by SPSG | Jan 16, 2023 | News
The traditional start-of-the-year, January mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet is progressing well, with boats reporting good marks of fish. Fishing commenced in early January west of Shetland and boats are now in the North Rona area as they follow the...
by SPSG | Dec 8, 2022 | News
The UK, EU, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway have agreed that 782,066 tonnes of mackerel should be caught in the north-east Atlantic in 2023. This corresponds with the advice of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and means...
by SPSG | Nov 14, 2022 | News
Pictured here is the Shetland vessel Altaire landing her catch of high-quality mackerel to the Northbay processing facility at Peterhead earlier this week. The Scottish mackerel fleet is currently experiencing a busy autumn fishery working grounds close to Peterhead...
by SPSG | Oct 21, 2022 | News
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG), part of the client group for an MSC certified North Sea Herring fishery, won the MSC UK Ocean Leadership award last night (20 October) in recognition for the efforts they have gone to conducting an industry-science...
by SPSG | Oct 12, 2022 | News
In this article for The Scotsman newspaper, Ian Gatt, chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association and chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group, outlines why urgent action is needed to resolve the impasse of international mackerel...