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Good marks of mackerel encountered by Scottish fleet during January fishery. The traditional January mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet has now drawn to a close, with the significantly reduced quota […]
Fish quality assessment training delivered in Peterhead. Training Advisor, Richard Wardell, has recently coordinated training at Peterhead Fish Market as part of the market’s move to an electronic auction. For […]
John Wallace retires from Board of Peterhead Port Authority after two decades of leadership. Peterhead Port Authority has announced the retirement of long-serving Board member John Wallace, marking the end of a […]
Capsize and foundering of the prawn trawler Odyssey in the North Sea, south-east of Peterhead, Scotland on 29th October 2024. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report on the investigation of […]
Scottish seafood processing & trading businesses to benefit from Future Seafood Leaders programme in Peterhead, Scotland. In collaboration with The UK Seafood Federation (UKSF), The National Centre for Food Manufacturing […]
Peterhead Port unveils major modernisation drive with new processing units, E-auction platform, and £3.5M ice plant. Read Fish Focus’ latest publication focusing on seafood processing. Peterhead Port Authority supports a wide […]
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 […]
Scottish summer herring season now underway The Scottish herring fishing season is now underway with the vessel Lunar Bow having made her first landings of premium quality fish into Peterhead. […]
Capsize and foundering of the fishing vessel Njord resulting in one fatality: MAIB Report. Report on the investigation of the capsize and foundering of the fishing vessel Njord resulting in one fatality, […]
New landings record at Peterhead. Peterhead Port Authority smashed its record for fish landings early this year, with more than £257 million worth of catches traded across the quaysides by the […]
Good Scottish ling catches underlines importance of new research project. The abundance of ling on Scottish fishing grounds has been vividly illustrated by good landings of the fish at Peterhead […]
Scottish seafood collaboration creates new fish processing company. Three major players in the Scottish seafood sector – Denholm Seafoods, The Don Fishing Company and Seafood Ecosse – have collaborated to […]
Marine Fund Scotland: North East marine projects net £5m. The Scottish Government recently opened its fourth year of the £14m Marine Fund Scotland for 2024-25. Applications are welcome until Thursday […]
Peterhead consults on electronic auction Peterhead Port Authority has initiated a consultation to explore the potential implementation of an electronic auction system within the Fish Market. Graeme Reid, the Chief […]
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 […]
Steady herring landings as Scots processing sector invests in the future. The North Sea herring fishery by the Scottish pelagic fleet is progressing well with the main activity on grounds […]
SeaFest Peterhead to bring new seafood festival experience to the north-east of Scotland. Peterhead’s bustling harbour will provide the backdrop for new north-east food and drink event, SeaFest Peterhead, which […]
New processing facility for Denholm Seafoods will deliver net benefits. Work has begun on a major new £30m mackerel and herring processing facility and cold-store upgrade for Denholm Seafoods in […]
New centre manager for Scottish Maritime Academy. Chris Bell has been appointed Centre Manager at the Scottish Maritime Academy (SMA) in Peterhead. The SMA, part of Northeast Scotland College (NESCol), […]
Busy autumn mackerel fishery Pictured here is the Shetland vessel Altaire landing her catch of high-quality mackerel to the Northbay processing facility at Peterhead last week. The Scottish mackerel fleet […]
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