fishmarket

  • Popular fishmarket tours return for 2022

    Popular fishmarket tours return for 2022

    20th April 2022

    A behind-the-scenes tour offering a ‘fascinating insight’ into England’s largest fishmarket has returned for its 11th year, reports Paul Scott. The Brixham Fish Market Tour, which helps to raise funds for the Fishermen’s Mission, allows people to witness the operational…

  • Peterhead misses 1m box mark in 2021

    Peterhead misses 1m box mark in 2021

    20th January 2022

    Peterhead market reported a downturn in fish moving across the auction in 2021, which was below 1m boxes for the first time in several years, although this headline figure very much does not tell the full story for the port,…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 09.05.19

    New Issue: Fishing News 09.05.19

    7th May 2019

    This week in Fishing News you will find: – No risk to status of share fishermen under ILO 188 – Sturgeon: ‘Scotland must stay in EU’ – Lerwick’s new fishmarket to land value-added benefits – Fire skipper ‘did all the…

  • Line-caught inshore mackerel fishing at Peterhead

    Line-caught inshore mackerel fishing at Peterhead

    17th August 2018

    Static-gear boats in North East Scotland have engaged in inshore mackerel fishing in recent weeks A chance meeting outside Peterhead fishmarket with static-gear skipper Andrew Buchan led to the much-appreciated offer of a few hours on the 9m Twinseas catamaran…

  • Quality and efficiency to the fore in new Peterhead fishmarket

    Quality and efficiency to the fore in new Peterhead fishmarket

    6th July 2018

    In terms of scale and standards, the new whitefish market at Peterhead sets new benchmarks for quality and efficiency, both in the UK and in Europe. David Linkie reports The first sale in Peterhead’s new fishmarket on Monday, 18 June…

  • New fish market at Newlyn gets the MMO go-ahead

    New fish market at Newlyn gets the MMO go-ahead

    27th June 2017

    The Marine Management Organisation has given its go-ahead for a grant-supported project to build a new fish market at Newlyn, with construction commencing in the autumn of this year, reports Phil Lockley. Above: Newlyn Harbour Master Rob Parsons with Darren Williams,…

  • Fishmarkets of Yesteryear: Brixham

    Fishmarkets of Yesteryear: Brixham

    28th January 2016

    Martin Johns looks back on former fishmarkets at Brixham. Situated on the South Devon coast, in close proximity to Berry Head, Brixham has long been a key fishmarket of both local and national importance. Today, as one of the main…

  • Fishmarkets of Yesteryear: Lowestoft

    Fishmarkets of Yesteryear: Lowestoft

    14th January 2016

    For decades Lowestoft was one of the leading ports in the UK, with large quantities of fish being sold on the market floor daily before being delivered by local processors by rail to a number of locations. One of the…

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