“I enjoy meeting the young fishermen and seeing how passionate they are about their work,” Young Fishermen Network (YFN) co-ordinator Matilda Phillips told Fishing News. “It’s uplifting for me, and makes me feel so positive – seeing that passion and…
“We started out as two men in a van,” James Forster (pictured above right with fellow founder of JCF Marine John Clarkson) co-founder and director of boatbuilder JCF Marine, told Fishing News. “Now, just a few years later, we’re four men,…
“I often get told by my American guests that my crawfish boil is the best they’ve ever been to,” crayfisherman Bob Ring told Fishing News. “That’s a massive compliment, and I’m quite proud of that.” Clapham-based Bob’s interest in crayfish…
“Fishing has always been in my blood. It’s all I’ve ever known. I could never see myself doing anything else,” Kilkeel-based fisherwoman Erin Chambers told Fishing News. With Brian Chambers – CEO of the Anglo-North Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation, and…
“If my life has been characterised by one thing, it’s serendipity,” Belgium-based Brian O’Riordan, policy adviser at Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) told Fishing News. “So often, being in the right place at the right time has steered me…
“Piece it all together, and there’s a lot going on in the space of my day,” Mike Park OBE, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA), told Fishing News. Growing up in a house situated just a…
“I do enjoy watching a customer go away happy,” Kilkeel-based boatbuilder Gerry Smyth (pictured above, left, with Will Treneer, co-owner of the 14.95m Inter Nos PZ 46 – built by G Smyth Boats) told Fishing News. “I’ve always said that…
“My family is a seafood family. It’s something that I’ve always been around,” Sarah Holmyard, head of sales and marketing at Offshore Shellfish, told Fishing News. “It’s not something that I wanted to get involved in as a child –…
“I enjoy the fact that with my role it’s all different. Nothing is ever the same. There are always different challenges,” Matthew Langham (pictured above, right) technical director at marine navigation equipment specialist Mantsbrite, told Fishing News. “Since I was…
“My vocation is to be a deacon rather than a priest,” Deacon Nick O’Neill, Stella Maris senior area port chaplain for the South of England and Wales, told Fishing News. “‘Deacon’ comes from the Greek work diákonos, which means to…
