Grimsby is recognised as being one of the most important wholesale fish markets, not just in the UK, but also in Europe.
The dominant supply of fresh fish to the market is from Iceland and Norway but also it attracts fish supplies from across the UK & Europe. The large number of primary processors, ancillary service providers, cold storage and easy access to the UK motorway network keep Grimsby at the forefront of the UK Fish trade.
Between 6pm and 9pm fish starts to arrive from either the local container port of Immingham or from the various ports around the country.
Much of the fish arrives ungraded in insulated tubs and requires onshore grading, packing and weighing. The Grimsby Fish market utilises 3 Marel grading machines and for larger sizes a team of trained staff grade the fish by hand. Fish is typically packed into 50 kilo boxes. Staff load 8 boxes onto pallets and these are moved into the chilled auction Hall ready for the next day’s sale.
From 6am, Monday to Friday, sellers and registered buyers start to arrive at the Fish Market so they can start to check out the day’s fish. At 7am the shout auction starts and buyers bid on the fish. Normally buyers are purchasing at least 1 pallet (400kg) at a time and on a typical Monday auction with 125 tonnes of fish the sales can be finished within 45 minutes.
This makes up 75% of the fish sold at the auction. The Marel Grading system grades these to 8 sizes:
2300gr+
1800-2300gr
1350-1800gr
1100-1350gr
900-1100gr
650-900gr
500-650gr
500gr-
Most of the Cod that hits the auction is at least 4kg+ in size and is graded by a team of trained staff. Normally Cod is sold in groups of 5 sizes:
1s: 7kg+
2s: 4-7kg
3s: 2-4kg
4s: 1-2kg
5s: 1kg-
If the Cod is a particularly small run the Cod will be graded.
The Grimsby Fish Market team has a wealth of experience in a variety of industries including Fishing, International Relations, Retail and more. Together our team has helped keep Grimsby’s historic Fish Market up and running for more than 25 years, providing the freshest fish and seafood to the nation’s wholesale and trade customers. Contact us below.
01472 350023
01472 350023
01472 350023
01472 350023
01472 350023
Grimsby Fish Market
Fish Docks,
Grimsby
DN31 3QL
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