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Tasty, healthy-to-eat and sustainable – new herring season gets underway!
With the Scottish North Sea herring season now underway, this is the perfect time for consumers to...
Latest scientific assessment shows North Sea herring stock in great shape
The robust state of the North Sea herring stock has been confirmed with the latest scientific...
The road to incorporating Scottish pelagic industry data in science for stock assessments
Fisheries data collection through industry-science partnerships have significant potential to...
Scottish fishing group calls out MCS advice to avoid eating mackerel
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG) – a seafood industry organisation dedicated to...
Blue whiting fishery for Scots fleet progressing well
The blue whiting fishery for the Scottish fleet is progressing well with the fish slowly making...
Reflections on industry participation in science
Dr Steven Mackinson of the SPFA recently gave a Buckland Foundation talk at Cefas in Lowestoft...
The important role blue whiting can play in global food security
This article by Ian Gatt, chairman Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group, was published in The...
Successful start-of-the-year fishery for Scottish mackerel fleet
The start-of-the-year Scottish mackerel fishery was successfully completed by the week ending 11...
Using fishing industry data and knowledge as a contributor to marine science
Dr Steven Mackinson, the Chief Scientific Officer for the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s...
January mackerel fishery in full swing
The traditional start-of-the-year, January mackerel fishery for the Scottish fleet is progressing...
Agreement reached on NE Atlantic mackerel catch for 2023
The UK, EU, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway have agreed that 782,066 tonnes of...
Busy autumn mackerel fishery
Pictured here is the Shetland vessel Altaire landing her catch of high-quality mackerel to the...