New tool raises profile of farmed fish

A NEW web tool has been developed to provide seafood buyers with information about the most important farmed fish and shellfish species on the UK market. The easy-to-use online tool, launched by industry body Seafish, profiles nine species, which will increase to 14 over the coming months. The profiles offer information on production location and…

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Seafood summit leaving Grimsby

AFTER seven years, the Humber Seafood Summit is being moved from its traditional Grimsby area location. And it is being given a new name as the UK Seafood Summit, with the event moving around the country. The two-day summit this year will be held on October 17-18, 30 miles from Grimsby at the Forest Pines…

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Unite to boost consumption says Seafish

THE UK seafood industry has been urged to unite if it wants to boost fish consumption. The call has come from Seafish, the public body supporting Britain’s £6 billion seafood sector, as it publishes its new three-year corporate plan. This focuses on the UK government’s advice that people should more fish. Recent research conducted by Seafish…

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Welsh fishermen get lifejacket deal

FISHERMEN in Wales are being given grants to purchase safety equipment that will soon become mandatory on commercial vessels. The International Labour Organisation: Work in Fishing Convention (ILO 188) is expected become law this year, requiring fishermen to wear Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) with integrated Personal Location Beacons (PLBs). To help fishermen meet the cost,…

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Fuel cost threat to fishing profits – survey

THE UK fishing fleet earned a record £950 million last year as the volume of landings rose by 10,000 tonnes. However, the figures, compiled by Seafish, also show that higher fuel costs are starting to eat into operating profits. Seafish’s preliminary estimates reveal that skippers and vessel owners are reporting that spending on fuel is now taking up 12 per cent of…

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Fish Update Briefing, Thursday, March 29

SEAFOOD CONTEST ENTRIES OPEN THE search for the next generation of top culinary talent is on – as the 2018 UK Young Seafood Chef of the Year competition is now open for entries. Catering colleges from across the country have until Thursday, April 12 to enter their best young chefs for the competition, which culminates in a grand final…

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Fishing safety scheme extended

THE deadline for English and Scottish fishermen to sign up to free safety training has been extended, with a call to crews to take advantage of the extra time. The original cut-off point was the end of March. Seafish, which has welcomed the move, said the initiative had already seen a steep rise in the…

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Shoppers spent £171m on festive seafood

SALES of seafood in the UK over the 2017 festive period rose by 4.4 per cent, with salmon once again topping the list. The figures from Seafish show that UK shoppers spent more than £171 million on over 14,800 tonnes of seafood during the two weeks to December 30, 2017, compared with £164 million in 2016…

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Staff harder to find say processors

MORE than a third of UK seafood companies say they are now say experiencing a lower availability of suitable candidates following the EU referendum, a Grimsby Food Careers event in Grimsby has heard.  But so far it is not affecting production. Some of the latest data on current recruitment issues in the industry was unveiled by…

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Family firm wins fish and chip contest

A MODEST family run Yorkshire business has won this year\’s National Fish and Chip Awards. Competing against formidable opposition, Millers Fish & Chip shop in the village of Haxby (population 8,400), on the outskirts of York, were presented with the top prize at a ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. Millers is run by father-and-son…

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