How mackerel tagging is playing a vital stock assessment role

How mackerel tagging is playing a vital stock assessment role

Dr Steve Mackinson, the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association’s (SPFA) chief scientist, will be giving a presentation in Fraserburgh on how mackerel tagging is playing a crucial role in the assessment of Scotland’s most commercially valuable fish stock. Every year...
Mackerel with Asian salad

Mackerel with Asian salad

Prep time: 4 minutes Cooking time: 5 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients 4 mackerel fillets 1 tsp sea salt 60ml oil For the Asian salad: 2 red chillies Bunch coriander 1/2 red pepper 1/2 yellow pepper 12 mint leaves 4 shallots 20 mange tout 2 lime leaves Method Prepare the...
How the blue whiting fishery sustains vital jobs

How the blue whiting fishery sustains vital jobs

How the blue whiting fishery sustains vital jobs, by Ian Gatt, secretary of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group, appeared in The Scotsman newspaper on 1 February 2017 It is a Scottish fishery that is not well known yet is worth around £17m in landings alone and...