New research gives a deep dive on Scottish seafood’s performance
Like many other sectors, the seafood market across the UK has been hit hard by inflation and a resultant decline in volume sales. Despite this, frozen fish sales have shown…
Lyme Bay – Assessing offshore aquaculture’s effects on habitat restoration
Scientists, mussel farmers and fishers on the Devon and Dorset coast are this month beginning tagging work as part of a project using cost-effective and non-destructive remote sampling techniques to…
Shellfish focus at Fishing into the Future F-REP York Event
Following the success of a previous Fisheries Resource Education Programme (F-REP) event in November 2023, Fishing into the Future is reprising its industry-driven residential event this week. This time it’s in Yorkshire, centred…
Support grant enables investment in value-added products
A West Cork shellfish company has launched Ireland’s first crab pate following an upgrading of its factory with support of a €793,281 Brexit Processing Capital Support Scheme grant, implemented by…
From offshore to shellfish harvesting
Naval architect Skipskompetanse has assisted TAU Tech in developing a platform for their patented gentle shell harvesting equipment. using a former offshore vessel. TUA Tech assessed several vessels during the…
Low-emissions shellfish catcher
Dutch shellfish company Seafarm has placed an order with the Padmos yard on Stellendam for a new vessel to harvest razor clams, aiming to land catches with minimal emissions associated…
Shetland shellfish body hits out at minority risking sustainability gains
The board of the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO), which is legally obliged to manage Shetland’s commercial inshore shellfish fisheries in a sustainable way, has condemned a “tiny minority” of…
There are no special arrangements on fisheries and seafood between the Isle of Man and the EU
No separate EU deal for Isle of Man
The Isle of Man’s government has responded to reports that it had concluded its own deal with the European Union on access for EU vessels to its waters and market…
Shellfish trucks converged on Westminster. Image: Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation
Frustration spills over as shellfish trucks block London
What UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson described as ‘temporary frustrations’ in exporting fresh seafood to buyers in the European Union have boiled over as a convoy of chiller trucks converged…
Amberlisa steaming in to Hvide Sande
New Scottish crabber looking for luck in Denmark
Skipper Jason Coyle brought the Ullapool-registered Amberlisa UL-30 to Denmark to look for some luck. The boat was delivered new in May this year by Arklow Marine Services, and Jason…