Fishermen who work in the waters off the Galloway coast are promoting their sectoral Code of Conduct with a simple message: phone first, reports David Linkie. Above image: A crewman at work on the Kirkcudbright scalloper Susan Bird FR357, which is…
Still being printed in black-and-white, with a small amount of blue added to the cover, what Fishing News lacked in colour, it made up for in content. Politically, 1977 was a challenging year for the industry and Fishing News was…
In Remembrance week, John Worrall looks back at the start of the hostilities in the North Sea following the outbreak of World War One and, in the third of an occasional series, remembers the crucially important role fishermen immediately took…
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: Guiding Light III BD 1 LOA: 14.98m Built: Barclay Curle…
…with Plymouth photographer Tony Fitzsimmons For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the sea. Growing up in the Midlands, my only real association with the sea was yearly holidays in Anglesey, and scaring myself silly…
Above: Lossiemouth skipper William Smith’s 85ft seiner Sunbeam INS 189 had the distinction of being the first boat to land into the new extension to Peterhead’s fishmarket. Built at Peterhead by Richard Irvin, and agented by Grampian Sea Fishing, Sunbeam…
The five-man crew of the Milford Haven crabber CKS M 99 were rescued by Angle RNLI volunteers in the early hours of Wednesday 28 October after the 14m crabber hit rocks and began to sink just off Sheep Island, reports…
Sustainable, delicious and easy to cook – so why isn’t more eaten in Britain? A flatfish that has healthy stocks in UK waters is being heralded as one of the most sustainable and tasty fish currently being caught by the…
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: Constant Friend BM 484 LOA: 14.99m Built: Philip Shipyard and…
Bass protection has been given the ‘thumbs down’ by the majority of South West fishermen, with recently imposed measures described as ‘too harsh and too late’ by Cornish line fisherman, James (Shamus) Nicholls, reports Phil Lockley. A time-served pole and…
