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FishUpdate Briefing Friday August 3rd
ABERDEEN TAKEAWAY GIVEN BLUE LABEL AWARD THE Sea, Salt and Sole fish and chip takeaway in Aberdeen has earned a coveted sustainable fish certificate from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The news means the outlet can now use the MSC blue fish label on its cod and haddock, assuring customers that the fish sold has…
Read MoreNorwegian seafood exports hit July record
Norwegian seafood exports hit a new record last month, totalling 159,000 tonnes with a value of 7.1 billion kroners. The July volume was up by eight per cent and the value seven per cent higher. Once again salmon was king, earning NOK 5.3 billion, more than two thirds of the total seafood revenue. So far…
Read MoreFisheries Minister feeling heat over Iran trip
POLITICAL pressure is piling up on Norway’s Fisheries Minister Per Sandberg over his recent holiday to Iran with a former Iranian beauty queen. It has now involved the Prime Minister Erna Solberg who said that she had spoken to him and although there may have been a breach of regulations, she had full confidence in…
Read MoreArctic Sea Farms in Iceland expansion
ARCTIC Sea Farms, one of the largest aquaculture companies in Iceland, has confirmed plans for a significant expansion of its operations. According to Morgunbladid, Iceland’s main newspaper, it intends to increase salmon production in Dýrafjörður, a narrow but beautiful fjord near the town of Isafjordur in the north west of the country. Last year, the company…
Read MoreFishermen join project to protect seals
A new project is underway in parts of the UK to help improve advice on ways to prevent seals from taking fish catches. Seals eat catches from fishing gear in areas throughout British waters, particularly in the south west, north east and east of England. This, say fishermen, is costly to the industry both in…
Read MoreLoch Fyne teams up with garden centre chain in unique deal
LOCH Fyne Seafood has teamed up with one of Britain’s largest garden centre chains in an enterprising deal to sell its products alongside plants, flowers and other horticultural delights. Visitors to more than 30 Dobbies Garden Centres across the UK will now be able to purchase fresh oysters, mussels and smoked salmon with their clematis and…
Read MoreSandberg in political row over Iran visit
NORWAY’S combative Fisheries Minister Per Sandberg has run into a political row at home over a private holiday visit to Iran with a 27-year-old former Iranian beauty queen who is now in business as a seafood exporter. Torgeir Fylkesnes from the Socialist Left VG Party has put down a parliamentary question asking the Minister to explain…
Read MoreGrieg to scrutinise plastic use
GRIEG Seafood has teamed up with the Bellona Environmental Foundation to find ways of cutting down on plastic consumption in the fish farming industry. The nature of aquaculture production means it is a large scale user of plastic with Norway alone generating almost 30,000 tons of waste each year. The Bellona Environmental Foundation is an…
Read MoreTrump urged to help US fishermen caught in trade war
DEMOCRATS in the US Congress are urging President Donald Trump to pay compensation to fishermen affected by the trade war with China. The tariff dispute is already badly affecting fishermen in Alaska where China is one of their biggest overseas markets, but there are also reports that the Maine lobster industry is starting to suffer.…
Read MoreFishUpdate Briefing Friday July 27th
RARE WHALE SPOTTED NEAR REYKJAVIK A North-Atlantic Right Whale, one of the most endangered of all large sea mammals, was seen off Reykjavík harbour for the first time this week. The female North-Atlantic right whale can reach up to 18 metres in length while the males tend to be smaller, stretching to 13 metres. …
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