Two passionate fishmongers braved the elements as they made a 140-mile journey from Stoke-on-Trent to Grimsby in a bid to raise money for the Fishermen’s Mission. Tesco fishmongers, Emma McKeating and Nicola Rowbotham, have fallen in love with the fishing industry since they…
The coast of west Wales is at once scenic, remote and self-contained. Most settlements have had a castle and fishing, and many still have, and while the castles are ruinous, the fishing is not, or not yet anyway, despite a…
The new 13m Shannon-class Stella and Humfrey Berkeley (ON-1332) arrived at her station of Leverburgh in the Outer Hebrides on 21 April, 2018, to be welcomed by hundreds of people who lined the small pier eager to see the new…
Should I have gone to Specsavers? Most small-boat fishermen of Cornwall are going through the ‘famine’ part of the old saying ‘feast or famine’, yet the lucky few able to fish close to the rocky ‘edges’ in offshore westerly wind…
HMS Forth, the first of the new Batch 2 River-Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (Fishing News, 5 April), was commissioned at Portsmouth Naval Base on Friday, 13 April, 2018, reports John Periam The arrival of HMS Forth marks a significant increase…
By returning to sea towards the end of March, the 14.2m Brixham beam-scalloper Golden Promise FH 401 is testament to the well-known saying ‘every cloud has a silver lining’, reports David Linkie Golden Promise was fullypainted at Polruan… Two weeks before Christmas, and just…
One of the best-known UK wooden potters, the 18.5m wooden-hulled Pen Glas SE 34 received a new lease of life recently when boat builder Bobby Cann and his staff carried out a major refit, reports Phil Lockley. Having taken place…
Situated against the dramatic backdrop of the Mountains of Mourne in Co Down, Kilkeel harbour today is home to a predominantly shellfish-orientated fleet of prawn trawlers and scallop dredgers. Highly restrictive fisheries management measures for the Irish Sea led to…
The final instalment of our Killybegs port profile SNG supplies wide range of demersal/midwater/static fishing gear and safety equipment The well-known Killybegs company, Swan Net-Gundry (SNG) continues to meet high levels of demand from demersal, pelagic and inshore skippers for…
Our final preview of what’s on offer at this weekend’s Galway Expo Int. The Skipper Expo Int. Galway 2016 will be held on 4 and 5 March at the Galway Bay Hotel, Galway. Opening times, 10am to 6pm on Friday 4 March, and 10am…
