ORKNEY
Updated 25 days ago
Private Limited Company
- Active - SC785678 (CH)
- Age: less than 1 year
- ID: 52794037/1
Garson Food Park Stromness Orkney KW16 3BL
• 96090 - Other service activities n.e.c.
As a geographically remote peripheral island group Orkney has had a long tradition of inshore vessels. Of some 68 islands over 30 were inhabited in the recent past (now around 18) and small boats were the mainstay of island life for centuries - transporting, people, livestock and goods between the individual islands as well as providing the means to harvest the rich surrounding waters... From around 1775 London smacks took live lobsters from Orkney to markets in the city. By the end of the century between 100,000 and 120,000 lobsters were being exported annually. In 1953 local fishermen took control of their own destiny by forming a co-operative to market the local catch. As well as exporting live shellfish Orkney Fishermen's Society operates one of the UK's premier brown crab factories, processing and marketing up to 3,000 tons of crab per annum with the main market focus being the UK retail sector... Typical fresh seafood available includes: Haddock, Cod, Monkfish, Hake, Coley,..
Also known as: ORKNEY CRAB LIMITED, Orkney Fishermen's Society
Previous names: ORKNEY CRAB COMPANY LTD, RAM 256 LIMITED
Registration numbers: 1308 (W), SC785678 (CH)