Whitefish totalled 14,100 boxes from fifteen Scottish trawl, two Anglo longline and two Anglo freezer netters. The Scottish fleet has been concentrating on monkfish and groundfish along the shelf edge west of the Butt of Lewis. Fishing has been steady with boats landing mixed loads of high value species despite the at times very stormy […]
Read More39 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 7,800 boxes from eight Scottish trawlers and three Anglo-Spanish long-liners. With winter weather upon us, the Scottish lads are mainly fishing along the shelf edge for monkfish and haddocks. The new Orkney trawler Westra Fjord, built in Denmark for the Harcus family of Westry, Orkney, made her first […]
Read MoreShore Street Project Update Permission and Licensing The Planning application goes before the Highland Council Planning Committee on 19th October and shortly thereafter a decision will be issued to Ullapool Harbour Trust. The Marine License application has thankfully gained some recent traction and was finally advertised by Marine Scotland for the statutory four-week period ending […]
Read More42 arrivals for the period Whitefish activity has tailed off. Several Scottish boats have now headed east for their annual refits and likewise the Anglo fleet is heading home. A total of 6,000 boxes was landed by three Scottish trawlers, five Anglo longlines and a single Anglo freezer netter. The Scottish lads continue to work […]
Read More62 arrivals for the period Whitefish activity was fairly busy; 13,350 boxes were landed by eighteen Scottish trawl and five Anglo longliners. The Scottish lads have started to concentrate their efforts along the Shelf Edge, targeting saithe, monkfish, megrim, ling and haddock. Rockall remains an option for some of the bigger boats but returns have […]
Read More30 arrivals for the period Whitefish continues to be fairly busy; 11,500 boxes were landed from eight Scottish trawl, eight Anglo Spanish/French longliners and a single landing from a Spanish freezer netter. The Scottish boats continue to mainly work out of Rockall for haddock, monkfish and more recently – squid with reasonable returns for their […]
Read More53 arrivals for the period Ullapool Harbour Trust continues to operate during the Covid-19 pandemic as we support vital transport links to the Western Isles and handle routine fishing and commercial traffic. Harbour services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the harbour can be contacted by phone, email and VHF. Strict […]
Read More63 arrivals for the period Ullapool Harbour Trust continues to operate during the Covid-19 pandemic; supporting vital transport links to the Western Isles and handling routine fishing and commercial traffic. Harbour services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the harbour can be contacted by phone, email and VHF. Strict social distancing […]
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