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...
by SPSG | Nov 9, 2021 | News
The following article by Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group, appeared in Fishing News on 3 November, 2021 The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made grim reading with UN chief Antonio Guterres...
by SPSG | Nov 8, 2021 | News
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) has produced a Fact Sheet outlining the current UK position on the north-east Atlantic mackerel fishery and total allowable catches (TACs) and quota shares. With the northern European coastal states of Iceland, the...
by SPSG | Oct 21, 2021 | News
Dr Steven Mackinson, the chief scientific officer of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, will deliver this year’s Buckland Lecture at the University of St Andrews on 11 November. Entitled ‘Resurrection: the fall and rise of industry...
by SPSG | Oct 20, 2021 | News
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) says it is ‘deeply disappointed’ at a statement issued by Young’s via the North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) over the ongoing Coastal States shared-stock management negotiations for mackerel, Atlanto-Scandian...