The Isle of Man king scallop seasonal fishery opened at the beginning of November with licensed boats on a daily quota of 700kg, in line with catch limits implemented by the Manx government to regulate the fishery. Poor weather resulted…
With the 2020 king scallop season in the Isle of Man Territorial Sea having opened on 1 November, David Linkie looks back nine years to a day with Peel skipper Darren Purves on the under-10m scalloper Manx Ranger PL 40,…
The coronavirus crisis has had a major impact on lifeboat stations in terms of publicity visits, exercise launches and events – but the commitment of the RNLI to saving lives at sea remains as strong as ever, and lifeboats have…
– Catch app legal challenge – Aalskere first box nets £1k for Mission – Loss of experts hits industry hard – Foreign boats move in as Scots tie up – EU, Norway and Faroes sign pelagic agreement – New…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News. Name: Lynn Marie PL 178 LOA: 17.13m Built: Herd & Mackenzie Buckie 1973 Type: Scalloper Home Port: Peel We’ll be back next week with our latest boat focus. Got some pictures…
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