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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…
Read MoreIndustry 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.…
Read MoreNorwegian 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…
Read MoreEU 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…
Read MoreNorway 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…
Read MoreDevon 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…
Read MoreNorway 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.…
Read MoreSamherji 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…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreFishUpdate 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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