Built by C Toms & Son, the new Isabelle PW 64 combines a well-proven Ian Paton design with a state-of-the-art fit-out, reports Phil Lockley In the winter of 2018, ex-skipper Les Burt, who heads a family fishing business in North…
– Scots inshore fleet tracking – Irish Skipper Expo postponed due to Coronavirus uncertainty – Catch App users growing, says MMO – New scrabster vivier-crabber Osprey launched – Virus fears hit seafood trade – Scots industry pushes minister…
Each week we bring you the boat of the week, taken from Fishing News Name: Name: Carvela K 751 LOA: 19m Built: Parkol Marine Engineering Teesside 2019 Type: Vivier-crabber Home port: Stromness, Orkney 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: 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: Amberlisa UL 30 LOA: 19m Built: Arklow Marine Services Ltd Arklow Ireland 2019 Type: Vivier-crabber Home port: Lochinver/various We’ll be back next week with our latest boat…
The spells of poorer weather that have been experienced on a fairly regular basis since the new 19m vivier-crabber Carvela K 751 was handed over to family company Celtic Dawn Fishing of Birsay, Orkney, at the beginning of the summer,…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Rethink U10 e-catch reporting – New Orkney vivier-crabber Carvela – Under-12m VMS ‘vital’ to understand inshore fleet – Calls for Home Office pilot scheme to support fishing industry – Mackerel stock…
There have been a few people who have helped me along the way during my career within the fishing industry, but none more so than Reg Matthews, who sadly passed away on 22 January, 2019, aged 87. Reg Matthews was…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – ‘Perfect storm’ fish council – Outrage at EU-Faroe mackerel deal – Discards ban could cost industry £165m – Boost for industry ahead of (delayed) vote – Feature: Shetland – Healthy stocks…
The vivier-crabber Annie B 988 was at Mooney Boats Ltd for some major repairs recently, after it went aground after suffering mechanical failure close to Fanad Lighthouse at the beginning of January, reports Pauric Gallagher. Annie B 988 ready to…
Subscribe to Fishing News magazine today; never miss an issue and save 55%!
