The Avoch pair-seiner Boy John INS 110 landed a very unusual fish – a Golden Haddock – at Peterhead fishmarket last week, after fishing on the Bergen Bank, reports David Linkie. Above: The unusual Golden Haddock landed at Peterhead earlier this…
The summer herring fishery in the North Sea is gathering momentum, with skippers reporting a good spread of marks across a wide area, reports David Linkie. Above: Wiron 5 and Wiron 6 landing frozen-at-sea and fresh herring to Northbay Pelagic at…
The newest addition to the Shetland whitefish fleet, the 26m seiner/trawler Glenugie PD 347, berthed in Symbister harbour for the first time last week after being bought by the Whalsay-based Prevail Fishing Company from the Heather Fishing Company, reports David…
Prince Charles visited the Scottish Maritime Academy (SMA) at Peterhead last week, when he met fishermen studying to extend their fishing careers, reports David Linkie. Above: Andrew Reid of Avoch meets HRH The Prince of Wales, watched by Jonathon Dixon, while…
The first sections of steelwork for the new whitefish landing hub were erected towards the end of last month, as the extensive building, which this time next year will house a state-of-the-art 9,500-box fishmarket, quickly takes shape. Above: Loading a hopper…
Severe north-westerly gales in the middle of last week skewed whitefish landings at Peterhead, where over half of the weekly total of 26,410 boxes were landed before sea conditions rapidly deteriorated, reports David Linkie. Eight boats, Challenge, Farnella, Tranquility, Carina,…
Work on the initial stages of Peterhead Port Authority’s £50m North Harbour development has progressed well in the first two months of construction, reports David Linkie. Above: Work in progress on the quay area on which Peterhead’s new 9,000-box fishmarket will…
In the week that saw Peterhead deliver a record-breaking 8,000-box market, London restaurateur duo, Jamie Poulton and his celebrity chef partner Ed Baines, from Randall & Aubin, were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Scottish fishing industry, organised by…
A monthly catch value of £25.3m in October took Peterhead’s cumulative total for the first 10 months of this year past the port’s 2015 total of £131,384,481, reports David Linkie. Above: Altaire, Hopeful and Harvest Hope were among the pelagic,…
Catches totalling 110,000t with a value of £109m were landed at Peterhead in the first eight months of this year, reports David Linkie. The level of landings from January until the end of July increased 28% by value and 14% in tonnage, from £85.9m and 96,680t, to total…
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