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Trials of the ABCO Pneumatic Discharger at Fleetwood

Following the voluntary liquidation of Fleetwood Fishing Vessel owners Association, two new companies, Fish Handling (Fleetwood) Co. Ltd., and Fish Ancillary Equipment Co. Ltd., have been set up to discharge the fishing vessels at Fleetwood. The port has been made more competitive by an agreement with the Dockers union, the TGWU, to cut manning levels and introduce mechanisation. With the assistance of the White Fish Authority the first of a new model ABCO pneumatic discharger has been supplied by its Canadian manufacturers, the Atlantic Bridge Co. Ltd., and the Authority has supervised commercial trials of the discharger at Fleetwood. The trials have compared the performance of the ABCO discharger with the more traditional methods of unloading bulked and boxed fish. This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

Business Study - N.E. Coast

The report presents a regional objective study of all aspects of the fishing industry within the NE coast region, from Whitby to Eyemouth (inclusive). This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish

Design Characteristics of Middle Water Trawlers: Study of Machinery Requirements

This is the first in a series of reports on the Authority's study of design requirements for future middle water trawlers. This report describes the studies made and conclusions reached on the current and future vessels in the class.

Exploratory Voyage for Blue Whiting - 'Arctic Privateer'

This report describes a voyage made in March-April 1975 on the stern freezer trawler ARTIC PRIVATEER to catch blue whiting to the north-west of the British Isles. The voyage was a joint venture undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland the White Fish Authority. This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

Recent Developments in Japanese Oyster Culture Industry

This report describes recent developments and changes in the Japanese oyster industry which have occurred over the last decade. The last full review of the Japanese oyster industry was published in 1950 (Cahn 1950). A description of the Hiroshima oyster culture system was published by Korringa (1976) from observations he made during 1971 to 1973. This report attempts to describe the more recent and future trends of the industry. This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

ACIG. Notes on bite-size meeting. Funding innovation in UK aquaculture. 30 June 2022.

This meeting looked at how investment is helping to fund innovation in UK aquaculture.

Good manufacturing practice guidelines - Live bivalves workbook

Seafish have produced this workbook to assist live bivalve shellfish operators in producing a high quality, safer live bivalve in compliance with legal obligations. It is designed to be used in the production environment, onboard the harvesting vessel or foreshore. Whilst these guidelines contain helpful technical information some of the legislative content may now be out of date.

Proposed Changes to the Seafish Levy: Consultation Document 13 March - 23 April 2023

This paper outlines the full consultation on proposed changes to the Seafish levy. The consultation takes place from 13 March to 23 April 2023.

An Economic Assessment of Oyster on Growing Utilising the

This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish

Summary, Findings and Conclusions of Mackerel Research

Mackerel is a well-known but not often used fish. Although it is available fresh, smoked and canned, it is under-utilized. The White Fish Authority has undertaken to determine why mackerel is not universally popular, and to discover future market potential and market opportunities. During Stage I, in July 1976, nearly 2,000 housewives were interviewed at random, representing an estimated 18,500,000 housewives in the country. For Stage II, group discussions were conducted in August 1976 with six groups of housewives in the North and South, recruited on the basis of their mackerel usage. This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

Results and Summary of Conclusions of Interviews Amongst Fish Friers Selling Blue Whiting and their Customers

Following the experiment amongst 7 volunteer fish friers selling complimentary quantities of frozen, skin-on, blue whiting block or butterfly fillets in their retail fish and chip shops (see report of June 1976), 4 of the nominated friers opted to continue selling blue whiting on a trial commercial basis. Pre-arranged quantities of frozen, graded, skin-on block fillets in 4 kg shatter packs were made available to these friers beginning the week of 16 August, 1976, at a price of £3.50 per stone. To date, the quantities delivered by the White Fish Authority (WFA) average 1 stone per outlet per week for 3 of the fish and chip shops, and 2 stone per week for the remaining 1. After allowing a reasonable amount of time for the novelty aspect to wear off and blue whiting to become an accepted item for sale in the 4 shops, in late October the WFA commissioned interviews to be conducted during normal trading hours in each of the 4 shops. The interviews were conducted by professional interviewers, one of whom spent a day in each location interviewing first the frier and then customers at random who ordered blue whiting. This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

Over Winter Growth Pecten maximus in a Nursery Scallop

The concept of an overwinter nursery process for Pecten Maximus spat arose on sampling spat settlement in artificial collectors in 1975 (Ref 1). It was noticed that the major proportion of the collected stock was still small and fragile (mean size 8 – 9mm) about four months after the peak settlement in July. By this time (November/ December) the sea temperature had fallen from 12/13ºC at the end of October to 8/9ºC at the end of December, and eventually the temperature fell to 6ºC by the end of January. There was some evidence of cessation of growth and significant mortalities of the smaller scallop spat over this winter (see Ref 2). There was, therefore, the possibility of promoting growth and survival of these small spat, indoors, over the winter and perhaps thereby shortening the overall culture period for Pecten maximus. This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish.

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