At West Mersea, it’s about self-containment in the battle for survival. John Worrall reports It’s summer in Essex, and the wind turbines turn more slowly. They don’t surrender the fishing ground they have taken, but if they are working for…
A flotilla of seven historic Faroese fishing boats that put in to Lerwick last month, as part of a trip commemorating 100 years of the Faroese flag, have since returned home to the Faroe Islands, reports David Linkie. Main Image…
The purpose of this feature is to show at first-hand how the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) works alongside fishermen and boatbuilders to get their vessels approved, so crews can take them to sea knowing that they are in safe…
In at the deep end Three well-known celebrities from very different backgrounds – chef Antony Worrall Thompson, Boyzone’s Shane Lynch and former England World Cup-winning rugby player Ben Cohen – were thrown in at the deep end at the start…
Falmouth’s oyster dredging fishery is the only example of a regulated sail-powered fishery in the UK, and possibly in Europe too. Martin Johns reports Many fishermen often comment that, on a good day, theirs is the best job in the…
Boddam skipper David Buchan landed his first catches of brown crab last month after fitting out the under-10m static-gear catamaran Leah III PD 140 from a set of bare GRP hull mouldings, reports David Linkie Having taken the decision to…
A pre-school in Lochinver has successfully lobbied to get its local harbour to join KIMO’s Fishing For Litter project, after making a sign and sending it to KIMO via Twitter to raise the profile of its campaign. KIMO’s Fishing For…
Handed over to Whitelink Seafoods by Macduff Shipyards last month, the 19.2m automated scalloper Eternal Light FR 35 represents a significant milestone for the Fraserburgh processor by being its first new build, reports David Linkie King scallops caught by skipper…
Cruden Bay skipper John Kensett and crewman Peter Buchan started to fish brown crab from Peterhead at the beginning of this month, with the under-10m static-gear catamaran Onward PD 349, reports David Linkie Handed over fully finished by Catapult Catamarans…
Brixham Trawler Race, the most famous and longest-established event of its type, took place on Saturday, 15 June, when the South Devon port hosted the 57th annual race. Martin Johns reports, and captures the race action from Angel Emiel A…
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