International fishing effort on the migratory mackerel stock has accelerated, with fish being reported from the international zone, beyond any 200nm EEZ, providing a lifeline for vessels from Greenland, Iceland and Russia that are unable to find mackerel in their…
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), whose annual Good Fish Guide made headlines last year when it removed some Scottish crab and lobster stocks from its ‘recommended’ list, due to possible interactions with cetaceans, published its 2023 update last week. For…
The winter mackerel fishery in the North Sea quickly gathered momentum last week, after good marks of fish were located around 50 miles southeast of Fair Isle by the first midwater boats to leave Peterhead and Fraserburgh, reports David Linkie.…
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