Part 2 of the refit series: Superb-Us If it looks right, it is right – well, it will be at the Brixham Trawler Race! Skipper Alan Steer (left) and crewman Simon Evans alongside the Celtic slave console, which has been…
More commercial fishermen in Wales have received lifesaving flotation equipment to help make the fishing industry safer. Seafish has been delighted to support an industry-led Welsh Fishing Safety Committee (WFSC) project that has seen grant-aided personal flotation devices (PFDs) with…
Recognising and celebrating industry achievements and innovation Three hundred and twenty guests attended the presentation evening for the Fishing News Awards 2019, which was held in the DoubleTree by Hilton Aberdeen Treetops hotel on Thursday, 16 May. David Linkie reports…
Competitors for the annual Fishermen’s Mission Fish Trades Golf Cup faced difficult conditions when a morning that dawned grey and damp quickly turned windy and cold, making for challenging conditions for players who came from all parts of Shetland to…
Well-attended 2019 exhibition generates positive vibes and reflects continuing reinvestment in the fishing industry With a sell-out attendance of 236 exhibitors from 22 different countries, attracting a record number of visitors on the first day, the Skipper Expo Int Aberdeen…
The Lobster Grower 2 (LG2) project, led by the National Lobster Hatchery’s (NLH) research team at Padstow, and funded by Innovate UK, BBSRC and the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, has come to an end after three years. The pioneering project…
Strong traditions and loyalty help Folkestone fishing family survive Earlier this month, skipper Luke Noakes and his father Terry Noakes gave Fishing News the opportunity to spend a night triple-rig trawling in the English Channel off the Kent coast. John…
Refits & history – part 1: Nil Desperandum On a recent visit to Brixham to see several boats in various stages of refit, I visited the Galmpton boatyard to meet boatbuilder Bobby Cann. He and his workforce of six are…
Highly automated processing and plate freezing machinery delivering optimum product quality The advanced and highly automated processing machinery installed on the factory deck of UK Fisheries’ new Hull-based distant-water freezer stern trawler Kirkella H 7 is reported to have performed…
Peterhead skipper Robert West takes delivery of new design of 22.3m twin-rig trawler from Parkol Marine Engineering The newest addition to the Peterhead fleet, Fruitful Bough, arrived in its home port for the first time last week, following an 180-mile…