Hundreds of people turned out at North Shields on Sunday, 24 September, to witness the unveiling of a lasting memorial to lost fishermen. Above: An appropriately dramatic sunrise on unveiling day. The completed sculpture, named Fiddler’s Green, was finally revealed to…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Anger at berried lobster landings ban in England • Feature: Channel cuttle fishery starts early and strongly • BOTW: Horizon DA 77 • Rebuilt fast potter Eventide joins Riptide at Bridlington…
Shellfishermen facing big loss of income. Shellfish fishermen in England are facing significant cuts in their income following the sudden introduction of a ban on landings of berried hen lobsters and crawfish in English waters, reports Tim Oliver. Above: Berried lobsters…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Blue Horizon DA 77 LOA: 22m Built: Vestvaerftet ApS Hvide Sande Denmark 2006 Type: Twig-rig prawn freezer trawler Home Port: Castletownbere We’ll be back next week with…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Stelissa PZ 498 LOA: 20.60m Built: Chantier Naval Pierre Glehen Douarnenez France 1991 Type: Netter We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus. Got some…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Two-year Brexit delay: what does this mean for fisheries? • Feature: Britannia V FH 121 • BOTW: Stelissa PZ 498 • Pittenweem photographed • Latest Highland & Moray ‘FLAG’ funding approvals…
PM proposes two-year Brexit transition. Uncertainty over fisheries and EU must agree. The anticipated benefits for fishermen from Brexit could be delayed well beyond March 2019, after Theresa May proposed a two-year transition period in a major Brexit speech, reports…
Emerald Isle I for Union Hall Union Hall skipper Niall Deasy is preparing to start fishing with the renamed and refurbished 23.5m twin-rig prawn freezer trawler Emerald Isle I S 257, reports Pauric Gallagher. Above: Emerald Isle I at Killybegs in…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Valaura BA 256 LOA: 13.40m Built: Alexander Noble & Sons Ltd Girvan 1987 Type: Scalloper Home port: Kallin We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…
The top five seafood restaurants in the UK have been announced in the 2017 Seafood Restaurant of the Year competition. The award, presented by Seafish and The Caterer, is designed to find the best restaurants cooking and serving delicious seafood…
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