In the third instalment of this occasional series, David Linkie looks back on fishing trips – some of them in fisheries now sadly consigned to history – that he has experienced over the past 30-plus years Cod lying on hard…
The eighth article in the series by Hull skipper William Oliver, first published in 1953/4. Photographs courtesy of Alec Gill In August 1915, during the First World War, I was skipper of a Grimsby trawler, the Tokyo GY 167. During…
The coronavirus crisis has had a major impact on lifeboat stations in terms of publicity visits, exercise launches and events – but the commitment of the RNLI to saving lives at sea remains as strong as ever, and lifeboats have…
Aalskere is, without question, one of the most advanced whitefish vessels to join the Scottish fleet, reports David Linkie The high level of specification of the new Aalskere reflects the depth of thinking that Orkney skipper Iain Harcus put into…
In the days before lifeboat services, saving lives at sea went hand in hand with the chance to make serious money from salvage, reports John Worrall It was a question of time and place. In the 18th and 19th centuries,…
Photographer Tony Fitzsimmons records observations and conversations from a stormy January trip on the beam trawler Julie of Ladram Following my week at sea onboard the Waterdance vessel Sam of Ladram, next up on my list was the Julie of…
Children’s marine conservation charity Ullapool Sea Savers held a community-wide prawn party to support local fishermen and boost morale last weekend. The Sea Savers has a record of successful campaigning on marine issues. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, it received a…
The Fish on Friday website – a collaborative project initiated by the Fishmongers’ Company – aims to reconnect the British public with their local fisheries and coastal communities. It has just launched an interactive map that connects people in all…
Skippers Jamie Clarke and Scott Bremner and the crew of the 34m Alcedo are highly impressed with the level of performance delivered by the beam scalloper in the first month of fishing, reports David Linkie. After Alcedo landed her maiden…
SeaFit and FishWell are striving to find creative ways of continuing to support local fishing communities, and have teamed up with the Eastern Seafish Training Association (ESTA) to deliver Parcels of Kindness. The first 75 of 350 parcels, containing a…
