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MODERN FISH
PACKING UNIT SECURED FOR LOOE Looe Harbour Commissioners have been awarded an Objective 1 Fisheries grant to provide a modern and efficient packing unit at Looe Harbour. Fish merchants and processors require modern premises to meet market demand for their fish. Therefore, the provision of this unit will provide much needed premises for the fish buyers/packer who operate from the port. The unit will be upgraded to meet merchant’s needs by installing hygienic wall, floor and ceiling linings to help clean the premises and a porch provided for employees to change into their overalls. The new packing unit will not only support the merchants but will also indirectly secure fishermen’s jobs in Looe and improve the port income as a whole. Alison Elvey, Objective One Fisheries Programme Manager commented, "There is a shortage of suitable units for fish merchants in Looe, especially with such close proximity to the fish market. By providing a modern unit for the merchants, the Harbour Commissioners are helping secure Looe as a modern thriving fishing port." Robert Newton, Chairman of Looe Harbour Commissioners commented, "By upgrading our quayside units, we hope to retain the fish merchants who currently operate from the port, thus supporting the continuation of a strong and viable fish market in Looe.In addition, the improved hygiene standards of the units will ensure that the fish exported from the port is of the best possible quality, thus maintaining the ports reputation for supplying prime fish to local and other UK and European areas alike." |
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