UK Fishing Co-ops Networking Pilot Project
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| Fife PO | Maryport | Shetland
Fish Processor’s Association | NIFPO
1. Project objectives
The specific objectives of the project are to:
- Facilitate networking activities between fishing co-operatives in small-scale
fishing communities
- Introduce increased use of information and communications technologies
in the marketing process, including the investigation of the feasibility
of using electronic auctions
- Support the development of individual and joint marketing strategies
- Establish the feasibility of widening the approach to include organisations
from other member states.
2. Partner organisations
The partner organisations in the project are:
- Fishing Co-operatives UK, Ltd. (email)
- Fishermen’s Mutual Association (Pittenweem) (email)
- Fife Fish Producer’s Organisation (email)
- Maryport and Solway Fishermen’s Association (email)
- Shetland Fish Processor’s Association (email)
- Northern Ireland Fish Producers’ Association (email)
3. Activities and outputs
The project is executed by:
- Nautilus CONSULTANTS
- 30/6 Elbe Street
- Edinburgh EH6 7HW, UK
- tel. 44-131-555 0660
- fax. 44 -131-554 5902
- Email: nautilus@nautcon.win-uk.net
The following are some of the project activities:
1. Preliminary discussions held with all participants and email accounts
established for all participants.
2. Visit to Zebrugge Fish Auction in September 1998 and discussions
held with suppliers of electronic auctioning systems - PEFA, and Schelfhout
/ INFOMAR.
3. Marketing and business strategy proposals for each participating
organisation drafted.
4. Pilot web pages in preparation.
5. Web links of interest to participants listed on this site.
General information on the project areas:
The Shetland Fishing News
Sea Angling in Pittenweem
Maryport and Cumbria.
Facts and figures
On-line guide to
Maryport
Northern
Ireland - the Ards Peninsula and Portavogie
Web pages of the project participants:
Shetland Fish
Processor’s Association. The members of the association are: Lerwick
Fish Traders; Shetland seafood Specialities, Ronas Fisheries, Shetland
Catch, Shetland Norse, Shetland Seafoods, Shetland Smoked Salmon, Shetland
Smokehouse - Order online, Whalsay Fish Processors, and Sheltie:
L. Williamson (Shetland Ltd.).
Fishermen’s Mutual Association (Pittenweem) - existing site is part
of the Fife Food Initiative.
Fishing Co-operatives UK, Ltd.
Fife Fish Producer’s Organisation
Maryport and Solway Fishermen’s Association
Northern Ireland Fish Producers’ Association
Other links of interest:
'The
Highland Trail - Smoked Salmon and Other Fish'
Hallvard Leröy AS - Links
Denholm Fishselling
Ltd.
L Marie - ordering fish from the
vessel
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Official UK government publications
See market links also for examples of electronic
seafood markets on the web.
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