Like Silver Cloud II, the 49ft Strathgarry SY 88 was built by Gerrard Brothers of Arbroath, though in the previous year, 1971. Built for Angus McLeod (‘Stuttery Angus’) and Donald M Murray of the Isle of Lewis, and financed with…
Outsiders to Hull’s fishing community in its trawling heyday were often curious about what was nicknamed the ‘fishermen’s uniform’. But what gave rise to their unique style? By Alec Gill During the years after the Second World War, there was…
Share a day in the life of South Devon and Channel Shellfishermen’s executive officer I’m bombarded with paperwork, and sometimes it’s not a great deal of good news – particularly in recent years. It can be confrontational or controversial, and…
Launched as UL 63 in 1971, this Macduff-built stalwart has clocked up a long career in the North West of Scotland By Mike Smylie John Watt started building his boats in 1940 at Gardenstown, in a partnership with his two…
Share a day in the life of an artist who specialises in painting fish and shellfish The natural marine environment has become my specialism – that’s what people know me for,” Monmouthshire-based artist Giles Ward told Fishing News. “I think…
This 1970 Noble’s vessel – the last of the series of Village Maids and Village Belles, built for the Jackson family of Tarbert – is still going strong The Jacksons were a well-known fishing family in Tarbert on Loch Fyne.…
Share a day in the life of an Axmouth line fisherman who combines charter and commercial fishing
With just two owners since her launch from Gerrard Brothers of Arbroath, this 1972 build is going strong
Arrival of the latest Shetland pelagic vessel, Antarctic LK 145, brings fleet modernisation full circle By Peter Johnson A new pelagic trawler, Antarctic LK 145, arrived in Lerwick on 14 August for the Shetland partnership known as Fiskebas Fishing Company.…
Leading fisheries scientists call for greater rigour by journals responsible for publishing misleading articles By Tim Oliver An article just published in the respected science journal Marine Policy highlights the need for objective and reliable fisheries science to ensure conservation…
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