by SPSG | Dec 14, 2023 | News
Longstanding Vice-Chairman stands down at Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA). A new Vice-Chairman has been appointed by the SPFA after David Hutchison, skipper of the Charisma (LK 362), stood down following 15 years in the role. Richard Williamson, one of...
by SPSG | Dec 13, 2023 | News
Dr Steven Mackinson, the Chief Scientific Officer of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA), says the collaborative approach now adopted between the pelagic industry and science bodies with the data collection scheme, represents a major sea-change in...
by SPSG | Nov 30, 2023 | News
The Scottish mackerel fleet enjoyed a productive end-of-year mackerel fishery, with good sized shoals of fish encountered. The season started at the beginning of October and ran through to mid-November. The fishing took place in the North Sea and east of Shetland. ...
by SPSG | Nov 23, 2023 | News
SPSG sustainability work highlighted in MSC film At the recent MSC Awards UK 2023, a short film was produced to mark 10 years of the awards, where past winners spoke about seafood sustainability and what winning the award meant to them. Among those featured is Dr...
by SPSG | Nov 6, 2023 | News
The comeback kipper – great article in The Guardian reporting on how top chefs are putting MSC certified North Sea herring in front of diners again, and with supermarket sales up by more that 25% in last couple of years. https://tinyurl.com/355tjae2