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...
by SPSG | Aug 23, 2021 | News
By Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made grim reading with UN chief Antonio Guterres describing the warning as a ‘code red for humanity’. He warned that the...
by SPSG | Aug 11, 2021 | News
The Lunar Bow has won this year’s ‘Pelagic Boat of the Year’ category of the Fishing News Awards. The Peterhead based, diesel-electric drive, dual purpose purse-seiner/midwater trawler features a totally new hull design in which the full-length boat...
by SPSG | Jul 7, 2021 | News
Scottish North Sea herring is now in season, offering consumers a delicious and nutritious option for their weekly shopping basket. Scottish North Sea herring is the only herring fishery in the north-east Atlantic that is independently certified by the Marine...