The first build of a new design of twin-rig trawler was launched at Buckie towards the end of last month by Macduff Shipyards, for father and son skippers Alasdair and Andrew Montgomery and the Asteria Fishing Company of Portree, Isle…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Minister: Scots landings figures reflect ‘industry’s hard work’ • Asteria launched at Buckie for Skye owners • Unusual Islay lobster • Feature: Peterhead • High profile fishing Q&A meeting at Lowestoft • Fishermen…
Scotland’s fisheries minister welcomed Scotland’s record landings and paid tribute to the industry as he opened the Skipper Expo show in Aberdeen last weekend, visiting many of the stands on what was his first visit to the show as minister,…
The national maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is once again calling on photographers to submit images celebrating Britain’s proud maritime heritage, for its annual competition searching for the UK’s ultimate sea view. Above: Two of the photographs from the 2016…
Nearly 1,800 soles have been tagged over the past year and a half in the Eastern English Channel and Southern North Sea. Tagging is performed aboard research vessels during the French and British summer scientific surveys, and aboard professional fishing…
Asteria BRD 250, a design of 19m twin-rig trawler built by Macduff Shipyards in its fabrication hall at Buckie, for the father and son skippers Alasdair and Andrew Montgomery and the Asteria Fishing Company of Portree, Isle of Skye, was…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Brendelen SO 709 LOA: 64.6m Built: Karstensens Shipyard Skagen Denmark 2004 Type: Midwater pair trawler Home port: Killybegs We’ll be back next week with our latest…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Call for clarity over Tory fisheries manifesto • New Skye build ready to be rolled out at Buckie • Boat of the Week: Brendelen SO 709 • Feature: Lulworth Cove •…
‘No commitment to full sovereignty over EEZ’ says FFL. Fishing for Leave (FFL) has challenged the Conservatives to clarify what it says is wording in its fisheries manifesto that suggests the party is only committed to taking back full control…
The Fishing News Awards 2017 was a night of celebration for all those in the commercial fishing industry. Champagne was sipped, a three-course meal devoured and the guests enjoyed a good few laughs from comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner, the…
