EU chief warns on Med overfishing
THE EU’s Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella has warned that the vast majority of fish stocks in the Mediterranean are being over exploited. He has called for concerted action to tackle […] Continue Reading
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Researchers upbeat on Barents cod stocks
NORWAY’s Institute of Marine Research is reporting larger than usual amounts of cod on the spawning grounds in the Barents Sea. The institute has been conducting a scientific expedition cruise to […] Continue Reading
Scotland draws record foreign investment
LAST year was a record breaking year of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Scotland, according to the latest annual survey published this week by Ernst and Young. The 2016 EY […] Continue Reading
SSC reports strong start to 2016
THE Scottish Salmon Company has reported a strong start to 2016, saying the majority of its sites delivered increased harvests. Revenues were £29.1 million (up from £27.3 milion in Q1 […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing Friday May 27
MACDUFF SHELLFISH LIFTS CLEARWATER SALES INCREASED volumes and higher prices have given first quarter sales a boost at the big Canadian company Clearwater Seafoods. Sales for the three month period soared […] Continue Reading
Ace firm wins innovation award
SCOTTISH company Ace Aquactec was awarded an Aquaculture Innovation Award at a gala dinner on the first night of the Aquaculture UK exhibition and conference in Aviemore. The Dingwall based […] Continue Reading
Buckie firm’s pride in award shortlist
ASSOCIATED Seafoods Ltd has been shortlisted in the Export Business of the Year category at next week’s Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2016. A steady growth in exports has […] Continue Reading
Surge in UK Easter seafood sales
THE age old tradition of eating fish at Easter is not dying out despite an increasingly secular Britain, new data shows. Sales of seafood rose substantially over the 2016 Easter retail period, with chilled […] Continue Reading
Top line up for Aviemore opener
AQUACULTURE UK kicks off tomorrow morning with a line up of top industry speakers in the conference sessions being held alongside the main exhibition. In the first event, which starts at […] Continue Reading