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Scallop war fears as talks fail
THE threat of further clashes between British and French scallop fishermen has surfaced again after the two sides failed to reach agreement at the weekend. Despite day-long talks in Paris on Friday, leaders were unable to agree a compensation package deal for British fishermen. The fishermen had said they were prepared not to fish in…
Read MoreIceland farmer plans closed cage expansion
ANOTHER Icelandic salmon farming company has unveiled significant expansion plans – this time using closed cages. The latest in a series of recent aquaculture expansion moves has come from AkvaFuture, which wants to set up a facility for up to 6,000 tonnes of salmon in the fjords running alongside Ísafjarðardjúp in the Westfjords region. The…
Read MoreFish Update Briefing, Friday, September 7
CATCH TO PLATE LOBSTER HUB PLAN A US lobster company has unveiled plans to build a processing plant, seafood restaurant and marine education centre near the harbour in Portland, Maine. The scheme was announced by John Hathaway, owner of Shucks Maine Lobster, who believes it could create at least 80 jobs. In a planning submission…
Read MoreGrimsby Seafood Village for sale
GRIMSBY Seafood Village has been put up for sale with a guide price of over £4 million. Opened in July 2012, it heralded a new era for the Grimsby seafood sector, helping to bring it into the 21st century. The project was the brainchild of three local fish merchants, Peter Dalton, Gary Cadey and Lea…
Read MoreSalmon images ‘lack context and veracity’
THE Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has defended the industry’s health record following the latest propaganda campaign by anti-salmon farm activists. Video footage and photographs of unhealthy salmon have been taken out of context, said Julie Hesketh-Laird, chief executive of the SSPO. ‘The video footage and images circulated in the media recently are horrible to…
Read MoreGael Force in recruitment drive
INVERNESS based fish farm equipment supplier Gael Force Group is investing in a recruitment drive at Oban firm Fusion Marine. It is boosting the workforce with up to 12 appointments as it gears up for a large programme of work and sustained period of growth. The jobs span a range of highly skilled roles including…
Read MoreNew farm gives jobs boost for Orkney
ORKNEY is to gain six new skilled jobs after Scottish Sea Farms was granted approval today for a new salmon farm off Lober Rock close to St Margaret’s Hope in Scapa Flow. The new £3 million farm, which is the culmination of several years of research and planning into identifying the best farming locations in…
Read MoreCermaq opens new processing plant
THE Norwegian salmon farming company Cermaq has opened an ultra-modern new salmon processing factory in the Nordland region. The plant, located in the community of Steigen, is said to be one of the country’s most efficient processing sites for salmon, and the first factory to be constructed in accordance with the industry 4.0 standard, which…
Read MoreGrieg aiming for growth and lower costs
GRIEG Seafood has outlined plans to increase production and lower operating costs over the next two years, helped by introducing some of the latest technology. In a Capital Markets Presentation in Oslo yesterday under the title ‘A salmon farming company entering the digital era’, the salmon farming company said that while its harvest volumes had…
Read MoreTalks to defuse scallop dispute
BRITAIN and France were holding talks in London today to try to avoid a repeat of the recent violent clashes in the so called scallop war. English and Scottish vessels fishing for scallops off the coast of Normandy came under attack last week from French fishermen, who threw rocks and flares to drive them out…
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