by SPSG | Apr 8, 2019 | News
Following the publication last week by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES Report that reviews the methods used in the 2018 Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock assessment, which concludes that there were flaws in the methodology due to issues...
by SPSG | Apr 4, 2019 | News
Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group and Co-ordinator of MINSA (Mackerel Industry Northern Sustainability Alliance) recently gave a presentation on Mackerel Science to the Seafish Common Language group. In his presentation he explores the...
by SPSG | Feb 11, 2019 | News
By Ian Gatt, chief executive Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association When it comes to fishing there is the oft-repeated mantra from many environmentalists that big is bad and small is good. Much more sustainable and better for society, they argue, to have small-scale...
by SPSG | Jan 31, 2019 | News
A grouping of northern European mackerel fishing organisations has expressed disappointment that Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification of the North East Atlantic mackerel fishery will be suspended at the beginning of March but is hopeful that certification...
by SPSG | Dec 14, 2018 | News
By Dr Steven Mackinson, Chief Scientific Officer, Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association Climate change and how it affects our environment is one of the most talked about topics of our times, with it likely to have a whole range of significant impacts on our...