Archive for November 2018
Salmon waste to power cruise liners
A NORWEGIAN cruise line operator is planning to use salmon waste and dead fish to power its ship in what is being hailed as a ground-breaking green initiative. The Hurtigruten line, which offers cruises to some of the world’s remoter regions, is investing more than £600 million in new sustainable technology. It said that up…
Read MoreBacklash over Tromsø farm ban
LOCAL councillors in the Norwegian city of Tromsø are facing a mounting backlash over their decision to ban any further open salmon farming inside municipal boundaries. They have also ordered a halt to the expansion of existing fish farms unless they are enclosed or land based. An alliance of left and green parties on the…
Read MoreFriday, November 23, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH PRICES. Friday 23.11.2018 Boats 12 Consignments 4 Boxes 6814 Cod Large £2.40 – £3.20 Cod Medium £2.40 – £2.75 Cod Selected £2.30 – £2.50 Cod Small £1.70 – £2.30 Haddock Large £2.00 – £2.75 Haddock Medium £2.00 – £2.40 Haddock Selected £2.00 – £2.60 Seed £1.80 – £2.25 Chippers £1.50 – £2.20 Metros…
Read More‘Don’t link Scottish salmon to catch quotas’
SCOTTISH salmon farmers are concerned that the Brexit proposal to link aquaculture with the fishing sector will result in tariffs being imposed on salmon exports to Europe. Julie Hesketh-Laird, chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO), said: ‘We have been clear that a negotiated outcome between the UK and the EU is preferable…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, November 23
MEDICS STUDY FISH THAT CAN REPAIR OWN HEART SCIENTISTS in the UK are carrying out a detailed study on the Mexican tetra fish, which has the ability to repair its own heart, to discover if the process can be used for humans who have suffered a heart attack. One gene appears to play a key…
Read MoreThursday, November 22, fish prices from Grimsby market
FISH PRICES THURSDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 2018 TOTAL BOXES FOR SALE: 416 TODAY KILOS: 20800 WE DO NOT BUY OR SELL FISH THIS IS A ROUGH GUIDE ONLY – Prices are in £ per kilo Vessels Overland Norwegian Icelandic Other – 103 12 – 301 SPECIES Size Low High Low High Low High COD 1 XL…
Read MoreThursday, November 22, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Thursday 22nd November 2018 10 BOATS LANDED 2275 BOXES Jubilee Spirit, Prolific, Valhalla, Sedulous, Alison Kay, Ocean Reaper, Resilient, Tranquility, Radiant Star, Allegiance SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 10 3.04 3.04 COD 1 1585 3.33 3.09 COD 2 6603 3.10 2.84…
Read MoreTromsø in shock fish farm ban
THE northern Norwegian city of Tromsø has called a halt to any further expansion of open fish farming activities inside its boundaries. And in a further move which has angered the aquaculture industry, it has said that existing farming operations should not be expanded unless they are within closed, land based facilities. The controversial decision…
Read MoreThursday, November 21, fish prices from Peterhead market
PETERHEAD FISH MARKET PRICES Thursday 22.11.2018 Boats 6 Consignments 3 Boxes 3743 Cod Large £2.70 – £3.50 Cod Medium £2.50 – £2.80 Cod Selected £2.00 – £2.50 Cod Small Haddock Large £2.00 – £2.50 Haddock Medium £2.00 – £2.25 Haddock Selected £1.75 – £2.10 Seed £1.70 – £2.00 Chippers £1.40 – £1.75 Metros 55p –…
Read MoreWednesday, November 21, fish prices from Lerwick market
FISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND Wednesday 21st November 2018 5 BOATS LANDED 1231 BOXES Avrella, Mari Dawn, Devotion, Guiding Light, Mizpah SPECIES GRADE VOLUME MAXIMUM AVERAGE kgs PRICE PRICE £ per kg £ per kg CATS 14 2.74 2.74 COD 1 45 2.56 2.56 COD 2 10605 3.16 2.79 COD 3 5775 2.65 2.55 COD 4…
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