Archive for October 2018
Gill health weakens Grieg Shetland Q3
GRIEG Seafood has reported weakened third quarter earnings in both its Shetland and British Columbian operations. An increase in gill related diseases in Shetland and recurring incidents of harmful algal bloom in BC have resulted in reduced survival rate and higher costs, leading to a NOK 50 million write-down in Q3. The company said Norwegian…
Read MoreBaltic firm in trout farm bid
A BALTIC fish farming and processing company has submitted an application to build an offshore fish farm complex off the coast of Estonia. PR Foods wants a permit to produce up to 2,050 tonnes of rainbow trout. It also wants the permit to last for at least 50 years. The company – which submitted the…
Read MoreIrish seafood breaks billion euro barrier
SALES of Irish seafood – both farmed and caught – broke through the billion euro barrier for the first time last year, with more than half that figure sold as exports. The annual report from Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) said that seafood exports grew by 10 per cent to €666 million, and the domestic market…
Read MoreTuesday, October 23, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Tuesday 23rd October 2018 7 BOATS LANDED 2110 BOXES Mizpah, Resilient, Courageous, Fairway, Venture, Leona Jane, Avrella SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 229 4.21 4.09 COD 1 837 3.19 3.12 COD 2 6700 3.07 2.72 COD 3 5267 2.78 2.46 COD…
Read MoreTuesday, October 23, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES TUESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE: 1437 TODAY KILOS: 71850 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 108 6 1123 200 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreTuesday, October 23, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Tuesday 23.10.2018 Boats 14 Consignments 7 Boxes 9094 Cod Large £2.50 – £3.70 Cod Medium £2.00 – £2.80 Cod Selected £2.00 – £2.50 Cod Small baby 80p – £2.00 Haddock Large £1.40 – £2.50 Haddock Medium £1.40 – £2.00 Haddock Selected £1.40 – £2.00 Seed £1.40 – £2.00 Chippers 40p –…
Read MoreSalmon farm trespass case goes to court
A SWEDISH journalist and angler charged with trespassing on a Norwegian fish farm is due to appear in court on November 2. Mikael Frödin was summoned to the Norwegian District Court after he refused to pay a 1,054 euro fine for breaching the country’s Aquaculture Act, which states that you cannot be closer than 20m…
Read MoreCork fest to celebrate ocean wealth
IRELAND’S largest maritime festival is to move from Galway to Cork next year, and will be held in conjunction with a seafood conference in the city. SeaFest has grown in attendance each year, with the festival attracting more than 100,000 visitors in 2017 and again in 2018. The festival is part of Ireland’s Integrated Marine…
Read MoreMarine Harvest signs Alibaba deal
MARINE Harvest signed a ground-breaking agreement with China’s Alibaba, the world’s largest internet trading company. Described as a memorandum of understanding, the agreement is with Win-Chain, the fresh food supply chain owned by the Alibaba Group, which dwarfs the likes of US giants like Amazon when it comes to internet trading. The aim is to…
Read MoreScotland to stage seafood summit
SCOTLAND is to get its own seafood summit next year – days before the UK is due to leave the European Union. The landmark event is being organised by Seafish and is a spin off from the UK-wide Seafood Summit, held near Scunthorpe last week, and its predecessor, the Humber Seafood Summit. Seafish, the industry…
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