Environment
Committed to Environmental Protection
Scottish Pelagics Committed to the Environment
The Scottish pelagic industry is committed to environmental protection and strongly believes that effective management of fish stocks based on scientific evidence is vital for ensuring food security and maintaining healthy fish populations.
Scottish pelagic vessels work a ‘clean’ fishery where there is virtually no by-catch of unwanted species. The state-of-the-art trawls and purse seines used to catch the fish are fished with high precision and avoid touching the seabed. Adopting latest vessel designs and catching technologies means the Scottish fleet is already playing its role in achieving national targets for Net Zero carbon emissions.
Scottish pelagic fisheries already have a much lower carbon footprint than other forms of protein production such as beef, lamb, pork and chicken. Click below to find the results of the latest research.
