Fuel, the one common dominator across the UK fleet, continued to drop in price the week before last when Brent crude oil, used as an international benchmark, sold at under $30 per barrel for the first time since 2004, reports David…
As well as news, features and nostalgia about the commercial fishing industry, we also like to let you know about great new books that could be of interest. Enjoy this extract from Tom Blass’ The Naked Shore of the North…
Lowestoft skipper Steve Wightman has started a second auction at the East Anglia port, reports Mick Harrod. Steve Wightman is a third-generation fisherman, and skippers the family-owned inshore boat Georgie Girl LT 1042, predominantly long-lining from Lowestoft. Steve said that…
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched a campaign to keep commercial fishermen safe, with figures showing that 88 people were injured or killed in deck machinery incidents on fishing vessels in UK waters over the past five years. As well as encouraging skippers and vessel owners…
The latest addition to the Brixham fleet, William of Ladram E 33, started fishing from the South Devon port last month. Now owned by Waterdance, the beam trawler is skippered by Jake Grantham, who was putting the finishing touches to…
ELIZABETH ANN WEBSTER – ELIZABETH CAROLINE – MARIE CLAIRE Like so many other fishing boats of their immediate post-war generation, these three boats originated from the Ministry of Defence. A large number of wooden boats were built by the Admiralty,…
The following selection of photographs taken by David Linkie illustrate some of the action characteristic of the Moray Firth squid fishery. Above: Squid swing aboard Ocean Trust. Golden Sceptre and Ocean Reward IV towing as the harvest ripens in the…
History was made at Fraserburgh two weeks ago when the first whitefish discards under the first phase of the demersal landing obligation, which came into force on January 1, were smoothly put ashore separately, reports David Linkie. Above: Skipper Adam Tait…
Each week we’ll be bringing you our pick of Boat of the Week taken from Fishing News. Every image has been photographed by editor David Linkie while at sea. Name: Steadfast N 315 LOA: 18.78m Built: Patterson Engineering Kilkeel Co…
South Devon crabbing skippers Paul Brown and Nick Bright, of Brown and Bright Shellfish Ltd, took delivery of their new 14.95m vivier-crabber La Creole II BM 177 earlier this month, reports David Linkie. La Creole II was built by Parkol…
