Scottish summer herring ticks all the right boxes

Scottish summer herring ticks all the right boxes

Scottish summer herring ticks all the right boxes, article by Robert Duthie, Chairman, Scottish Pelagic Processors Association. Robert explains why herring is so iconic to Scotland and how it is one of the tastiest fish around With the summer North Sea herring season...
Science with industry initiatives

Science with industry initiatives

What role can the marine industry play in delivering scientific information relevant to ICES advice and marine research? This article in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea newsletter, published on 18 July 2019, reports on an ICES workshop on the...
Scots pelagic fishermen scoop sustainability award

Scots pelagic fishermen scoop sustainability award

The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association and Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS) won the Fishing News Sustainability Award last week (16 May) for their study on scientific self-sampling The project, which included the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, Scottish...
The power of science – mackerel stock in good shape

The power of science – mackerel stock in good shape

The Power of Science, by Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group Fisheries science and the calculation of stock sizes of individual species – or Spawning Stock Biomass as it is known – is an incredibly complex process, but absolutely vital in...