Data collection scheme will help ensure a sustainable future

Data collection scheme will help ensure a sustainable future

The comprehensive way members of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association have embraced the industry-science data collection initiative is testament to the industry’s commitment to sustainability and ensuring better stock management, says chairman Richard...
New SPFA chairman keen to address challenges facing sector

New SPFA chairman keen to address challenges facing sector

Richard Williamson, the new chair of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA), says he is honoured to take on the new role and build upon the excellent work of the previous long-standing chair, Alex Wiseman, and vice-chair, David Hutchison. Now, with...
put tasty Scottish ‘silver darlings’ on the menu

put tasty Scottish ‘silver darlings’ on the menu

The main North Sea herring fishery is about to get underway – the only herring fishery in the north-east Atlantic that is independently certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for the sustainable way it is harvested. Boats from the north-east of...
Naming ceremony for new Shetland pelagic trawler

Naming ceremony for new Shetland pelagic trawler

On Saturday, July 6, at the Zamakona shipyard in the port of Bilbao, the naming ceremony took place of the new pelagic trawler for the Shetland fleet, Antarctic. Built for the Fiskebas Fishing Co., the event  saw the presence of the ship’s owners as well as a...