by SPSG | Jun 27, 2022 | News
Scottish pelagic fishermen have condemned decisions by Norway and Faroe to persist with the unilateral quota increases for Northeast Atlantic mackerel that they first announced in 2021, calling it a wilful attack on the principles of sustainability required to...
by SPSG | Jun 21, 2022 | News
Fishing News recently reported that Scottish pelagic fishing vessels now actively participate in gathering the biological data that inform how fisheries are managed. This new collaboration between fishers and scientists not only provides high quality data on herring,...
by SPSG | May 2, 2022 | News
A Shetland pelagic fisherman has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for the UK to take action over Russian midwater freezer trawlers fishing for blue whiting in the UK’s shared zone with the Faroe Islands. Colin Leask, who is the mate of the Shetland...
by SPSG | Apr 21, 2022 | News
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association has condemned the continuing presence of a fleet of Russian midwater freezer trawlers fishing for blue whiting in the UK’s shared zone with the Faroe Islands. Not only does this come against the background of international...
by SPSG | Apr 5, 2022 | News
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) has produced a ‘Pelagic Industry Briefing Document’ aimed at politicians and other interested parties to ensure there is informed understanding of the sector. The document includes the historical development of the...