by SPSG | Oct 20, 2016 | News
Scottish fishermen will have increased catching opportunities for north-east Atlantic mackerel in 2017 following an agreement reached at coastal state negotiations yesterday (19 October) between the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands. Under the agreement, which follows...
by SPSG | Oct 18, 2016 | News
Mackerel – Scotland’s marine gold, an article by John Goodlad, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group, which appeared in The Scotsman newspaper on 11 October 2016. If you take a look at the new £5 Scottish bank note now coming into circulation, you will...
by SPSG | Oct 10, 2016 | News
A new video has been produced highlighting the work of an innovative multi-partner scientific survey to assess the composition of herring stocks to the West of Scotland. The YouTube video provides a fascinating insight into the survey work that involved four different...
by SPSG | Sep 21, 2016 | News
A pioneering industry-led survey of a key west of Scotland herring fishery is paving the way for fishermen to provide scientific support to fisheries management. In recent weeks, six midwater fishing trawlers have participated in an extensive scientific survey of...
by SPSG | Aug 24, 2016 | News
The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) has launched a new Facebook page to highlight how the association is working with scientists to support the sustainability of pelagic fisheries. Created by the SFPA’s new chief scientific officer, Dr Steven...