Features

  • Dixon’s of Exmouth: Standing the test of time

    Dixon’s of Exmouth: Standing the test of time

    21st October 2022

    Many of the classic wooden boats built by the Dixon’s yard in the 1960s and 1970s are still going strong – and still fishing. Mark Blanchard reports There aren’t many ports along the south coast between Salcombe and Newhaven, or…

  • Daniel Zeichner: ‘Fishing communities deserve so much better’

    Daniel Zeichner: ‘Fishing communities deserve so much better’

    20th October 2022

    Writing ahead of last week’s Westminster fisheries debate, Daniel Zeichner, Labour’s shadow food, farming and fisheries minister, sets out his priorities on support for the industry The identity of the new fisheries minister has not yet been confirmed. Whoever it…

  • Devon & Severn IFCA: ‘A rogue authority’

    Devon & Severn IFCA: ‘A rogue authority’

    20th October 2022

    Sarah Ready of NUTFA reflects on the overturned Devon & Servern IFCA case and the need to review other historic cases based on VMS data Devon and Severn IFCA has rightly been excoriated in Plymouth Crown Court for blindly continuing…

  • Triple Trawler Disaster: Hull’s Headscarf Revolutionaries

    Triple Trawler Disaster: Hull’s Headscarf Revolutionaries

    7th October 2022

    In the ‘Dark Winter’ of 1968, three Hull trawlers perished in as many weeks. Fifty-eight men died in the Triple Trawler Disaster, triggering a transformative safety campaign led by Lillian Bilocca. Brian W Lavery reflects on the story… Marching on…

  • Wall to wall heritage: The mural man

    Wall to wall heritage: The mural man

    30th September 2022

    Andy Pea – whose work is in increasing demand in UK fishing ports – became a renowned maritime artist by avoiding the sea. Brian W Lavery finds out more Racing the Wind, Andy Pea’s latest mural in Grimsby, is now…

  • Mollie Jayne: Beaming From Brixham

    Mollie Jayne: Beaming From Brixham

    23rd September 2022

    Photojournalist Tony Fitzsimmons documents observations and conversations from an early-summer trip onboard the SWFPO beam trawler Mollie Jayne The Mollie Jayne prepares to leave Brixham for an eight-day trip under a clear blue sky. The South Western Fish Producers’ Organisation…

  • Mevagissey past and present

    Mevagissey past and present

    16th September 2022

    The Mission’s book, Salty Cove, gives a glimpse of life for fishers and shore workers at Mevagissey. Phil Lockley paid the Cornish port a visit to find out more… The choice of Mevagissey for the Mission’s latest fundraising book was…

  • Climate change and the future of fisheries

    Climate change and the future of fisheries

    25th August 2022

    Dr John K Pinnegar, director of the International Marine Climate Change Centre, Cefas presents an overview of the complex implications of the changing climate for fishermen With the UK experiencing some of the warmest weather on record, powerful images of…

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