Archive for August 2018
Activist breaks into Scottish salmon farm
A SCOTTISH salmon farmer has been targeted by an activist who broke into a farm site without permission to take underwater photographs. The Scottish Salmon Company said it was approached by the Scottish SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) earlier this week with pictures taken by an unnamed photographer, allegedly at one…
Read MoreRecord results for Scottish Salmon Company
THE Scottish Salmon Company has reported record revenues of £98.3 million in the first half of 2018, up 36 per cent from £72 million in the same period last year. The Edinburgh based producer also saw harvest volumes grow significantly, from 11,617 tonnes in the first half of 2017 to 15,777 tonnes this year. The…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, August 31
‘DON’T EAT CRABS’ BILLBOARD SHOCKS US CITY THE animal rights group PETA has caused a stir in Baltimore by posting a dramatic billboard in the US city centre which shows a picture of a crab with the message: ‘I\’m ME, Not MEAT. Go Vegan.’ The organisation says the billboard was deliberately placed near Inner Harbour…
Read MoreRestaurant semi-finalists unveiled
TWELVE semi-finalists for the 2018 Seafood Restaurant of the Year competition have been announced. Featuring those restaurants in the UK deemed to be serving excellent fish and shellfish dishes, they will now compete to win the ultimate title of Seafood Restaurant of the Year. Launched in 2015 and run by Seafish and The Caterer, the…
Read MoreNominate top aquaculture trainees now
THE search is on for Scotland’s top rural trainees as Lantra launches its Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards for 2019. Nominations officially opened yesterday and rural employers, colleges and schools are being asked to put forward their best learners. The awards offer trainees of all ages a springboard to succeed in their…
Read MoreUK and France in ‘scallop war’ talks
BRITISH and French government officials today opened talks to prevent a repeat of the violent scenes which saw fishing boats from the two countries confront each other in a dispute over scallop fishing in the Bay of Seine off the Normandy coast. Anger boiled over into violence on Tuesday as French fishermen hurled rocks and…
Read MoreTributes to Irish aquaculture champion
TRIBUTES have been paid to Irish aquaculture champion Richie Flynn who died in hospital last Friday morning. Flynn was a stalwart of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), where he worked for 27 years, after joining in 1991. He started off in the IFA press office and five years later, in 1996, he moved into the…
Read MoreCanadian seafood fraud reaches "alarming rate" – survey
THE number of fish fraud cases across Canada has now reached “alarming” levels, according to a leading environmental organisation. And it is diners who frequent the country’s restaurants who among those being ripped off the most. The group, Oceana Canada, says it has carried out its latest and most comprehensive survey so far, collecting 382…
Read MoreChinese tourists flocking to Yorkshire chippy
A fish and chip restaurant in North Yorkshire has decided to published its menu in Mandarin and Cantonese after receiving scores of Chinese visitors during the past few months. They have been coming in coachloads to Scotts Fish and Chips at Bilbrough near the historic city of York which in itself has been attracting thousands…
Read MoreFrench and UK boats clash in 'scallop war'
FRENCH and British fishermen have clashed in a series of stone and flare throwing incidents off the coast of Normandy in a fresh row over scallops. According to French TV reports, up to 40 fishing vessels had set off from three French Channel ports, Trouville-sur-Mer, Port-en-Bessin and Ouistreham to confront around five British vessels. The…
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