A day in the life: Mark McGorrin
11th August 2023
Fishing News caught up with Mark McGorrin, chief mate on UK Fisheries’ last distant-water trawler Kirkella, when the vessel was fishing southeast of Edgeøya Island, in the Barents Sea.
Kirkella
Kirkella – New Hull factory freezer trawler
23rd May 2019
Highly automated processing and plate freezing machinery delivering optimum product quality The advanced and highly automated processing machinery installed on the factory deck of UK Fisheries’ new Hull-based distant-water freezer stern trawler Kirkella H 7 is reported to have performed…
New Issue: Fishing News 23.05.19
21st May 2019
This week in Fishing News you will find: – EU mussel exports threat – Industry achievements recognised at Fishing News Awards 2019 – Three fishermen rescued from burning trawler – ‘Pulse ban won’t be overturned’ – Danger of 20% whelk…
Proud day for Kirkella and Hull at Greenwich
3rd May 2019
Kirkella left Tilbury on Tuesday afternoon to head up the river Thames and pass through Tower Bridge, turning in the Pool of London before mooring off Greenwich, just a few hundred yards from the iconic tea clipper Cutty Sark, reports…
New Issue: Fishing News 02.05.19
30th April 2019
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Anglers’ IFCA legal threat – Kirkella named by HRH The Princess Royal – Discards ban threat to MSC eco-label – Live prawn export deal with China – Peterhead first port to…
