The crew of the Burnmouth fast potter Soph-Ash-Jay found two further examples of highly unusual shellfish when hauling their creels on the Cleopatra Fisherman 38 off the Berwickshire coast recently, reports David Linkie. The first one was a very distinctive…
The new 13m Shannon lifeboat Elizabeth and Leonard entered Amble harbour in Northumberland for the first time, to be greeted by hundreds of well-wishers, supporters and fundraisers in winter sunshine on 18 November 2016, reports Nicholas Leach. An RNLI fundraising…
The Great Yarmouth Potteries incorporates a museum dedicated to the fishing industry, but it looks to be closing soon, reports Mick Harrod. Above: Ernie Childs with his painting of early Yarmouth drifters. The whole building was a herring curing works, turning…
This week in Fishing News you will find: • Mixed results North Sea deal • New Antares arrives in Shetland • ‘Shambolic’ Farne Deeps regulations anger NIFA members • Where are they now? • South East review • Squid Diaries with Phil Lockley • Ports and…
A dedication of three plaques in memory of Hull trawlermen took place on Sunday, 27 November, reports Mike Waudby. The Lord Mayor of Hull, Sean Chaytor, lays a wreath at the memorial. Ninety trawlermen from Hull are commemorated on the…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Rebecca FR 143 LOA: 24m Built: Macduff Shipyards Ltd 2016 Type: Twin-rig trawler Home port: Fraserburgh We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus.…
Scottish mackerel fishermen and processors are calling upon the EU to reduce the current access arrangements for Faroese vessels to catch mackerel in Scottish waters. Under the two-part EU-Faroe bilateral deal first negotiated in 2014, a quota exchange agreement and…
The UK’s two main representative organisations for commercial fishermen – the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) – have agreed upon common principles to ensure the best possible deal for coastal communities in the…
A monthly catch value of £25.3m in October took Peterhead’s cumulative total for the first 10 months of this year past the port’s 2015 total of £131,384,481, reports David Linkie. Above: Altaire, Hopeful and Harvest Hope were among the pelagic,…
A bid to save Worthing’s fishing industry from total collapse was launched recently, reports John Periam. Above: Worthing’s beach fishermen, who will benefit from a £95,000 grant from National Heritage Fund. (Photograph courtesy of Worthing Herald). A £95,000 grant from…
