Warning signs
Changes in the body fat of mackerel may give a clue to a factor in the decline of wild salmon. So argues Dr Martin Jaffa in his latest column for […] Continue Reading
‘Don’t eat fish off back of lorry’ warning
COUNCIL officials in Belfast were continuing to issue health warnings yesterday after hundreds of mackerel were scattered along one of the city’s streets. The road became slippery after a lorry shed part of […] Continue Reading
Scottish pelagic industry call for Faroes rethink
REPRESENTATIVES of the Scottish pelagic industry have again called on the Scottish and UK Governments to renegotiate fishing agreements with the Faroe Islands after the country signed a Free Trade […] Continue Reading
Agreement reached on mackerel quotas
Agreement has been reached on catching opportunities for north-east Atlantic mackerel for 2015 following negotiations between the EU, Norway and the Faroes. Under the agreement, which follows scientific advice from […] Continue Reading
Scottish mackerel sector will lose out again, warns industry body
AS representatives of mackerel fisheries from the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands sit down in Bergen to agree next year’s Total Allowable Catch (TAC), the Scottish processing industry has […] Continue Reading
Scottish mackerel big in Japan
SCOTTISH seafood products have this week received a huge boost thanks to a bespoke promotion running with Aeon Group, one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. Brokered by Scottish […] Continue Reading
Iceland responds to latest Coastal States meeting
Iceland has made a formal response to the annual consultations between the Coastal States on the management of mackerel stock in the North-East Atlantic that took place in London this […] Continue Reading
North-East mackerel fishery information sought
THE Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification re-assessment of the Mackerel Industry Northern Sustainability Alliance (MINSA) North East Atlantic Mackerel Fishery (Mid-water Single and Pair pelagic trawl, pelagic trawl, purse seine […] Continue Reading
Mackerel makes welcome return to UK plates
THE Scottish mackerel processing industry has welcomed the return of mackerel to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) Fish to Eat list – the essential guide to sourcing sustainable fish for […] Continue Reading