Scottish Government urged to take on Pinneys factory

THE Scottish Government is being urged to buy the Young’s Seafood Pinneys factory in Annan which faces closure within a few months with the loss of more than 400 jobs. The demand came from two Conservatives,  MP David Mundell and his son MSP Oliver Mundell, who have also urged Young’s to release the site at…

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Industry mourns AKVA man

AKVA Group Scotland said its UK and Ireland sales manager, Derek Smith, who died last week aged 52 after a short illness, was an AKVA man through and through. Diagnosed with an aggressive form of pancreatic and liver cancer less than a month ago, Smith remained optimistic and positive to the end, said the company.…

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Norwegian young more upbeat about fish farming

YOUNG  people in Norway are considerably more positive about fish farming than the older population, a survey carried out recently  by the national broadcaster NRK has shown. The survey was conducted in the Troms and Finnmark regions which are both heavily involved in aquaculture. Just over 67 per cent of those question  in the 18…

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EU pledges €6bn to help aquaculture and fishing

THE European Union has set aside more than six billion euros (£5.3 billion) to help fishing and aquaculture businesses move towards a more sustainable future. A total of  €6.14 billion  will be spread over six years and channelled through a new look European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). But  for the first time  UK businesses…

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Norway to spend £12m on marine pollution fight

NORWAY is to  provide 130 million kroners (almost £12-million sterling) to help fight marine pollution from discarded plastic which is affecting fishing grounds and coastal areas. . The  Minister of International Development Nikolai Astrup, said: “Unless the world changes course, there is a risk that there will be more plastic than fish in the sea…

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Devon chippy pair star on US TV

AN award winning UK fish and chip shop has featured before more than a million viewers on US television. Craig Maw  and  Nikki Mutton, owners of the  Kingfisher Fish & Chips in Plympton, Devon,  who won the takeaway sector at the  2017 National Fish and Chip Contest, made their debut as the stars of a…

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Norway salmon biomass continues to rise

PRICES may have see-sawed sharply  in recent weeks, but Norway Norway’s salmon biomass is continuing to increase, according to the latest data. Seafood Norway, which represents most salmon farming companies,  reports that the volume of salmon in cages at the country’s fish farms, as measured by weight, rose by six  per cent year-on-year last month.…

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Samherji buys stake in major fish carrier

SAMHERJI, the big Icelandic  fishing and seafood processing company, has made another significant move to strengthen its integrated international supply chain. It has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Eimskip, one of Iceland’s main shipping and logistics lines. Eimskip  also regularly brings fish to the Humber. The move comes just a week after it…

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New blow for Iceland shrimp sector

ICELAND’S struggling coldwater shrimp industry has taken a further hit with the closure of an important processing  centre in the west of the country. Fisk Seafood ehf said a decision had been made to cease production its its shrimp (prawn) site in Grundarfjörður with the loss of 21 jobs. While the figure may not seem…

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FishUpdate Briefing Friday July 20th

SO MUCH FISH WASTED. ONE in three fish caught around the world never makes it to the plate because it is thrown back overboard or left to rot  before it can be eaten, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Its biannual report on the state of the world’s fisheries also shows that total…

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