Fish
Market
Sales at Peterhead Fish Market commence at
7.00am. daily, Monday to Friday.
Quality is the password for the Merchants Quay Fish Market.
More and more fishermen are conscious of the need to maximise
the price and the superior market facility reflects this.
With temperature control in the market, vessels
and lorries can discharge immediately upon arrival to a secure
environment. The fish market has been designed to create optimum
conditions for preservation of the catch. The double sealing
doors on either side assist in temperature control, strict hygiene
regulations are in place and executed by Environmental Health
Inspectors who check all fish on landing and security cameras
oversee all procedures.
This modern facility of over 2,850 square feet
ensures the best opportunity for preservation of quality during
the Fish Market link in the supply chain
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The Fishing Industry
Peterhead's fishing industry centred on the Harbour consists of
three basic categories of species landed:
1. Demersal
2. Pelagic
3. Shellfish
During 2007 landings of 143,000 tonnes were valued at £114,000,000 apportioned as follows
|
% Volume |
% Value |
| Demersal |
26 |
50 |
| Pelagic |
71 |
42 |
| Shellfish |
3 |
8 |
Demersal landings, otherwise known as "White Fish" consist
of
|
% |
| Haddock |
45 |
| Cod |
14 |
| Whiting |
12 |
| Flatfish (Lemon Sole, Plaice
etc.) |
6 |
| Monk (Angler) |
6 |
| Coley (Saithe) |
8 |
| All others |
9 |
Pelagic landings, often called "Oily Fish" consists
of
|
% Volume |
% Value |
| Herring |
42 |
18 |
| Mackerel |
58 |
82 |
Shellfish landings are almost all nephrops (prawns).
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