Archive for April 2018
UK fishing groups unite on Brexit stand
FISHING industry groups from across the UK have united to ensure the government sticks to its word on Brexit. This new body, which includes a broad cross section and strong Scottish representation, met in Manchester to agree the elements of the campaign. It said afterwards: ‘We intend to hold government to account on Brexit commitments.’…
Read MoreIceland ambassador in key Grimsby visit
THE Icelandic ambassador, Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, will be in Grimsby next week in what is likely to be an important visit for the port as the UK approaches its departure from the European Union. Simon Dwyer, of Grimsby Seafood and Humber and the Grimsby Fish Merchants Association, told Fish Update: ‘He will be hosted by Seafood Grimsby…
Read MoreM&S ‘proud’ of its Scottish farmed salmon
Marks & Spencer said it sells only Scottish farmed salmon, which is trusted by customers for its high quality and taste. Sourcing 10,000 tonnes of raw material a year, from Scottish Sea Farms, helped create jobs in rural communities where employment opportunities are less readily available, said the retailer. However, in a written submission to…
Read MoreUS go ahead for GM salmon facility
THE company behind the world’s first genetically modified salmon has won approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rear its fish in the American state of Indiana. AquaBounty Technologies, which set up in Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1996, had applied to the US authorities for a supplemental New Animal Drug Application…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, April 27
CHINESE EYE IRISH SEAFOOD SET-UP TWENTY seafood buyers from China have visited five different seafood businesses in Donegal as part of Bord Bia’s Marketplace International drive. In total, almost 550 food buyers, from 50 countries, joined the week-long trade development event, the largest of its kind ever to take place in Ireland. Bord Bia is targeting…
Read More€1.5m boost for Donegal fish and aquaculture businesses
FIVE Irish fish processing and aquaculture companies in the Donegal region are to receive almost €1.5 million to help their businesses grow. The funding (totalling €1,492,002) was announced this week by the the Government Chief Whip Joe McHugh who said: “I am delighted to announce that Donegal has received a huge investment boost from the…
Read MoreScottish salmon standards ‘very high’, MSPs told
By Vince McDonagh A STRONG defence of Scotland’s record on the regulation of its aquaculture industry was put up by the team giving evidence at the Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) committee at Holyrood yesterday. The committee, which is investigating the salmon farming sector, was told by the convenor, Highlands and Islands MPS Edward Mountain (Con),…
Read MoreWrasse get passports to travel to show
Wester Ross Salmon boss Gilpin Bradley was taking no chances this year with his precious cargo of wrasse, attending Seafood Expo for the second time. Last year, he transported the live fish, along with a variety of other marine life found around the farms, by train – first class, of course. It was quite an…
Read MoreSt James Smokehouse to buy Pinneys
THE owner of the award winning Scottish salmon company St James Smokehouse said speculation that he was planning to buy Pinneys was correct. Brendan Maher (pictured) said he and his factory manager, Leo Sprott, had spent 10 hours at the factory in Annan, which Young’s Seafood has put up for sale. ‘We spent 10 hours…
Read MoreBeast From East chills fish sales – report
THE first three months of this year have been difficult for fish along with other key proteins such as meat and poultry, says Kantar World panel, the international consumer data company. The icy blasts in February and March from the so called Beast From The East “played havoc with normal shopping patterns” as the number…
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