Fish processing company looking to expand

A fish processing business at Hayle is looking to expand after receiving a grant of more than £12,000.The Objective One fisheries money has enabled Fresh and Freeze Company Ltd to buy and install a filleting machine.

The machine is designed to head, gut and fillet the sardines and herring that are landed by the company's fishing vessel at Newlyn Harbour.

Before the equipment arrived, the firm said it had headed and gutted about 5% of its fish by hand, and none of it was filleted.

Stefan Glinski, owner of Fresh and Freeze Company Ltd, said: "This will help to develop the Cornish sardine fishery and will lead to the establishment of value added products from Cornwall in all the multiple retail outlets."

Nicky Harrison, Objective One fisheries project officer, said: "This a simple yet highly beneficial project that will add value to Cornish fish products and create two new jobs in the Cornish fishing industry."