by SPSG | Apr 1, 2025 | News
The blue whiting season for the Scottish pelagic fleet is drawing to a close and is expected to finish within the next fortnight. Boats are currently fishing west of Scotland and have been landing into Scotland, Norway, Denmark, Faroe Islands and Iceland depending on...
by SPSG | Mar 27, 2025 | News
The Home and Dry Fishing Safety Forum wants to know more about where and how fishermen find safety information. The industry forum is chaired by Seafish and involves a range of industry bodies and training organisations. Its ultimate goal is zero preventable deaths on...
by SPSG | Mar 26, 2025 | News
The Scottish Government has two Second Officer vacancies within the Marine Directorate. More details on the posts at: https://tinyurl.com/5n8ny4p2
by SPSG | Mar 7, 2025 | News
The photo here shows Ian Gatt, the chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA), along with wife Louise at the investiture for his CBE at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh (4 March). He was made a CBE in last year’s King’s Birthday...
by SPSG | Feb 19, 2025 | News
The blue whiting fishery for the Scottish pelagic fleet has now commenced, with the Peterhead based vessels Pathway and Lunar Bow the first to head to the Atlantic grounds, with several other boats joining in the coming days. The fishery is taking place off Donegal in...