Simpson Fish are specialists in sourcing the best possible quality whole fish from the Shetland Islands. The fishing industry in Shetland is currently in the middle of an exciting period of growth.

The local fleet is expanding and modernizing in order to take advantage of the abundant fish stocks which gather around Shetland’s vast coastline.

The Shetland Islands are literally in the middle of the most prolific fishing grounds in Europe. Indeed, Shetland is the second largest whitefish landing port in the UK. We are dedicated to sourcing for our customers the finest, freshest whitefish available for the best possible value.

Ocean Challenge arrives

10th November 2020

The latest addition to the Shetland whitefish fleet is the impressive Ocean Challenge, LK253. The vessel is a replacement for the Ocean Way LK207 which was lost in 2017. The boat is 28.5m long and was completed in Killybegs. The new boat marks a very encouraging year for Shetland’s fishing industry with the recent upgrade to the Opportune and the completion of the two new fishmarkets.

New whitefish trawler Ocean Challenge arrives in Lerwick