69 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 30,050 boxes from twenty-three Scottish trawl and sixteen Anglo longline landings. Rockall haddock remains the target species for many Scottish trawlers who report that the post-spawning fish are fattening up once again. In the coming weeks many of the Scottish boats will head back east for their summer […]
Read More94 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 49,400 boxes from thirty-five Scottish trawl, sixteen Anglo longline and two Anglo freezer netters. Scottish effort continues at Rockall with a fleet of around seventeen vessels concentrating on the seasonal haddock fishery and landing in Ullapool every ten days or so. The fish have now spawned and as […]
Read More82 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 29,800 boxes from seventeen Scottish trawl, six Anglo longline and three Anglo freezer netters. Scottish effort is centred round the seasonal Rockall haddock fishery with a fleet of vessels heading west to try their luck. Early indications are positive with vessels reporting reasonable returns for their efforts. The […]
Read MoreWhitefish totalled 10,100 boxes from eleven Scottish trawl and two Anglo longline landings. Scottish efforts continue on the shelf edge, delivering primarily monkfish and haddocks with some squid as a by-catch. One brave boat decided to head for Rockall and experienced some awful weather with winds in excess of 90mph for a while – very […]
Read More45 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 12,400 boxes from eleven Scottish trawl and five Anglo longline landings. Scottish effort is concentrated on grounds 30miles north west of the Butt of Lewis and is mainly targeting squid with a by-catch of monkfish, haddock and cod. Squid is a valuable species and has the added benefit […]
Read More38 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 6,700 boxes from five Scottish trawlers, five Anglo long-liners and one Anglo netter. Scottish effort has been much reduced as a result of various restrictions imposed on the vessels which thankfully will come to an end on 1st January. The new Banff-registered trawler Venture IV (Pic S Gourlay) […]
Read More30 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 5,500 boxes from six Scottish trawl and one Anglo freezer netter landing. Evidence of some common sense has finally prevailed as authorities recognise the punitive nature of the ban imposed on Scottish trawlers ability to fish west. Vessels may now apply for a single area license which is […]
Read More23 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 1700 boxes from one Scottish trawl and three Anglo long-line landings. The Scottish effort has dwindled away; many vessels are no longer permitted to fish west until next year. The industry is struggling – reduced quotas and inflated fuel prices are threatening the viability of the trawl fleet. […]
Read More35 arrivals for the period. Whitefish totalled 6,800 boxes from four Scottish trawl, three Anglo long-line and one Anglo freezer netter. The Scottish trawl effort is coming to an end for 2022 and only a couple of boats are now fishing west, landing haddocks and monkfish. Anglo vessels are limited to the occasional landing; long-line […]
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