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Independent certifier, Moody Marine, has suspended the MSC certificate for Loch Torridon langoustine. Any langoustine – also known as Dublin Bay prawns, Nephrops or scampi – caught in Loch Torridon after 11th January 2011 may not be described as ‘MSC certified.’
Seafood Scotland is in Lyon, France, this week at the country’s largest foodservice show SIRHA, promoting the very best of Scottish seafood. The organisation is also supplying seafood for the fish course at the Bocuse d’Or competition, held in conjunction with SIRHA, in which 24 of the world’s greatest chefs are competing head to head to win a gold statue of the legendary Paul Bocuse.
Slow white fish markets at Scotland premier fishing port of Peterhead reflected the fact that a number of pair trawlers in the North-east of Scotland have yet to start fishing; A total of 6089 boxes were sold at Peterhead fish market on the first two days of last week Monday & Tuesday January 17-18, where the demand for most fish selections was slightly down than the previous week.
A Devon seafood company is ready to reach new markets after EU grant £1 million for its expansion.
The search for missing fisherman Neil Smith has currently been stood down and will be reassessed at first light Saturday morning by Shetland Coastguard.
Whitby Harbour gets £10,000 boost for ‘vital’ harbour facilities with latest technology and equipment.
Seafish’s, the authority on seafood, next discards meeting include Fish Fight campaigner.
Low to good whitefish supplies ensured fair prices on the first two markets of the week beginning Monday January 10 at Peterhead Fish Market Scotland’s premier fishing port where 4910 boxes were landed.
Jersey fisherman, Kevin Holden, wants to see fishing quotas scrapped with a restriction on commercial shipping instead
Will Hugh Fearnley-Wittingstall’s Fight for Fish campaign mark a turning point in the Common Fisheries Policy? Or will the celebrity chef now move on to turn the spotlight on some other aspect of food production, leaving us pretty much where we are? In particular, what will the campaign, backed by last week’s major Channel 4 focus on fish and fishing, achieve in terms of reducing discards?