by SPSG | Aug 27, 2024 | News
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...
by SPSG | Aug 19, 2024 | News
Dr Katie Brigden, Pelagic Fisheries Scientist at UHI Shetland, says it is remarkable how quickly the Scottish Pelagic Industry-Science Data Collection Programme (SPISDCP) has progressed since the initial feasibility study in 2018, which has now led to data being used...
by SPSG | Aug 5, 2024 | News
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...
by SPSG | Jul 17, 2024 | News
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...
by SPSG | Jul 9, 2024 | News
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...