by SPSG | Jun 10, 2021 | News
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...
by SPSG | Jun 9, 2021 | News
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...
by SPSG | Jun 2, 2021 | News
Scottish fishermen today called on retailers and food suppliers to stop sourcing Norwegian and Faroese mackerel after the two countries unilaterally increased their quota shares. The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association and the Shetland Fishermen’s Association...
by SPSG | May 5, 2021 | Recipes
Serves 2 Ingredients 4 whole new season herrings, (gutted and cleaned) 2 lemons, cut into wedges 4 large tomatoes (halved) 2 tsps butter Sea salt Black pepper 4 cocktail sticks The method Preheat the oven to 180C – Gas Mark 4 Take the herrings and if necessary, clean...
by SPSG | Apr 28, 2021 | Recipes
Herring are sometimes referred to as the ‘Silver Darlings.’ Preparation: 5 minutes Cooking: 20 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients 4 x herrings, cleaned and heads removed 55g / 2 oz butter 1 leek, sliced 55g / 2 oz breadcrumbs 55g / 2 oz shelled walnut pieces, roughly...