Innovation and clean lines on biggest new Brixham beam trawler Delivered by the Luyt Group, based at Den Oever in Holland, Georgina of Ladram BM 100 is a 35.25m beam trawler with an 8.70m moulded breadth, a moulded depth of…
– Prawn market oversupplied – No progress in latest Brexit talks – UK sets out its Brexit fisheries stall – French warning on Dutch fishing effort – Call for campaign to boost domestic demand – Brixham beamer broken up…
Photographer Tony Fitzsimmons records observations and conversations from a stormy January trip on the beam trawler Julie of Ladram Following my week at sea onboard the Waterdance vessel Sam of Ladram, next up on my list was the Julie of…
– U10 E-catch roll-out – New Brixham beamer launched in Holland – Fishing News Awards 2020 open for nominations – Fishermen fined for fishing offences at Wexford court – Fishermen and greens slam Channel monster trawler – UK firm…
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 Brixham-based scalloper Joanna C BM 265 has recently completed a nine-month near-bare-hull rebuild, to transform her into a state of the art mid-sized beam scalloper capable of fishing week-long trips wherever the opportunity presents itself around the UK, reports…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Speculate BD 1 LOA: 14.98m Built: Barclay Curle Appledore 2005 Type: Beam scalloper Home port: Brixham We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus. Got…
– Action on North Sea cod – PM gives Brexit reassurances at Brixham – Brexit workshops for seafood businesses – West coast ‘at a tipping point’ – Brixham skipper urges by-election – France and Belgium ban pulse beaming –…
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…
– Wind farms threat grows – Seals problem is increasing – Irish rope-grown mussels achieve blue label from MSC – EU report: ‘misreporting’ a ‘widespread phenomenon’ – Plastic found at depths of over 2,000m west of Ireland – Irish brown…
