A Fife-based company that specialises in the design and manufacture of shellfish holding systems is expanding following a period of sustained growth, reports Paul Scott. Dalgety Bay-based Todd Fish Tech, established by husband-and-wife team Errin and Keith Todd, has already…
After months of wash-ups, empty pots and dying sea life, the lucrative North East coast shellfish fishery has been rocked. To gain better understanding of what might be causing the die-offs, working fishermen from the North East Fishing Collective (NEFC)…
The industry is being invited to engage with a new group to support the ongoing sustainable management of fisheries for non-quota finfish species. The Finfish Industry Advisory Group (FIAG) will act as a steering group and provide a forum for…
Best-practice guidance for the handling of live shellfish is being developed by the Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) and the industry-led Crab and Lobster Management Group (CMG), with assistance from Seafish. The renewed focus on crustacean welfare follows the…
A newly formed group aiming to give the shellfish aquaculture industry a voice in parliament has held its inaugural meeting. Consisting of cross-party MPs, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Shellfish Aquaculture intends to raise the profile and knowledge of…
Orkney Shellfish Hatchery has released its first stock of land-raised European clawed lobster juveniles into the ocean. The release, which saw 500 of the hatchery’s advanced lobster juveniles deployed directly onto the seabed at Orkney’s Churchill Barriers, was supported by…
As part of a drive to encourage new young entrants into the industry, grants to three new skippers were confirmed last week by Marine Scotland, reports Andy Read. The Scottish government’s new entrants scheme enables fishers under the age of…
Change to law as new report says shellfish feel pain A ban on boiling crabs and lobsters alive has moved a step closer after a new report says they should be recognised as ‘sentient’ animals that can feel pain, reports…
Crowds gathered in a small Aberdeenshire fishing village last week to greet His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales – known as The Duke of Rothesay in Scotland – during a visit to a family-run seafood business. The Prince of…
DEFRA launches two major consultations in England DEFRA has launched two major consultations, in parallel, on the management of the shellfish and scallop sectors in England, reports Tim Oliver. One relates to views on whether latent capacity (unused licences and…
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