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84% of Scots want to buy more Scottish food and drink products. Scottish Food & Drink September launched yesterday – and this year, the month-long campaign is celebrating the story […]
Fish landings in Scotland in July 2026. A note by Tony Mackay, Economist tony@tonymackay.co.uk 1. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have just published their monthly fish landings statistics for the […]
Forget the prawn cocktail: Scottish mussels and oysters set to star as this year’s Christmas day starter. New festive recipes put Scotland’s most sustainable seafood centre stage, offering an indulgent, […]
Bakkafrost Scotland celebrates community culture with 12th Cowal Gathering sponsorship. Tens of thousands of people are expected to head to one of the largest Highland games in the world, which is […]
£2 million boost for Scotland’s wild salmon. Scotland’s salmon farmers are investing nearly £2 million to help protect wild salmon and restore rivers across the country. Almost £230,000 is being […]
Arbroath slipway closure raises wider harbour concerns. The future of Arbroath Harbour is under review after major faults were discovered at the historic Angus Council-owned facility, with the town’s last […]
WellFish Tech successfully completes interim financing round. WellFish Tech has successfully completed a significantly oversubscribed interim financing round, reflecting continued investor confidence in the company’s commercial development and technology platform. […]
Man overboard from the lone-operated creel fishing vessel, Sea Eagle, resulting in one presumed fatality in fishing grounds south-east of Montrose, Scotland on 20 December 2025: Marine Accident Investigation Branch […]
More than half of Scots are cutting back on dining out. New research from The Knowledge Bank, Scotland Food & Drink’s insight hub, has found that more than half of […]
Real-time closure introduced east of Fair Isle amid high cod abundance. The Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate introduced a real-time closure (RTC) zone east of Fair Isle, yesterday, after inspections at sea […]
Grounding and subsequent loss of the fishing vessel Silver Cloud II on Rubha Rodha, Lochinver, Scotland on 14 October 2025: Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Report. Summary: At about 0238 […]
Ministerial visit highlights UHI Shetland’s role in sustainable seafood innovation. UHI Shetland welcomed Jim Fairlie MSP, Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands, to its Scalloway campus on Monday 10 August […]
Salmon farming is a ‘key anchor’ for rural and coastal communities, report finds. Salmon farming is a “key anchor” for rural and coastal areas in Scotland, a new independent study has […]
Consumers eating out less creates opportunity for Scottish seafood. Latest insight from Scotland Food & Drink’s The Knowledge Bank reports an opportunity to position Scottish seafood as a restaurant-quality meal […]
Fish landings in Scotland in June 2026. A note by Tony Mackay, Economist. tony@tonymackay.co.uk 1. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have just published their monthly fish landings statistics for the UK […]
First shipment of Scottish salmon sent to India following trade deal. The first significant shipment of Scottish salmon has arrived in India after a free trade deal led to a […]
Northwards invests in seafood industry. Freight and haulage operator Northwards, which has bases in Shetland, Orkney, Aberdeen, Inverness, Scrabster and Central Scotland, is investing £640,000 in additional insulated trailers to […]
Western Isles science students take lab skills to work. Western Isles science students applied their laboratory skills in the workplace on a recent visit to a Uist hatchery. S3 pupils […]
Nurturing the next generation: Fully funded future seafood leaders programme returns to Scotland. The UK Seafood Federation (UKSF) has announced the return of its highly successful Future Seafood Leaders Programme […]
Scotland’s seafood sector is a strategic national asset that must never be traded away. Jimmy Buchan MBE, Chief Executive of the Scottish Seafood Association (SSA), speaks to Fish Focus about […]
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