The 100 guests who attended the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation annual dinner in Edinburgh on 31 October heard four positive and challenging speeches from rural economy cabinet secretary Fergus Ewing, parliamentary secretary of state for Scotland and for Northern Ireland Lord…
Polruan boatyard completes ‘low-maintenance’ 11.95m twin-rig trawler Described by marine architect Ian Paton as being ‘capable boats’, the latest build in his range of low-powered high-performance vessels is the twin-rigger Joyful Spirit PH 29, a vessel aimed at having the…
The Fishing News Awards presentation evening, held to celebrate excellence across the fishing industry during 2018, will take place at the Doubletree Aberdeen Treetops hotel on Thursday, 16 May, 2019 This is the only awards event dedicated to celebrating achievement, innovation…
20.3m automated scalloper is first boat to be built in Parkol Marine Engineering’s new premises on Teesside The new scalloper Atlantic Dawn CN 25, built for James Monaghan of Islay Crab Exports Ltd by Parkol Marine Engineering, started fishing last…
Worthing, in West Sussex, has seen a decline in the number of beach fishermen over the years – but not from want of trying, reports John Periam Nick Jenkins currently has two boats, Susan Amanda and Challenger, working from the…
Dorset fisherman Peter Dadds welcomed John Periam and Geoffrey Lee to Mudeford Quay recently, to share his experiences of inshore fishing Mudeford Quay is situated on the Dorset coast near the entrance to Christchurch harbour, with stunning views across to…
Des Pawson does knots. He does all sorts of knots. In fact, there can’t be many knots he does not know. And ropework; he does sailors’ ropework in particular, which is where knotting is and, more particularly, was the key…
Debbie V can accommodate seven dredges aside, hauled to raised top sides before being emptied into stainless steel conveyor hoppers (see main image). DETAILS Owners: Amethyst Fishing Company, Mylor, Cornwall Designer: Denis Swire, Porthleven, Cornwall Boatyard: Hull and superstructure –…
A new steel scalloper has recently been completed by Chris Vinnicombe of the Amethyst Fishing Company and his team, who are based at Mylor Quay near Falmouth, reports Martin Johns The 11.99m Debbie V is now scalloping off the south…
HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, declared the new Peterhead fishmarket, inner harbour deepening and reclamation development formally open, in front of 500 invited guests, on Saturday, 29 September, reports David Linkie The state-of-the-art market, which began operating in June,…