93 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 5,900 boxes from five Scottish trawl and two Anglo freezer netter landings. Scottish efforts continue to concentrate at Rockall targeting haddock and monkfish; a handful of vessels are trying their luck between the summer storms. The Anglo freezer fleet works up to twelve-week trips, fishing west in deepwater […]
Read More157 arrivals for the period. Whitefish totalled 10,000 boxes from ten Scottish trawlers, one Anglo long-liner and one freezer netter. The Scottish fleet has largely returned east for their annual refits with only a handful of vessels continuing to fish at Rockall for haddock, monkfish and squid. Fishing has been mixed with abundant juvenile haddock […]
Read More90 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 14,100 boxes from fourteen Scottish trawlers, three Anglo long-liners and a single landing from an Anglo freezer netter. The Scottish boats have returned to Rockall looking for a better quality haddock and hopefully some squid. Initial landings have been good with squid on the grounds in daylight and […]
Read More107 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 23,600 boxes from eighteen Scottish trawl and six Anglo Spanish longline landings. The Scottish fleet continues to work at Rockall landing predominantly haddocks with a bycatch of cod and monkfish. The post spawning haddocks are now in poor condition and the fleet will leave the grounds in the […]
Read More84 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 15,250 boxes from ten Scottish trawl, eleven Anglo long-line and two Anglo freezer netters. The Scottish fleet has largely returned to the east coast and only a handful of vessels remain west fishing either at Rockall for haddocks and monkfish or the shelf edge for groundfish. The Anglo […]
Read More87 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 18,200 boxes from seventeen Scottish trawl and a single Anglo long-liner. The Scottish lads have returned to Rockall in search of haddock and monkfish with mixed results. Ther Harbour News 27 February – 26 March 2024, 87 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 18,200 boxes from seventeen Scottish […]
Read More78 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 2,400 boxes from three Scottish trawlers and one Anglo freezer netter. The Scottish whitefish boats have been working mainly north and east over the winter but are now starting to head west. The Inverness-registered trawler Adventurer tried his luck at Rockall last trip but had to return to […]
Read More43 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 3,700 boxes from six Scottish trawl landings. The trawl fleet normally goes to sea on Boxing Day but delayed by 24 hours this year due to the gale force winds. The first landing of the year tends to attract the highest prices with vessels being richly rewarded for […]
Read More67 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 10,500 boxes from eight Scottish trawlers, five Anglo long-liners and a single Anglo freezer netter. Scottish efforts concentrated on the shelf edge as boats used up the last of their quotas towards the year end. The Banff-registered Venture IV landed a mixed shot of ground-fish with a decent […]
Read More70 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 6,100 boxes from six Scottish trawl and a single Anglo freezer netter landing. A small group of Scottish trawlers continues to work west mainly targeting monkfish. The Banff- registered Endeavour IV is currently working in Faroe waters with large haddock, cod and monkfish the order of the day. […]
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