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Future-Proofing Pelagic Fishing: Priorities for 2025 By Phil Haslam, Managing Director, North Atlantic Fishing Company. Pelagic fishing accounts for 60% of UK landings, making it a vital part of the […]
Deep-sea mesopelagic fish offer health benefits. Researchers at Nofima, in collaboration with other European research institutions in Ireland and Spain, have made new discoveries in the exploration of deep-sea fish. The […]
Scots pelagic fishers committed to reducing carbon emissions. In this article, Ian Gatt CBE, chief executive Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, outlines some of the work by the Scottish pelagic industry […]
Data collection scheme will help ensure a sustainable future for Scottish pelagic fisheries. The comprehensive way members of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association have embraced the industry-science data collection initiative […]
As the first pelagic fishing fleet in Europe, Denmark’s Pelagic Producer Organization (DPPO) has introduced Fully Documented Fishing on all vessels. From this week, more than 50% of all Danish […]
New chair and vice-chair of Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association. Alex Wiseman has retired as chair of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) after 15 years of dedicated service, with former […]
Floating algae a raft for juvenile pelagic fish. Floating macroalgal acts as a raft that provides habitat for a diverse array of juvenile oceanic fish a new Griffith University-led study […]
Statement from Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, on sandeel ban. Ian Gatt, chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, said: “This is a political decision, driven by unrelenting NGO pressure. […]
Pelagic fishermen urge Coastal States to focus on more equitable quota shares. Scotland’s pelagic fishermen have urged the Coastal States fishing mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring in the north-east […]
Scottish pelagic fishers and Cefas sign MoU to work together on scientific research. The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) have […]
The scientist on a mission to conserve pelagic fisheries. IMAS scientist Sean Tracey has spent many years catching tuna, swordfish and other large pelagic fish around Australia, but it’s not […]
Scots pelagic fishers welcome herring stock status. The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group says the robust state of the North Sea herring stock has been confirmed with the latest scientific advice […]
Are pelagic fisheries entering new waters? Coastal States negotiations unpacked. For years, the unified voice of the global marketplace for sustainable seafood – The North Atlantic Pelagic Advocacy Group (NAPA) […]
Stock assessment of small pelagic fish off the coast of Africa. A group of scientists from the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO, a subordinate institution of the […]
Urgent government action needed to protect vital pelagic fish stocks in the North-East Atlantic. New scientific advice shows herring, blue whiting and mackerel stocks over-exploited in 2021. The Marine Stewardship […]
Sustainable Development Goals for the pelagic fishing sector The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were announced in 2015 by the United Nations and 17 SDGs were formulated to contribute to the […]
Update on Norwegian pelagic fishing. Norwegian pelagic sales group Norges Sildesalgslag has provided an update on pelagic fishing for fishing season week 34. Mackerel: This week’s quantity of mackerel was […]
Pelagic fishers call for action against Norway and Faroe over mackerel. The Pelagic Advisory Council (PAC) has written to the EC demanding action on over the unilateral setting of mackerel […]
Update on Norwegian pelagic fishing season. Norwegian pelagic sales group Norges Sildesalgslag has provided an update on pelagic fishing for fishing season week 34. Kenneth Garvik of the group, writes: […]
Scots pelagic fishers condemn Russia-Faroe blue whiting arrangement. The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association has condemned the continuing presence of a fleet of Russian midwater freezer trawlers fishing for blue whiting […]
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