Solent Engineering was started by Dave and Lucy Middleton in 2010 – and over the past decade, they have seen their business grow from strength to strength, reports John Periam The company is based in a small five-unit production facility…
A wide selection of readers’ photographs were sent to Fishing News in 2019 for inclusion in this occasional feature. The high quality of the images received made selecting the six shortlisted photographs displayed here particularly challenging for the Fishing News…
Veteran Filey fisherman Colin Jenkinson reflects on his 72-year career – and centuries of Jenkinson fishing heritage. John Worrall reports Colin Jenkinson has retired. After nearly 72 years of fishing for a living and just turning 85, another member of…
A young Sussex fisherman is looking to the future with his newly refitted Delta Star, reports John Periam. Photos: Geoff Lee Steve Eason is a 35-year-old fisherman who fishes out of Brighton Marina and sometimes out of Shoreham. He has…
New research has shown that young salmon from rivers on the east coast of Ireland travel northwards to leave the Irish Sea, rather than going south to join salmon on the western coast, before heading to their oceanic feeding grounds,…
HMS Clyde, one of the great workhorses of the Royal Navy’s Fishery Protection Squadron (FPS), returned to HMS Naval Base Portsmouth on 20 December after 12 years on patrol around the Falkland Islands, bringing her final voyage as a member…
Karstensens-built Shetland 75m midwater trawler features MacGregor electric-drive deck machinery Skipper Davie Hutchison and the crew of the Whalsay midwater trawler Charisma LK 362 started to prove the new boat’s fishing credentials in December with two quick-fire trips in close…
The selection of photographs shown have been sent in by Fishing News readers. Although the number of photos currently being received is insufficient to generate a Photo of the Month competition, a selection of readers’ photos will continue to be…
David Linkie looks back on a year of contrasts from a personal perspective Yet again, the support of many in the UK fishing industry has enabled a succession of achievements to be covered in Fishing News over the past 12…
The Isle of Man king scallop seasonal fishery opened at the beginning of November with licensed boats on a daily quota of 560kg, in line with catch limits implemented by the Manx government to regulate the fishery. Since the start…
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