Scottish scientists sample mackerel eggs in Arctic Circle

Scottish scientists sample mackerel eggs in Arctic Circle

Scientists from Marine Scotland have been involved in a survey sampling mackerel eggs in the Arctic Circle. Four scientists from Marine Scotland, which is the Scottish Government Directorate responsible for the integrated management of Scotland’s seas, joined the crew...
Herring Sales Boom

Herring Sales Boom

Herring sales boom and top restaurants put them on the menu as Michelin star-winning chef Richard Corrigan says he would eat them ‘every day seven days a week’ reports Helena Horton for the Daily Mail. It was once the breakfast of indulgence across the...
Advocacy group alarmed at Norway mackerel quota grab

Advocacy group alarmed at Norway mackerel quota grab

The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) says it is alarmed by the decision of the Norwegian government to set a unilateral mackerel quota for Northeast Atlantic mackerel. Increasing the Norwegian national catch of mackerel by 106,456 tonnes up to 298,299...
Scottish herring – the super-food of our seas

Scottish herring – the super-food of our seas

By Robert Duthie, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Processors’ Association The Scottish North Sea herring season will shortly get underway, with vessels from Fraserburgh, Peterhead, and Shetland working traditional grounds in search of the ‘silver darlings’. The...