At the turn of the 20th century, the town of Bridlington, East Yorkshire, had developed into a popular seaside resort, like many others around the coastline of Britain. Postcards from that era show the promenades and harbour piers thronged with…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – North Sea saithe choke fears – Nichola of Ladram arrives at Brixham – How reserve quota pools will work – Pulse beam ban official – BOTW: Autumn-J E 222 – How…
Traditional sailing cobles made full use of fine weather conditions for the third Bridlington Sailing Coble Festival, reports Paul L Arro Bridlington, on the East Yorkshire coast, was once again the setting for the 2018 Sailing Coble Festival over the…
This week in Fishing News you will find: cover5430 – South West scalloper Debbie V named at Mylor quay – Scottish leader blasts west coast cod science – Charities to launch Seafit programme at Peterhead – Karstensens Shipyard to build two 88m pelagic…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Two-part scallop deal – New Serene welcomed home to Walsay – Brid skippers report further pot losses – NFFO: Brexit bigger than scallop row – Scottish west coast 2019 choke fears…
Fishermen and their families, together with volunteers from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and members of the general public, rescued over 5,000 lobsters washed ashore on the Holderness coast by extremely heavy seas associated with the ‘Beast From The East’ and Storm…
Hundreds of people turned out on 12 November, 2017 to welcome the new 13m Shannon lifeboat Antony Patrick Jones 13-22 to her station at Bridlington, braving cold winds, heavy rain squalls and some hailstones, to see the new craft make…
This mainly pictorial feature, using a selection of photographs taken in a 36-hour period last month, gives an insight into fishing activity at Bridlington, Scarborough and Whitby. David Linkie reports. Above: Potting boats berthed along the fishmarket quay at Whitby. With…
Traditional sailing cobles make good use of improving weather conditions for the second Bridlington Sailing Coble Festival, reports Paul L Arro. Above: The cobles Gratitude, Free Spirit and Three Brothers make a fine sight sailing well off Bridlington. The month of…
Bridlington Harbour Commissioners’ new £1.1m dredger Gypsey Race, which arrived at the UK’s biggest shellfish potting port five days earlier after being built on the Clyde, was named on Friday 31 in Bridlington harbour, reports David Linkie. Named after a…
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