Share a day in the life of a Shoreham fish merchant “I’d rather you’d asked me about a day in the life of Jim Partridge when I was in Sri Lanka, and being much more practical, than visiting the current…
Share a day in the life of Cefas fisheries technician, Rose Finneran “I love what I do,” Centre for Environment, Fishers and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) fisheries technical Rose Finneran told Fishing News. “Everyone says that I’m the Cefas poster girl…
Share a day in the life of Shetland’s small ports supervisor “I’ve always been at sea, all my life. I don’t remember ever not being on a boat. I’ve always had wet feet,” Ross Maclennan, small ports supervisor at Shetland…
“I genuinely love helping to improve safety and reduce the likelihood of an accident happening on a fishing vessel. To me, you can’t put a price on that,” Charles Blyth, NFFO risk, safety and training lead, told Fishing News. Charles’…
Share a day in the life of a Small Isles creel fisherman The soft, southern accent coming from the other end of the line is entirely unexpected. “I’m from Hampshire originally,” said 33-year-old Craig Martin. “I came up here in…
“Brixham fish products are the best in the world, to be fair – it’s as simple as that,” said Neil Walker, of Brixham-based fish merchant Walker and Son. He was making the statement not as a boast, but more as…
Share a day in the life of Shetland Seafood Auctions’ senior operations manager Gordon Drummond started working for Shetland Seafood Auctions (SSA) in 2016, after being approached by auction manager Martin Leyland. He has since gone on to become senior…
Share a day in the life of a Cefas fisheries scientist “I had a late night,” said Cefas offshore fisheries observer Rich Buck, at the beginning of our interview. “I was sampling on Brixham market last night. I was there…
Share a day in the working life of the Dunbar prawn skipper who was named Fishing News Awards Young Fisherman of the Year 2022 For some, being surrounded by plentiful amounts of freshly caught prawns on a daily basis might…
Share a day in the working life of a Brixham-based gear maestro Family, friendship, fishing and the sea are very much intertwined for Darren ‘Edd’ Edwards, founder of Brixham Trawl Makers, with each playing a pivotal role in the development…
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