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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
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 […] Continue Reading
Processors urged to join ‘health’ check
A ‘HEALTH’ check is being carried out on the state of the UK seafood processing industry in the wake of Brexit. And companies are being urged to cooperate by letting the government […] Continue Reading
London seafood summit on Brexit impact
THE Norwegian Seafood Council is hosting a major summit in London next week to prepare for the challenges posed by Brexit. More than 120 representatives from the Norwegian and British seafood industries will […] Continue Reading
Grimsby to stage seafood careers event
GRIMSBY is to host a major event next month in a bid to steer more young people towards a career in food and in the seafood industry in particular. Organised by […] Continue Reading