My first trips as skipper Hull skipper William Oliver had a trawling career spanning sailing smacks and the early days of steam, at the turn of the 20th century, to the outbreak of the Second World War. He set down…
North Sea mackerel, fished in close proximity to Shetland, was the first target species for the new Whalsay 75.4m midwater trawler Zephyr LK 394, when skipper Allister Irvine and crew started to establish the boat’s fishing credentials, reports David Linkie…
Cold hands and feet were warmed up with a delicious fish breakfast at Mitch Tonks’ Rockfish Brixham on 23 October, after this year’s final tour of Brixham fishmarket, in aid of the Fishermen’s Mission. This year, the Mission was delighted…
The Fishery Protection Squadron’s Squadex exercise, conducted in the Solent earlier this month, offered a chance to talk to the Royal Navy personnel tasked with safeguarding Britain’s fisheries – and to see behind the scenes. John Periam reports (Photos: Geoff…
A community group from Cellardyke has formed to restore one of the few remaining 1930s ring-net boats still left afloat. Manx Beauty is lying in Birkenhead and needs to be transported to the East Neuk of Fife, reports David Linkie.…
Thirty years ago, on 1 October, 1989, fishery protection officer Jim Portus jumped ship from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF – now the MMO) to manage the South Western Fish Producers’ Organisation (SWFPO) He did so after…
Ports in the South West of England are back to steady landings and sales after the cuttlefish boom – but shifting stocks and Brexit uncertainties are making this an unsettled year Few, if any, South West fishermen would deny that…
Gosport single-handed skipper Ted Legg recently gave Fishing News the opportunity to spend a day with him onboard the Cygnus Typhoon Jenny G P 987, twin-rig trawling in the Solent, reports John Periam (Photos: Geoffrey Lee) Ted Legg is an…
Tim Oliver talks to Elspeth Macdonald, the new chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Elspeth Macdonald took over the helm of the SFF two months ago from outgoing chief executive Bertie Armstrong, who retired officially on 30 September after…
The new Shetland midwater trawler Adenia LK 193 started to prove her fishing credentials on North Sea herring within a week of being welcomed home to Whalsay and then rigging out at Lerwick, reports David Linkie Skipper George Anderson and…