David Linkie looks back 12 years to the maiden pair-seining trip of the innovative sisterships Harvester PD 98 and Ocean Harvest PD 198, built by Karstensens shipyard, which marked a significant milestone for the Scottish whitefish fleet The intensive work…
Pair-trawling for herring off Rattray Head In a week in which the first herring of 2020 were landed at Peterhead, David Linkie looks back on a quick-fire trip on the Fraserburgh pelagic boat Daystar BF 250, pair-trawling for herring with…
– £2m extra quota for Scots shellfishermen – J-Sea crew rescued after five-hour ordeal – First herring of the year at Peterhead – Ireland rejects zonal attachment – SFF Brexit demands restated as talks resume – Slow response from…
– ICES: Pulse beaming OK – Front-line hero bear for fishing industry – Peterhead fishmarket capacity increased – Brussels plans assault on fishing grounds – Barnier wants to stand firm in Brexit talks – Pelagics out-distance whitefish at Peterhead…
– 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…
New Peterhead pelagic vessel quickly starts to prove her capabilities on west-of-4° mackerel The new Lunar Bow arrived at Peterhead from Denmark at the same time as mackerel started to cross the 4° line and swim strongly into the southwest…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Leah III PD 140 LOA: 9.9m Built: David Buchan Boddam/Anderson Marine Peterhead 2019 Type: Vivier-crabber Home port: Peterhead We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Onward PD 349 LOA: 9.99m Built: Catapult Catamarans Marine Projects Ltd Southampton 2019 Type: Static-gear catamaran Home port: Peterhead We’ll be back next week with our latest…
Skipper David Fraser and the crew of the Wick fly-shooter Opportune WK 171 took their last seine-net shot last month, signalling the end of an era spanning 40 years, reports David Linkie. Having mainly landed into the Caithness harbours of…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Fruitful Bough PD 109 LOA: 22.3m Built: Parkol Marine Engineering Whitby, 2019 Type: Twin-rig trawler Home port: Peterhead We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…
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