Situated less than two miles apart, Whitehills and Macduff have a longstanding association with fishing in the Moray Firth, reports David Linkie Little more than a generation ago, both Whitehills and Macduff were home to a thriving fleet of inshore…
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Gallery of images at end of feature. John Addison gives an overview of seine net boats built for skippers fishing from Moray Firth ports in the 1960s. In this decade, a gradual move towards new designs prevailed, as boatyards and…
The following selection of photographs taken by David Linkie illustrate some of the action characteristic of the Moray Firth squid fishery. Above: Squid swing aboard Ocean Trust. Golden Sceptre and Ocean Reward IV towing as the harvest ripens in the…
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