– Aid for industry – Social distancing enables Peterhead market to continue – Covid-19 shuts down Grimsby market – Safety advice issued following death of fishing apprentice – MAIB report on loss of longliner Coelleira – New project to…
The sea trials of the first PB40, a newly designed GRP displacement boat, took place at Padstow in North Cornwall last week, reports Phil Lockley. Aimed at both static-gear fishing and towing, the PB40 has an overall length of 11.95m,…
Why is trawlerman ‘Grimmy’ Mike Mahon going home to Grimsby? The former Newlyn skipper speaks to Phil Lockley, in the first of a three-part series He is loved by most, politically feared by some, and annoying to others – but…
Two passionate fishmongers braved the elements as they made a 140-mile journey from Stoke-on-Trent to Grimsby in a bid to raise money for the Fishermen’s Mission. Tesco fishmongers, Emma McKeating and Nicola Rowbotham, have fallen in love with the fishing industry since they…
A group of nine whitefish skippers and processors for north-east Scotland spent an intensive two days in Grimsby last week, during which contacts between the UK’s main landing and processing centres were further strengthened, reports David Linkie. Arranged by Julie…
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