Skipper Martin MacInnes and crewmen Angus MacFarlane and Ronan MacInnes are now fishing scallops off northwest Scotland on Silver Fern CY 197, reports David Linkie The former Fraserburgh 18m trawler is the latest in a succession of vessels to benefit…
The Brixham beam scalloper van Dijck BM 362 has been through a few tough years, but has come through them with style, reports Quentin Bates Now a major refit has been completed, which is expected to give the veteran beamer…
Through the Gaps! If you want to keep up with the daily happenings at Newlyn, with pictures and gossip from the port’s fishing industry, then the informative ‘Through the Gaps’ is the place to go: blog.through-the-gaps.co.uk Run by ex-skipper Larry…
Being the most westerly safe haven in England – and having a unique and successful fishing industry – Newlyn in Cornwall could have a brighter future ahead – as long as Brexit doesn’t ruin its markets. Phil Lockley reports Of…
Johnson guarantees no Brexit fisheries and trade link ‘We’ll leave CFP by December 2020’ Prime minister Boris Johnson has pledged that fisheries will not be traded away in Brexit negotiations, and that access to markets will not be linked to…
Dorset skipper Pete Dadds resumed fishing static gear from Mudeford recently, some 16 months on from the day a rogue wave caused the 6.9m catamaran Déjà Vu SU 21 to capsize. John Periam reports. Photos by Geoffrey Lee It was…
Fishermen and their families at Poole were relieved of dental pain thanks to the SeaFit programme, which provided free dental checks and emergency treatment on the quayside last month. Image: Fishermen’s Mission superintendent Nick O’Neill with fisherman Chris Skinner after…
At West Mersea, it’s about self-containment in the battle for survival. John Worrall reports It’s summer in Essex, and the wind turbines turn more slowly. They don’t surrender the fishing ground they have taken, but if they are working for…
A flotilla of seven historic Faroese fishing boats that put in to Lerwick last month, as part of a trip commemorating 100 years of the Faroese flag, have since returned home to the Faroe Islands, reports David Linkie. Main Image…
The purpose of this feature is to show at first-hand how the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) works alongside fishermen and boatbuilders to get their vessels approved, so crews can take them to sea knowing that they are in safe…