Job opportunity at premium Scottish salmon smoker, Associated Seafoods Ltd. The Buckie based company is advertising an exciting new position of Quality Auditor in its Technical Department. TECHNICAL QA Do […]
High salmon loss at Wester Ross salmon farm. Wester Ross, the oldest independently owned salmon farmer in Scotland, experienced an exceptionally high salmon mortality at the Ardessie Farm in Little […]
Loch Fyne supplies Waitrose fresh shellfish from the seashore. Fresh oysters and mussels from a company which has been recognised for its ethical farming methods will now be available in […]
Fisheries Brexit Concerns – The UK Government must remove the link between seafood trade and access to waters, says the Scottish Government. In a letter to UK Cabinet Minister Michael […]
Scots say in quota and effort limits. Scottish Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing has written to the UK Government (cabinet minister Michael Gove) to request a number of amendments to the […]
The latest volume of Quay Issues, the award-winning annual magazine for the UK fishing industry. has been released by Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry. […]
£4.8 million support for coastal communities for fishery and aquaculture projects. A share of the latest round of European Maritime and Fisheries Funding awards has been awarded to 29 projects […]
MAIB report on fishing vessel North Star fatality. On 5 February 2018, at approximately 1815, Mark Elder, a crewman on the 16.46m creel fishing vessel North Star, was dragged overboard […]
SSC awarded 2 star global BAP certification for processing sites. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has become the first salmon producer in the UK to be awarded a 2-star ‘Best […]
Call for government support when industry leaves CFP. Scottish fishermen’s leaders last night called for a practical, joined-up approach from both Westminster and Holyrood governments as the industry prepares to […]
There has been an organisational change in Marine Harvest Group management after Marit Solberg, COO Farming Canada, Scotland, Ireland and the Faroes, has decided to retire effective 1 November 2018. […]
SSC shortlisted for 2018 Drum Awards. The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC), Scotland’s leading producer of the finest sea loch fresh Scottish salmon, has been nominated in three categories at this […]
£1.5 million investment in inshore fishing An investment in inshore fishing which will help ensure Scotland’s inshore fishermen are fishing in a sustainable way has been announced with £1.5 million […]
HRH Prince Charles Inspired Brand Helps Land Deal For Scottish Seafood Specialist, Loch Fyne An award winning HRH Prince Charles inspired brand called ‘Mey Selections’ is now available in […]
The new Peterhead fish market has been officially opened by prince Charles, or the Duke of Rothesay as he is known in Scotland. More than 500 guests from all across […]
Stronger government links called for with resurgence of whitefish stocks. Key whitefish stocks in Scotland’s waters have expanded dramatically over the past decade, according to a major new analysis. At […]
By Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group Scots mackerel and herring fishers are at the forefront of sustainability, one of the most used buzzwords of recent times […]
Award-winning Scottish seafood company Loch Fyne Oysters have teamed up with Dobbies Garden Centres in a new initiative which will offer visitors across the UK to purchase fresh oysters, mussels […]
Affectionately known as the ‘silver darlings’ from the past when the fish was of immense economic and cultural importance to Scotland, herring has to a degree gone out of fashion […]
Having formally completed its acquisition of a majority stake in fish farm pen manufacturer Fusion Marine last month (11th April 2018), Gael Force Group is continuing with a focus on […]