Marking the Start of the 2022 Mackerel Season
The 2022 mackerel season got underway in the first week of January and Denholm Seafoods is already processing fish caught by its boat partners in the sustainable rich waters of the North Atlantic.
The first landing of Atlantic mackerel (scomber scombrus) by ‘MFV Unity’ on 7th January was caught in the fishing area west of Shetland, closely followed by landings by ‘MFV Challenge’ and ‘MFV Taits’.
Denholm Seafoods’ quayside plants will be in full production for the next five weeks, processing the catch into various products to customers’ specifications. Products include whole round, butterfly filleted, headed and gutted mackerel.
Denholm Seafoods recently installed a new quayside fish pump and is an example of the business’ continual investment to maintain the quality of the fish landed at its quayside processing plant.
(Pictured: ‘MFV Taits’ steams at a reduced speed through squally conditions to land its first mackerel catch of the season at Denholm Seafoods’ Peterhead plant.)
The Scottish North Sea herring season will shortly get underway, with vessels from Fraserburgh, Peterhead, and Shetland working traditional grounds in search of the ‘silver darlings’. In his latest article, Robert Duthie, Managing Director of Denholm Seafoods and Chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Processors’ Association, explains how Scottish herring is a great dietary source of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
Read the full article here.
A new drug derived from herring found in the South Pacific has been shown to unblock coronary arteries – bringing hope to millions of people with serious heart disease, reports the Mail on Sunday.
According to the newspaper article, it is the first time a drug has been shown to turn back the physiological clock rather than slowing the furring of arteries.
Robert Duthie, Managing Director of Denholm Seafoods and Chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Processors’ Association (SPPA), comments on the findings in this latest SPPA article.
How Herring and Mackerel Could Help You Scale Up Vitamin D Levels
Swimming in abundance in the seas off our coasts are two “super-foods” – herring and mackerel, to be precise.
Both fish are rich in heart-healthy Omega-3 fatty acids, and a wide range of essential minerals and vitamins, including vitamin D, which helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy.
Robert Duthie, Managing Director of Denholm Seafoods and Chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Processors’ Association, writes about the health benefits of herring and mackerel in The Scotsman.