Live in Peterhead
Catch Connect.Your auction.
Where every fish caught at Sea. Can be sold at Sea.
An auction everyone can trust
Why we built it
Built from 9 years of first-hand experience working across both private sales and the Peterhead auction. Experiencing what works — and what doesn't.
Catch Connect was built on the belief that there is a better way for the industry to function.
— Founder, Catch Connect
Why this matters
Every year, there's less fish.
Quota cut on six species by 20% or more in 2026 in Scotland this year alone — meaning less fair access for everyone.
50%
Cut to Scottish cod quota in 2026.
300 years
Old working system, just changed. A second pressure on the trade.
The market today
Today, you have two options.
Option 1
The newly digitised electronic auction.
An attempt to modernise a three-century-old system. Built outside the industry. Open to everyone — without rules about who bids or where the value lands.
Option 2
Try to get private fish.
Phone calls. WhatsApp. A five-day wait for the price. No audit trail, no protection, no certainty. The way it has run for thirty years.
It was time for a new option. So we built one.
The gap
How do you know you got a fair deal?
What's needed
Not another tool. Not another solution.
An auction everyone can trust — one that connects boats landing in Scottish ports with Scottish buyers.
Catch Connect.Your auction.
Built for both sides
Made for the people who run this trade.
For skippers
Land with a Confirmed Gross.
Sell while you fish. Adjust your trip based on real demand.
- Lock in your money before the boat docks.Don't land and hope.
- Better decisions at sea.Adjust your trip based on the prices you're attaining.
- Sealed bids only you see.Pick what works for you, full control.
- Protect your future demand.Scottish processors today, Scottish demand tomorrow.
For Scottish buyers
Secure Supply for your Orders.
Pre-planned purchases. From the boats you know and trust.
- See what's coming, days ahead.Plan your production, transport, shifts.
- Fish at your door by 6am.From the boat you know and trust.
- Anonymous to your competitors.No one sees what you bid or paid.
How it works
How a trade happens.
Four steps. The rest happens the way it always has — only better.
1
Catch is listed.
Species, volumes, and landing date — straight from the boat at sea.
2
Bids come in.
Verified Scottish processors place sealed bids while the boat fishes.
3
Skipper accepts.
Picks what works. The deal locks in. Both sides know where they stand.
4
Fish lands sold.
Settlement happens through the office in the normal way — just a better version of it.
How we keep it honest
The rules everyone trades under.
An honest market needs more than good intentions. It needs rules — written down, applied the same way every time.
Sealed bids
Bids are confidential.
No buyer sees what another offered.
Verified Scottish buyers
Every account is checked before it goes live.
A production facility in Scotland, a Scottish registered business, and a guarantee at the fish market. No exceptions.
Traditional Settlement
Business as Usual.
Buyer pays skipper through the fish selling office, in the normal way. Catch Connect never holds your money.
Highest bid filled first
One allocation rule, applied the same way every trip.
If a trip lands short, the highest accepted bid is filled first. Everyone trades on the same rule.
Disputes through the office
Quality, weight, and price reconciliation handled where they always have been.
Catch Connect facilitates the trade — the office handles the rest. We don't insert ourselves into your dispute.
Your data is yours
Identifiable trading data stays with you.
Never shared, sold, or transferred.
Where this is going
Where every fish caught at sea.Can be sold at Sea.
Sign up. Start trading.
Live in Peterhead. Skippers and Scottish buyers — get an account in under five minutes.