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Canadian seafood fraud reaches "alarming rate" – survey
THE number of fish fraud cases across Canada has now reached “alarming” levels, according to a leading environmental organisation. And it is diners who frequent the country’s restaurants who among those being ripped off the most. The group, Oceana Canada, says it has carried out its latest and most comprehensive survey so far, collecting 382…
Read MoreChinese tourists flocking to Yorkshire chippy
A fish and chip restaurant in North Yorkshire has decided to published its menu in Mandarin and Cantonese after receiving scores of Chinese visitors during the past few months. They have been coming in coachloads to Scotts Fish and Chips at Bilbrough near the historic city of York which in itself has been attracting thousands…
Read MoreYoung's planned to close Pinneys a year earlier – claim
YOUNG’S was planning to close the Pinneys salmon site at Annan a year before it officially announced the decision, the Scottish Secretary David Mundell has claimed. The senior Conservative told the Sunday Post in Scotland at the weekend that he believed the the closure was used to help get the business ready for an eventual…
Read MoreFish friers warn against harsh immigration policy
THE British Takeaway Campaign, which includes most of the country’s 11,000 fish and chip outlets, has warned the government that the sector faces an acute skills shortage if it introduces too harsh an immigration policy after Brexit. Responding to the latest migration figure, the Campaign chairman Ibrahim Dogus, said labour shortages were already having an impact on…
Read MoreNFFO throws weight behind Skipper show
THE National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) is sponsoring Skipper Expo Int. Bristol 2018, underlining its importance as a fisheries showcase in England and Wales. The NFFO will also have a stand at the expo, where it will be highlighting the range of the work it does on behalf of its members. Federation chief executive…
Read MoreIreland to spend €23m on port upgrade
THE Irish government is investing more than €23 million to upgrade one if its main fishing ports in the south west of the country. Michael Creed, the minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has signed a contract which will see a 216m-long quayside development and new port buildings on Dinish Island, Castletownbere, in County…
Read MoreIcelandic group seals Spanish deal
ICELAND Seafood International (ISI) says it has finalised the acquisition of Solo Seafood (the company which owns Icelandic Iberica), enabling it to become a fully integrated European industry powerhouse. The deal creates a combined group with sales of more than €400 million. Icelandic Iberica is one of the leading seafood suppliers in the southern European…
Read MoreGrimsby firm boosts New England sales
NEW England Seafood International has heaped praise on its Grimsby acquisition which took it into white fish processing and has helped to dramatically push up sales. The Chessington, Surrey, based company took over Albert Darnell in October 2016 as part of a strategic move to create greater capacity for future development. Up to that point…
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 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…
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