmon rivers
THE Environment Agency of England is proposing new measures to protect salmon stocks across England and in the Border Esk, which are currently among the lowest on record. The 2015 national salmon stock assessment indicated that salmon stocks in many rivers across England had failed to meet their minimum safe levels. The 2016 assessment showed…
Read MoreIndustry probe looks at welfare and waste
THE welfare standards in salmon farming in Scotland are currently very high and there is no reason to believe these will slip if the industry expands, a committee in Holyrood heard this morning. Dr Adam Hughes, from the Oban based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), was part of a panel answering questions on the…
Read MoreTwo super trawlers join Iceland fleet
SAMHERJI, Iceland\’s largest fishing and fish processing company, has formally commissioned two new super freezer trawlers. They have been built to operate with the group’s German subsidiary, known as Deutsche Fischfang Union (DFFU). During a ceremony in Cuxhaven, Annegret Aeikens, wife of the German fisheries minister, named the Berlin NC-105, while Harpa Ágústsdóttir, wife of Harald Grétarsson, DFFU\’s managing director, did the…
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 MoreMonday, January 29, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND WEEK 5 Monday 29th January 2018 16 BOATS LANDED 2400 BOXES Radiant Star, Guiding Light, Valhalla,Devotion, Copious, Prolific, Resilient, Defiant, Norlan, Arcturus, Tranquility, Avrella, Lesley A, Kemarvin, Consortium, Lonestar SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 141 3.82 3.69 COD 1 742 3.35…
Read MoreMonday, January 29, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES MONDAY 29TH JANUARY 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE 478 TODAY KILOS: 23900 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other 9 139 – – 330 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 Large 2.70…
Read MoreMonday, January 29, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. MONDAY 29.01.18 Boats 9 Consignments 7 Boxes 6246 Cod Large £2.40 – £3.40 Cod Medium £2.30 – £2.60 Cod Selected £2.20 – £2.60 Cod Small £1.50 – £2.70 Haddock Large £2.50 – £2.75 Haddock Medium £2.50 – £2.75 Haddock Selected £2.50 – £2.75 Seed £1.80 – £2.50 Chippers £1.60 – £2.50 Metros…
Read MoreNew SAIC chair will be ‘great asset’
THE Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has announced that David Gregory will be its new chairman. He takes up his post on March 1, and replaces Jack Perry. Gregory brings more than four decades’ experience in the food chain, from agriculture to aquaculture, fisheries to food production, and retail to food service. He has also had close…
Read MoreUK wants easy movement of fish
THE British government is striving to achieve the frictionless movement of seafood and other commodities, Nigel Edwards, technical and social responsibility director of Seachill, told the Norwegian Seafood Council summit in London. The conference, held last week, was called by the council to discuss the impact of Brexit and developing trends among consumers. It attracted more than…
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