by SPSG | Feb 25, 2022 | News
A charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people in Africa is waging a battle against Scotland’s environmental regulator over the export of recycled fishing nets to Vietnam. The Oor Bairns Charitable Trust, which is run by retired Fraserburgh skipper Willie...
by SPSG | Dec 22, 2021 | News
Commenting on the fisheries deal for 2022 between the UK and Norway, both the Shetland Fishermen’s Association and the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association attacked its “troubling imbalance” for herring catches. Ian Gatt, chief executive of...
by SPSG | Dec 20, 2021 | News
By Keith Broomfield It was just prior to daybreak and the tension in the wheelhouse of the Fraserburgh-based Resolute was palpable. The trawler was 18 miles south-east of Sumburgh Head, Shetland, and for the last few hours, co-skippers Matty West and Ally West had...
by SPSG | Dec 14, 2021 | News
Ian Gatt, chief executive of the SPFA, welcomed the agreement reached last week between the UK, EU and Norway on herring catches for 2022. He said: “Although ICES advice allowed for a 45% increase in the TAC, limiting the increase to 20% is more precautionary...
by SPSG | Nov 25, 2021 | News
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and Shetland UHI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership agreement that will enhance co-operation between the fishing industry and scientists. Shetland UHI was formed on 1st...