• New processing facility for Denholm Seafoods

    New processing facility for Denholm Seafoods

    13th March 2023

    Work has begun on a major new £30m mackerel and herring processing facility and cold-store upgrade for Denholm Seafoods in Peterhead, reports Paul Scott. The investment, one of the largest ever undertaken by a wild-caught fish processing company in Scotland,…

  • Campaign launched to promote Shetland landings

    Campaign launched to promote Shetland landings

    10th March 2023

    Land in Shetland, a joint campaign by Lerwick Port Authority and Shetland Islands Council (SIC) to encourage more skippers to land their catches to the islands’ fishmarkets, has launched the first in a series of promotional videos along with a…

  • Minister ‘makes ground’ at €30m Galway development

    Minister ‘makes ground’ at €30m Galway development

    10th March 2023

    Ireland’s minister for agriculture, food and the marine has visited the new deepwater quay development at Ros an Mhíl, Galway to mark the start of construction work, reports Paul Scott. Charlie McConalogue (pictured above) visited the state-owned Fishery Harbour Centre…

  • Defra confirms first HPMAs in English waters

    Defra confirms first HPMAs in English waters

    9th March 2023

    Lindisfarne escapes designation – other boundaries amended Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey announced last Tuesday the final decisions on the five candidate sites for the first HPMAs in English waters, reports Andy Read. The announcement comes after an eight-month consultation period…

  • New look for FN next week

    New look for FN next week

    9th March 2023

    A note from Andy Read, editor of Fishing News… You’ll see a new-look Fishing News next week with the launch of our redesign, which has been six months in the planning. Along with a fresh look, we will be expanding…

  • The dangers of pooling data?

    The dangers of pooling data?

    8th March 2023

    Andy Read takes a look at a well-written scientific report that has recently been quoted, and potentially misquoted, by many concerned fishermen and environmentalists, in many different places. Reading the small print, he suggests, is important before jumping to conclusions…

  • Fish and chip prices up 22% as cod and haddock cost 50% more

    Fish and chip prices up 22% as cod and haddock cost 50% more

    7th March 2023

    The head of one of the UK’s largest fish and chip chains says the soaring price of fish and chips may go even higher. James Lipscombe, chief executive of The Chesterford Group, which runs 38 takeaways and restaurants under several…

  • Call for energy support for Scottish processors

    Call for energy support for Scottish processors

    7th March 2023

    A senior Westminster minister is to visit Banff and Buchan later this month to chair a meeting of the Scottish Seafood Industry Action Group and meet industry representatives to discuss support for the Scottish processing sector, reports Tim Oliver. John…

  • Mairi Gougeon pledges support to end IUU fishing

    Mairi Gougeon pledges support to end IUU fishing

    6th March 2023

    Scottish rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon participated in a panel session last week at the World Ocean Summit and Expo in Portugal, alongside the deputy director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the French ambassador to poles and oceans.…

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