The skippers and crew of Guiding Light H 90 quickly started to establish the fishing credentials of the new whitefish vessel by landing a 1,290-box maiden trip at Peterhead last week, after pair-seining with Guiding Star H 360 on the…
The 25th Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, held at Portsoy over the weekend of 30 June and 1 July, in scorching weather more reminiscent of the Mediterranean than the Moray Firth, attracted an estimated record attendance of around 20,000 visitors, reports…
In terms of scale and standards, the new whitefish market at Peterhead sets new benchmarks for quality and efficiency, both in the UK and in Europe. David Linkie reports The first sale in Peterhead’s new fishmarket on Monday, 18 June…
‘What a picture, what a photograph’ Phil Lockley begins a two-part series on one of the strongest-built wooden pocket trawlers in the UK – Adela BM 79 It was built at Paimpol for a Guernsey skipper and was here (in…
Former crew members of the RNLI Shoreham Lifeboat held a get-together at the Sussex Yacht Club on 24 June, reports John Periam. The event was arranged by Mike Fox, whose family have had strong lifeboat links over many years. “It…
While the Cornish boatyard C Toms & Son is at present ‘very busy’, the yard’s boss Paul Toms says that there is space for more builds, reports Phil Lockley. He said: “No boatyard can be too busy, and in our…
The continual evolution in vessel design and specification was further advanced earlier this month when the dedicated 27.55m fly-shooter Tranquility LK 63 arrived in Shetland, reports David Linkie Berthing the state-of-the-art vessel in Symbister harbour for the first time was…
DETAILS Owners: Tranquility Fishing Company Ltd, Shetland Designer/boatyard: Vestværftet ApS, Hvide Sande, Denmark Agent: LHD Ltd, Lerwick, Shetland DIMENSIONS and CAPACITIES Length overall: 27.55m; Length reg: 23.98m; Beam: 8m; Depth to shelterdeck: 6.24m; Draft: 5.2m; Tonnage: 324 tonnes gross; Fuel:…
Over the past few years, I’ve got more and more interested in the human microbiome, and wonder if the same applies to fish? If, for example, you took a fish from one location, and compared its gut bacteria to a…
SILVER LINING? – FOR TRADITIONAL WELSH CORACLE FISHERY The historic and traditional coracle fishery for salmon and sea trout (sewin) on the river Teifi in West Wales is holding on. John Worrall reports. Len Walters works a mixed fishery out…