Jimmy Buchan awarded Freedom of the City of London in honour of lifetime contribution to the seafood industry. Jimmy Buchan, a respected leader and lifelong advocate for the UK seafood sector, […]
SSA Condemns UK Government’s Disgraceful Snub to Scotland’s Coastal Communities The UK Government has delivered a staggering blow to Scotland’s coastal communities by allocating a mere £28 million of a […]
SeaFest Peterhead back with a bang as north-east seafood festival celebrates record-breaking numbers Around 20,000 people came out to support SeaFest Peterhead this weekend as the seafood festival made its […]
SeaFest Peterhead is on this weekend SeaFest Peterhead, the seafood festival which attracted around 10,000 people to its inaugural event will return to the Aberdeenshire port this weekend. SeaFest Peterhead […]
North-east’s largest seafood festival SeaFest Peterhead announces 2025 return. A seafood festival which attracted around 10,000 people to its inaugural event will return to Aberdeenshire this summer. SeaFest Peterhead has […]
Seafood sector welcomes launch of new processing and trading organisation – UK Seafood Federation Limited. The UK’s seafood processing and trading industry has a new unified voice to promote its […]
Scottish Seafood Association voices support for Scottish Fishermen’s Federation concerns on the future of fishing and processing communities. The Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) has voiced support for the Scottish Fishermen’s […]
SSA hosts visit by MP to Peterhead fishmarket The Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) hosted a visit by Harriet Cross MP to Peterhead fish auction on Friday 18th Oct. Harriet Cross […]
SSA calls on UK Government to reveal its hand on business support. The chief executive officer of the Scottish Seafood Association says there is an air of uncertainty hanging over […]
Food security should be top priority of new Government The CEO of the Scottish Seafood Association, Jimmy Buchan, says it is essential that protecting national food security is one of […]
Award winning SeaFest Peterhead to be held in September 2025. Following a successful inaugural event, the SeaFest Peterhead committee has announced) that the North-east festival will return in 2025. The […]
Analysis – with new Government, what now for UK seafood sector? The landslide majority election of a new Labour UK Government could put fishing back to the centre-stage of politics. […]
The Fishmongers’ Company and Made Great In Grimsby Seafood Cluster recently embarked on a landmark visit to North East Scotland that included visits to the bustling Peterhead Fish Market and […]
Scottish seafood sector calls for flexible and pragmatic visa policy It is vital that the next UK Government elected on 4 July adopts a flexible visa immigration policy to ensure […]
Good potential for UK seafood industry to grow domestic market. There are still significant opportunities to increase sales of UK caught fish in the domestic market, according to the CEO […]
Scottish fishers and processors welcome UK/Faroes agreement. Scottish fishermen and processors have welcomed the recent fisheries agreement between the UK and the Faroes, which will provide extra fishing opportunities for […]
Scottish inshore fishing businesses under threat unless rethink on worker rules. Obtaining access to labour is a key a problem for the West coast of Scotland inshore fishing industry, which […]
Scottish seafood processing sector slams UK worker visa proposal A Scottish seafood processing leader has slammed the UK Government for its proposed increase to the Skilled Worker Visa (SWV) salary […]
Diversification the key for Amity Fish Company success. The Covid pandemic was a testing time for most seafood businesses – and no more so than the Amity Fish Company in […]