Tag: shetland
Resolute performs well on Shetland mackerel grounds. By Keith Broomfield It was just prior to daybreak and the tension in the wheelhouse of the Fraserburgh-based Resolute was palpable. The trawler was 18 miles south-east of ...
Grieg Seafood praises former Shetland employees On June 29th 2021, it was announced that Scottish Sea Farms would acquire Grieg Seafood’s Shetland operations. The business transfer includes 21 active farm sites across Shetland and Skye, ...
Anger over rush to develop wind farms in rich fishing grounds Plans to locate offshore wind farms in rich fishing grounds west of Shetland to provide electricity for oil and gas installations are being rushed ...
Fish landings drop at Lerwick. Activity across several sectors at Lerwick Harbour has shown signs of recovery in the third quarter of this year, contributing to improved traffic figures for the first nine months compared ...
Shetland fish landings up but value down. Just over 54,000 tonnes of fish and shellfish, worth some £72 million, were landed in Shetland in 2020. That was an increase in weight from 2019 but a ...
Salmon farmer’s innovation scoops digital prize A Scottish Sea Farms IT engineer has been named Digital Professional of the Year at The Herald Digital Transformation Awards 2021 for an innovation that ensures the smooth transit of ...
SSMO hits out at ‘tiny minority’ for risking sustainability gains. Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO) has hit out at ‘tiny minority’ for risking sustainability gains. The Board of the organisation that is legally obliged to ...
Lack of housing in rural areas a pressing concern, committee told. Covid has exacerbated Scotland’s rural housing crisis, Scotland’s farmed salmon trade body has told the Scottish Parliament. Tavish Scott, the Chief Executive of the ...
Encouraging recovery at Lerwick Harbour. The easing of Covid-19 restrictions in the second quarter, 2021, has contributed to improving activity levels at Lerwick Harbour, boosting figures for the half-year compared to the same period 2020 ...
Ministers urged to take a closer look at cod quota advice. Fishermen in Shetland are warning Scottish and UK government ministers to think twice about cutting cod quotas next year after official figures showed there ...
New chairman for Lerwick Port Authority. At Lerwick Port Authority’s recent Annual General Meeting (Tuesday 20 July 2021), George Anderson was appointed as Chairman of the Authority. John Henderson has been reappointed as Deputy Chairman. ...
Beatrice Wishart MSP visits Shetland operations. Beatrice Wishart MSP, the Liberal Democrat Member of the Scottish Parliament for Shetland, visited Cooke Aquaculture Scotland’s Shetland operations (Monday 19 July 2021). The MSP toured the Vee Taing ...
Recycling of pelagic nets supports charity’s local and international activities. Seventy tons of old nets from Shetland’s pelagic fleet have been donated to a charity that takes them apart for recycling and uses the proceeds ...
Swan Trust receives book funding boost. The Swan Trust has received a funding boost with all the royalties from sales of The Cod Hunters book being donated to the Trust. “We are delighted to receive ...
Port and primary school team up. Lerwick Port Authority has scaled up its annual tree planting efforts to compensate for the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact which forced suspension of the initiative in 2020. Around 70 trees ...
Lerwick fish landings impacted by pandemic. The latest traffic statistics from Lerwick Port Authority for the first quarter of 2021 show the continuing severe effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. For fishing, there was an 11% ...
Taste of Shetland stage online Iceland-Shetland evening. Food and drink promotion company, Shetland Food and Drink Limited (SFAD), is hosting an evening of Iceland/Shetland-themed public culinary entertainment and online member business networking on Wednesday 26th ...
Failed UK-Norway fishing deal – statement from Shetland Fishermen’s Association. Fishermen in Shetland today welcomed the Scottish and UK negotiating team’s refusal to renew past access and quota transfer agreements with Norway. These, they pointed ...
New promotional tools created for Shetland seafood. As part of their Seafood Provenance Scheme, Shetland Food and Drink Ltd. have created a suite of new digital and print tools to celebrate the isles’ farmed salmon ...
Further Improvements for Fishing Industry at Lerwick Lerwick Port Authority is to action several projects further enhancing facilities for the fishing industry and associated transport operations following the Scottish Government’s announcement of contribution funding. The ...
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