by SPSG | Dec 22, 2025 | News
Listen to Dr. Steven Mackinson, chief scientific officer of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, discuss on the Seafood Matters podcast how curiosity, collaboration, and industry-led data collection are reshaping pelagic stock assessment and fisheries...
by SPSG | Dec 16, 2025 | News
Scotland’s pelagic fishermen have given a pointed response to news of an extended sharing agreement for the Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock coupled with a total allowable catch (TAC) of 299,010 tonnes in 2026. Under the new four-party agreement between the UK,...
by SPSG | Nov 11, 2025 | News
The end-of-year Scottish mackerel fishery is progressing well with boats finding an abundance of fish that are well spread over a very large area, from north-east to south-west of Shetland and beyond. As an example of this, Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association...
by SPSG | Oct 28, 2025 | News
Tinned mackerel has been described as a ‘superfood’ which everyone should always have in their cupboard, according to a top nutrition expert. In an article in the Daily Mail, nutritionists say tinned foods, which often cost less than £1, should play a vital role in a...
by SPSG | Oct 2, 2025 | News
The following article about a fishing trip on the Research LK62 appeared in The Scotsman newspaper on 27 September The tension inside the wheelhouse of the Shetland herring fishing vessel, Research, was palpable as skipper Gary Williamson and first mate Harry Sandison...