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Zero hour for Northeast Atlantic pelagics: Waitrose repeats call for Coastal States to fish responsibly With the Coastal States’ self-imposed deadline to reach an agreement on Northeast Atlantic mackerel quota […]
New processing facility for Denholm Seafoods will deliver net benefits. Work has begun on a major new £30m mackerel and herring processing facility and cold-store upgrade for Denholm Seafoods in […]
Canada adopts precautionary approach to Pacific herring. The Canadian Government says the management of Pacific herring will remain precautionary while allowing fishing allocations where possible. The Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of […]
Steady week of fishing for Norwegian fleet. Norwegian fish sales organisation Norges Sildsalgslag says that last week resulted in lower catches of Norwegian spring spawning (NVG) herring. In its weekly […]
West coast of Scotland herring survey kicks off. The West of Scotland Herring Hunt (WOSHH) 2023 spring-spawning herring field work season has begun with shore-based environmental (e)DNA sampling. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is […]
Irish consultation of herring management. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Mr Charlie McConalogue, has launched a consultation process on a review of the 2012 Herring Management Policy, […]
Norway meeting on sharing pelagic price information. Norway’s Sildesalgslag and Sjømat Norge have met to discuss how price information should be handled in the future. The background is that the […]
Norway’s Seafood Exports Worth NOK 151.4 billion in 2022 2022 was the best year ever for Norwegian seafood exports. Norway exported 2.9 million tonnes of seafood to a value of […]
Savoury bread and butter pudding. A different twist on your usual bread and butter pudding, but just as satisfying. Traditionally known as the ‘silver darlings’, North Sea herring is one […]
Tiny fish could unlock big gains in tackling global malnutrition. Tiny fish could play a big part in tackling malnutrition and the food insecurity crisis across the globe, a new […]
Norway exported NOK 14.4 billion worth of seafood in November, representing an increase of NOK 2.3 billion, or 19 per cent, compared to the same month last year. So far […]
Good herring fishing for Norwegian fleet. Fishing for Norwegian spring spawning herring was very good at the beginning of last week with Tuesday being the best day with well over […]
Norwegian herring extending feeding season. When the Norwegian Sea became warmer in the mid-2000s, the herring became both shorter and fatter. Now researchers have seen that the herring has changed its […]
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 […]
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: […]
Scottish mackerel and herring processors call for urgent action on soaring energy costs. The Scottish Pelagic Processors Association (SPPA) – the representative organisation for Scotland’s mackerel, herring and blue whiting […]
Put super tasty North Sea herring on the menu this summer. With the Scottish North Sea herring season now underway, this is the perfect time for consumers to include this […]
Historic moment as North Atlantic Fishing Company lands herring catch into Hull. The fishing vessels WIRON 5 and 6, owned and operated by Fishing Company Wirons Ltd, a company of […]
Spring spawning herring were “tricked” into spawning in autumn When researchers at the Institute of Marine Research in Norway manipulated the hours of daylight in an experimental setup, they got herring […]
Baked herring with lemon and tomatoes. Delicious, simple and healthy, can be cooked in the oven or ideal for the barbecue. An easy recipe, perfect for a light lunch and […]
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