Category Archives: Archived-News

Salmon Prices are at an all-time high, several factors have influenced the price and we have seen a continual rise since the beginning of this year with costs currently sitting at 60% more than 2015.

With Salmon in short supply this has a global knock-on effect as supermarkets scramble to secure orders from other countries and prices increase across the board.

Because of events related to the higher than usual ocean temperatures, and an algal toxic bloom, Chilean salmon prices are up by over 60% compared to 2015 and extreme weather in Norway has meant that production in 2016 is down from 2015 and prices are up 63% on last year also. Continue reading →

BEWARE there may be Bogus Fish Salesmen operating in your area as highlighted on Rip Off Britain today.

Many of them will come to your door with fish ready to sell, they often charge over the usual selling price and may try and sell £100’s of pound worth!

You could find that there could be ‘bad’ fillets mixed into the bulk boxes and perhaps not even the species of fish you intended to buy.

POINTS TO REMEMBER… Continue reading →

http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/price-fish-soars-winter-storms-hit/story-20689414-detail/story.html

Our General Manager Mike Brummitt speaks to the Grimsby Telegraph about the winter storms and how they have effected us. He also discusses the effect on rising fish prices due to reductions in quotas.

MTL FISH CURERS click here to view

Have a look at the smoking methods used for our Traditional Smoked Fish from Grimsby. Some fascinating information and an insight into the history of smoking fish in Grimsby and what the PGI status means.

Makes for interesting reading! (click on the link above the picture to view)

Statement regarding the issues affecting supply from the Loch Duart Smokehouse

View Statement by clicking here

Warm water prawns are in danger of losing their affordable luxury status as disease sweeps the industry…….

For the full story published by The Grocer follow this link:

http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/fmcg/prawn-prices-soar-as-disease-hits-thai-production/348458.article

http://seafoodacademy.org/LinkedDocuments/smoking/Grimsby%20Traditional%20Fish%20Smoking%20-%20text%20only.pdf

The Seafood Academy look into the service we offer and the traditional smoking methods used by MTL Smoked Fish Curers on Grimsby Docks.

• Warm water prawns are located in tropical marine areas. Total world production ofpenaeid shrimps and prawns averaged 4.13 million tonnes per annum for the years2007-9. Of these 3.4 million tonnes or 82.3% were produced by aquaculture, predominantly from inland (brackish water) locations. China, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam dominate production of warm water prawns. Continue reading →

Article produced by Seafish – the authority on seafood.

Scallops Continue reading →

Article by Seafish – the authority on seafood.  Fishing Industry Key Facts and Information

MPAs / MCZs Continue reading →