Falmouth’s oyster dredging fishery is the only example of a regulated sail-powered fishery in the UK, and possibly in Europe too. Martin Johns reports Many fishermen often comment that, on a good day, theirs is the best job in the…
Boddam skipper David Buchan landed his first catches of brown crab last month after fitting out the under-10m static-gear catamaran Leah III PD 140 from a set of bare GRP hull mouldings, reports David Linkie Having taken the decision to…
A pre-school in Lochinver has successfully lobbied to get its local harbour to join KIMO’s Fishing For Litter project, after making a sign and sending it to KIMO via Twitter to raise the profile of its campaign. KIMO’s Fishing For…
Handed over to Whitelink Seafoods by Macduff Shipyards last month, the 19.2m automated scalloper Eternal Light FR 35 represents a significant milestone for the Fraserburgh processor by being its first new build, reports David Linkie King scallops caught by skipper…
Cruden Bay skipper John Kensett and crewman Peter Buchan started to fish brown crab from Peterhead at the beginning of this month, with the under-10m static-gear catamaran Onward PD 349, reports David Linkie Handed over fully finished by Catapult Catamarans…
Brixham Trawler Race, the most famous and longest-established event of its type, took place on Saturday, 15 June, when the South Devon port hosted the 57th annual race. Martin Johns reports, and captures the race action from Angel Emiel A…
Kent inshore skipper Paul Richardson and the Rye pilot boat recently took part in a specially commissioned training exercise with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency SAR helicopter based at Lydd, to highlight the vital role they perform in supporting fishermen…
The Wash cockle fishery opened on Monday, 17 June with a TAC for this year in two parts: 4,004t from what, until recently, was the full extent of the regulated fishery, and a further 323t from a new area now…
Part 2 of the refit series: Superb-Us If it looks right, it is right – well, it will be at the Brixham Trawler Race! Skipper Alan Steer (left) and crewman Simon Evans alongside the Celtic slave console, which has been…
More commercial fishermen in Wales have received lifesaving flotation equipment to help make the fishing industry safer. Seafish has been delighted to support an industry-led Welsh Fishing Safety Committee (WFSC) project that has seen grant-aided personal flotation devices (PFDs) with…