32 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 11,800 boxes from nine Scottish trawl and three Anglo Spanish long-line landings. The Scottish fleet continues to enjoy good returns from Rockall with haddock and monkfish still in abundance plus a few squid as a valuable bycatch. The majority of the Anglo fleet is fishing further north and […]
Read More49 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 26,000 boxes from eleven Scottish trawl landings, twenty eight Anglo-Spanish long-line landings and one Anglo-Spanish freezer netter. Scottish vessels continue to plunder Rockall Bank for haddocks with a monkfish by-catch; despite the lateness in the season, there is no sign of fishing easing off. The Anglo long-line fleet […]
Read More30 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 16,000 boxes from eight Scottish trawl landings, six Anglo-Spanish long-line landings and three Anglo- Spanish freezer netters. Scottish whitefish landings for Ullapool are on the rise with boats continuing to fish west taking advantage of increased quotas and abundant fish on the grounds. The Banff-registered Genesis called in […]
Read More29 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 18,000 boxes from fourteen Scottish trawl landings, one Anglo long-liner and a single Anglo freezer netter. The Rockall haddock fishery continues with a fleet of Scottish vessels fishing on the bank and landing full boats every 8-10 days. The fishery has been exceptional this spring with decent quality […]
Read More63 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled a staggering 35,000 boxes from nineteen Scottish trawl landings, six Anglo long-line vessels and four Anglo deep-water freezer netters. The Scottish trawl fleet has had a fruitful time fishing for haddocks at Rockall with full boats landing every 8-10 days. The fish are due to spawn soon which […]
Read More40 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 11,000 boxes from nine Scottish trawlers, a Shetland seine netter, six Anglo Spanish long-liners and a single landing from a freezer netter. The Rockall haddock fishery is now in full swing with a fleet of boats working on the bank catching cod, haddock, saithe and monkfish. The Rockall […]
Read More44 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 7,400 boxes from five Scottish trawl and five Anglo Spanish long-line landings. The Scottish trawlers continue to concentrate their efforts at Rockall where they’re fishing for haddock and monkfish with mixed results; mainly caused by the stormy weather. The Anglo fleet remains largely in the north; a few […]
Read More36 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 8,800 boxes from nine Scottish trawl and one Anglo-Spanish long-line landing. The Scottish trawlers are mainly fishing along the shelf edge from St Kilda to north of the Butt of Lewis for monkfish and deepwater species. These boats tend to fish at depths ranging from 200-800 metres catching […]
Read More37 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 8,000 boxes from six Scottish trawl and seven Anglo-Spanish long-line landings. The Scottish fleet has benefited from excellent squid and monk fishing along the shelf edge in recent months with boats landing high value shots of fish weekly. In the last couple of weeks the squid stock has […]
Read More27 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 2,600 boxes from four Scottish trawl landings. The Inverness-registered Adventurer II made three landings of quality monkfish, cod, haddock and squid. The Banff- registered Endeavour IV landed a big shot of quality species from the same grounds. For the past six weeks, boats have been enjoying rich pickings […]
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