UK: Blue whiting fishery processing well

Blue Whiting Fishery Progressing Well for Scots fleet. The blue whiting fishery for the Scottish fleet is progressing well with the fish slowly making their way northwards and boats currently targeting their efforts west of Barra Head in the Outer Isles. Around a dozen Scottish boats are working the fishery, landing their catches into a variety of ports, including Peterhead. For Scottish mackerel and herring fishermen, blue whiting forms an important annual fishery that generally starts in February, and this year is expected to conclude by the end of April. The fishery is particularly important for supporting processing jobs by keeping onshore pelagic processing facilities busy in what would otherwise be a quiet period when there is no mackerel and herring fishing going on. A member of the cod family, the blue whiting is a medium sized fish that is typically about 22 to 30cm in length, although they can grow larger. They are rather unusual in that unlike their cousins the cod and ...