Thousands flock to Peterhead seafood festival
Fishing fans turned out in their thousands over the weekend for a major event celebrating one of Peterhead’s most valuable industries.
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2019 Shetland Boat Week Programme launched
A north charity has launched its programme for Shetland Boat Week.
Salmon farmer shake-up: Seafood entrepreneur steps in as Loch Duart chairman
Sutherland-based salmon farmer Loch Duart said yesterday it had appointed seafood entrepreneur Alistair Erskine as its new chairman.
Tom Kitchin: West is best for seafood
Michelin-starred chef Tom Kitchin’s most recent opening is Southside Scran, a bistro in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh.
Council working alongside ‘well resourced’ fisheries firm on Seafood Centre of Excellence
The council is working alongside an as yet unidentified but apparently “well resourced” fisheries firm to take forward proposals for a seafood centre of excellence in Fraserburgh.
Seafood Expo Global: Scots firms showcase produce at major trade show
The world’s largest seafood trade show is under way in Brussels and dozens of Scottish firms are there hoping to find new customers for this country’s second biggest export.
Seafood industry in call for a ‘level playing field’
Scotland’s multi-billion-pound sea-food processing industry needs government help to remove “blockages” to growth, a trade body warned.
Gathering in Aberdeen will explore likely impact of leaving CFP
The impact of Brexit on Scotland’s seafood industry will be under the spotlight at a summit in Aberdeen during the week leading up to the UK quitting the European Union.
Fish firms facing crippling costs if Brexit deal fails
Scotland’s valuable seafood industry is facing costs running into many millions of pounds if the UK crashes out of the European Union without any trade deal, a Holyrood minister has warned.
Peterhead gears up for first ever seafood festival
The countdown is on for an inaugural festival celebrating a north-east town’s biggest industry.
Calls for warships to accompany north-east trawlers into ‘scallop wars’ water as talks fall apart
Royal Navy warships are now closer to flanking north-east fishing vessels into disputed French waters after high-level talks failed to resolve an explosive “war” over scallops.
Seafood cuisine to be showcased at Peterhead festival
A north-east town famed for its marine cuisine will host a seafood festival next month.
North-east businesses to benefit from new seafood training centre
The creation of a new seafood training centre could help around 100 north-east businesses gain expertise and build for the future.
Bid to cap crippling rates for seafood processors
A cross-sector body representing fishing interests across the north-east is poised to demand a 12.5% cap on business rates increases for seafood processors.
Jimmy Buchan: The next chapter
Over the last few years, I have been fortunate to be involved in the seafood supply chain, which in turn opens the door to another world of culinary skills.
Seafood sector jobs boost for Fraserburgh
A new lease of life and up to 50 jobs are planned for a mothballed seafood factory in Fraserburgh following a £1million-plus investment by its new owners.
Scottish firms out to net new business
The Far East’s largest seafood trade event is taking place this week and a record number of Scottish firms are taking part.
Jimmy Buchan: Now is the time for us to tell the story of our heritage, industry, skills and people
I recently attended The Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh as a working guest on ‘The Aberdeenshire Village’ stand.
Nick Nairn: Embrace the taste of summer with my two recipes
Scottish langoustines are delicious, beautifully succulent and a joy to eat.
Jimmy Buchan: Why investing in infrastructure and people is so important
In a cold dark day back in January, I was sipping my way through a warm bowl of Cullen Skink in the Fishermen’s Mission Café in Peterhead when I was approached by the Chairman of the Scottish Seafood Association (SSA).
North-east seafood firms team up to combat business rates rises
Nine north-east seafood firms employing a total of 2,500 people have teamed up to help combat proposed increases in their business rates.
Nick Nairn: How to create flavour-packed dishes using Scottish seafood
Nothing beats homemade pasta.
VIDEO: Explore the medieval walls of this Costa Brava town
I puffed up the hill, pebbles jumping into my flip flops and the sun beating down on my shoulders.
Learn to cook seafood the Michelin star way
Within the walls of the family-run luxury hotel, The Isle of Eriska, is a fantastic Michelin-starred restaurant which has at its helm, head chef Paul Leonard.
Ciao Napoli’s Peppe Lepre tells you how to get the best seafood!
Fish is best when it is abundant in the seas, but buying fish can be daunting.
Ullapool business women get lifeline to keep selling seafood
Marine equipment company signs £1m salmon deal
Marine equipment company Gael Force yesterday struck a deal worth almost £1million to supply a new feed barge to a Scottish salmon farmer.
Horsemeat scandal leaves shoppers distrustful… of seafood
Consumers are deeply distrustful about the seafood they buy as the UK food industry struggles to shake off damage caused by the horsemeat scandal of a few years ago, research has found.
Top 10 romantic seafood recipes
A candle-lit dinner, romantic music, and delicious seafood meal - there really is no better way to woo your valentine. Oysters are famous for their powers of seduction, and cooking a seafood meal for your date will tell them how much they mean to you, and show off your prowess in the kitchen.
Macduff Aquarium to celebrate marine life… By holding seafood cooking day
A north-east aquarium renowned for its array of marine life is cooking up a storm by offering fish not just in the tank - but on the menu too.
Fishing body to launch ambitious plan in whitefish capital
Seafood chiefs are to launch an ambitious three-year plan to make fish the centrepiece of consumers' diets.
Calls to take advantage of north-east seafood locally at Taste of Grampian
The national body for the Scottish fishing industry yesterday called on locals to take advantage of the huge range of culinary treasures in the waters off the north-east.