by SPSG | Apr 10, 2024 | News
The Scottish Pelagic Industry-Science Data Collection Programme (SPISDCP) has published its 2023 Annual Report. SPISDCP is a collaboration between the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, UHI Shetland and the Marine Directorate of the Scottish government. Within...
by SPSG | Mar 5, 2024 | News
The manner in how the Shetland pelagic fleet evolved to its current position of eight large vessels was the result of a combination of factors – although the one element that has not changed is that the boats remain to this day locally crewed and largely family owned....
by SPSG | Feb 29, 2024 | News
Investment in new vessels and the latest state-of-the-art fish handling technology has ensured that the Shetland pelagic fleet is at the forefront of catching premium mackerel, herring and blue whiting where carbon emissions are kept as low as possible, and in the...
by SPSG | Feb 26, 2024 | News
Quality and sustainability is close to the heart of John Angus, Senior Sales Manager at Pelagia Shetland Ltd, and this dedication by him and the rest of the team to ensure best practice procedures in handling pelagic fish has resulted in discerning Japanese buyers now...
by SPSG | Feb 23, 2024 | News
The traditional start-of-the-year mackerel fishery for the Scottish mackerel fleet proved fruitful, with boats reporting abundant shoals of good-sized fish. Fishing mainly to the north-west of Orkney, the plentiful fish on the grounds meant the fleet typically worked...