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...
by SPSG | Nov 19, 2018 | News
Climate change impacts on fish distribution and productivity: Implications for Scottish fisheries Wednesday 28th November I 16.00 – 18.00 I Zoology Building I The University of Aberdeen I AB24 2TZ According to the latest special report on climate change from...
by SPSG | Oct 19, 2018 | News
Mackerel and herring flying the flag for growth in Scottish food sector, by Robert Duthie, Scottish Pelagic Processors Association They are two of our most valuable commercial fish species exported to many parts of the world and which in a post-Brexit UK will continue...
by SPSG | Oct 1, 2018 | News
Following the news today (28 September) that the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is advising a cut in the north east Atlantic mackerel catch for 2019, Ian Gatt, chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, said: “There...