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First fish landed at new state-of-the-art Lerwick fish market

First fish landed at new state-of-the-art Lerwick fish market

by | Aug 5, 2020 | UK

by Hans Marter, Shetland News AS THE first fish was landed at Lerwick’s new fish market this morning (Wednesday, August 5), an industry leader hailed the new market at Mair’s Quay as a “tangible sign” of where the sector is heading after Brexit. Local trawler Sedulous...
Who’s landing the catch from the UK’s EEZ?

Who’s landing the catch from the UK’s EEZ?

by | Jul 6, 2020 | UK

New research estimates that of the almost 2 million tonnes of fish and shellfish, worth £1.7 billion, landed from the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in 2018, more than two-thirds of that total (or more than half by value) was landed by non-UK fishing...