Seafood Pub Co latest covid victim
THE Seafood Pub Company, which owned a chain of award winning fish gastro pubs across Lancashire and Yorkshire, has gone into administration, partly as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. […] Continue Reading
Seafood Scotland sends plea to UK retailers
Seafood Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish seafood sector, has written to the chief executives of the main UK supermarket retailers, urging them to reopen their fresh fish counters. With […] Continue Reading
White spot disease threat to Australian shellfish farms
SHELLFISH farms in South east Queensland in Australia have been put on alert after White Spot disease was detected in seafood samples. White spot syndrome is a viral infection is […] Continue Reading
Financial help for Scottish trout and shellfish farmers
CERTAIN aquaculture businesses threatened by the effects of COVID-19 are being offered a financial support package by the Scottish Government. Hardship payments of up to £27,000 are being made available […] Continue Reading
Conference to discuss move to open ocean farming
A group of leading scientists are due to meet in Nelson, New Zealand next week to debate a new development in aquaculture – the move away from sheltered coastal areas […] Continue Reading
US shrimp body backs US fish safety bill
THE American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA) has given its support to a new seafood safety bill that would tighten restrictions on foreign seafood. The association says the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act, […] Continue Reading
Scottish mussels to take a BBC starring role
SCOTTISH rope grown mussels produced by Inverlussa Shellfish on the Isle of Mull will take a starring role on BBC TV’s James Martin Home Comforts programme later this week. A […] Continue Reading
Anglo-French scallop deal will benefit French fleet
FRENCH scallop fishermen are set to benefit from a new supply relationship agreed between Morgère and Reid Scallop Gear of England, one of Europe’s best known scallop gear specialists. The […] Continue Reading
Indian fishery becomes first to receive MSC certification
SUSTAINABLE fisheries in the developing world took a significant step forward today with the first fishery in India to become certified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard, the world’s […] Continue Reading