Thousands of visitors sample local fresh seafood and fishing heritage, during sun-drenched weekend festival at Portsoy Attractions including iconic vessels from previous eras, skiff racing, live music and dancing, art, craft and food fairs, international exhibitions, and search and rescue…
The skippers and crew of Guiding Light H 90 quickly started to establish the fishing credentials of the new whitefish vessel by landing a 1,290-box maiden trip at Peterhead last week, after pair-seining with Guiding Star H 360 on the…
In terms of scale and standards, the new whitefish market at Peterhead sets new benchmarks for quality and efficiency, both in the UK and in Europe. David Linkie reports The first sale in Peterhead’s new fishmarket on Monday, 18 June…
‘What a picture, what a photograph’ Phil Lockley begins a two-part series on one of the strongest-built wooden pocket trawlers in the UK – Adela BM 79 It was built at Paimpol for a Guernsey skipper and was here (in…
Former crew members of the RNLI Shoreham Lifeboat held a get-together at the Sussex Yacht Club on 24 June, reports John Periam. The event was arranged by Mike Fox, whose family have had strong lifeboat links over many years. “It…
While the Cornish boatyard C Toms & Son is at present ‘very busy’, the yard’s boss Paul Toms says that there is space for more builds, reports Phil Lockley. He said: “No boatyard can be too busy, and in our…
The continual evolution in vessel design and specification was further advanced earlier this month when the dedicated 27.55m fly-shooter Tranquility LK 63 arrived in Shetland, reports David Linkie Berthing the state-of-the-art vessel in Symbister harbour for the first time was…
Over the past few years, I’ve got more and more interested in the human microbiome, and wonder if the same applies to fish? If, for example, you took a fish from one location, and compared its gut bacteria to a…
SILVER LINING? – FOR TRADITIONAL WELSH CORACLE FISHERY The historic and traditional coracle fishery for salmon and sea trout (sewin) on the river Teifi in West Wales is holding on. John Worrall reports. Len Walters works a mixed fishery out…
Nearly 250 guests attended the presentation evening for the Fishing News Awards 2018, which was held in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Aberdeen Treetops on Thursday, 24 May The audience represented all sectors of the fishing industry, including fishermen and their…
