From Cornish breakthrough to Scottish opportunity
What started as an accidental discovery off the Cornish coast in 2020 is now turning heads across the UK fishing industry. Years of refinement has led to scallop potting becoming…
Scallop potential in Norwegian waters
Norway has in the past seen a boom and bust fishery for scallops. In the late 1980s and early 1990s a dredge fishery for a cold water Arctic Scallop existed,…
Sustainable scallops dance their way onto restaurant menus
Sustainably caught Disco Scallops are on now the menu. Marine scientists working in the south of England discovered that scallops can be caught using pots equipped with flashing LED lights – hence…
Breakthrough opens way for low-impact scallop fishery
A partnership between marine scientists and fishermen in England’s South West has resulted in a new environmentally friendly method for fishing scallops using innovative illuminated pots which have been dubbed…
