As the 2020 North Sea seasonal herring fishing gathers momentum, David Linkie looks back 13 years to a trip on the new Fraserburgh midwater trawler Chris Andra FR 228 With the 2007 summer herring season drawing to a close, Chris…
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David Linkie looks back 12 years to the maiden pair-seining trip of the innovative sisterships Harvester PD 98 and Ocean Harvest PD 198, built by Karstensens shipyard, which marked a significant milestone for the Scottish whitefish fleet The intensive work…
The tenth article in the series by Hull skipper William Oliver, first published in 1953/54. Photographs courtesy of Alec Gill Two months before our problems with poor-quality coal in 1926, I had been speaking to Mr McCann – the boss…
A plan is in hand to raise the profile of the East Yorkshire port of Bridlington by linking its fishing industry to tourism, reports Tim Oliver The development stems from a study carried out by Hull University, ‘Project Pincer 2’,…
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has had to adapt its way of working, but communication remains key, reports John Periam Paul Johnson, the MMO’s principal officer for the South East, has been with the regional team in Sussex since 1993,…
Environmental protections and coronavirus restrictions have combined to limit what should have been a bumper year for the Wash cockle fishery. John Worrall reports Let’s start with a list: Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive Site…
The easing of the Covid-19 restrictions has enabled sailing to get underway again in Bridlington, with the Bridlington Sailing Coble Preservation Society (BSCPS) fleet of traditional sailing cobles back on the water, whilst crews maintain social distancing rules. Sadly, many…
The latest version of an app co-designed by Scottish skippers to assist them in avoiding high catches of unwanted choke species is now available online. BATmap, or By-catch Avoidance Tool Using Mapping, allows a skipper to securely share their real-time…
David Linkie looks back 20 years to a six-day trip on Amethyst II BF 19 that marked a significant milestone for the Scottish prawn fleet Four weeks after Macduff Shipyards completed the 19.9m twin-rig trawler Amethyst II, skipper David West…
