Peterhead Fish Market is a

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Peterhead Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census for Scotland, 2022 Census. It is the largest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landi ...

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, Scotland. Located on Alexandra Parade, in the town's

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, it is owned by Peterhead Port Authority. Peterhead is the UK's biggest fishing port, and its fish market is one of the largest. Peterhead Harbour's fishing industry consists of three categories of species:

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and

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. The fish market moved to new premises, from Merchants Quay in the nearby South Harbour, in 2018, with

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performing the

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. (His sister,

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, opened the original building on 27 August 2001.) It was awarded the gold standard AA rating from the

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. In 2017, fish landings at Peterhead reached £200 million for the first time. It set a new record, £232 million, in 2024. A boycott by processors in January 2023 forced the fish market to suspend its auctions for the first time in its history. In 2024, it was reported that Peterhead Port Authority was considering introducing an automated auction system. The fish market is open weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to private wholesalers.

In popular culture

The

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television series ''The Trawlermen'' shot scenes at the original fish market.

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