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…
The new Notus Echo real-time monitoring system finally provides an answer to one of the main questions frequently asked by the skipper of any shellfish trawler: “Where am I catching shellfish on my tow?” The real-time monitoring system detects the…
Top Scottish band Skipinnish has paid tribute to the fishing industry on its forthcoming album Steer by the Stars with a new song entitled Last of the Hunters. The song traces different aspects of fishing history, and makes reference to…
Over 210 exhibiting companies from 19 different countries will be exhibiting at Skipper Expo Int Aberdeen 2019 on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 May This will be the biggest Skipper Expo Int Aberdeen, highlighting the underlying optimism in Scottish fishing today. Sponsored…
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