67 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 11,100 boxes from nine Scottish trawl and seven Anglo longline landings. The Scottish effort is all but over at Rockall and only a couple of boats remain fishing for haddocks on the bank. The Anglo fleet continues to fish north and west of the Butt of Lewis for […]
Read More52 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 7,600 boxes from six Scottish trawl and seven Anglo longline landings. The Scottish effort west has dwindled with the boats either returning home for their summer refits or the lack of monkfish quota has forced them to change grounds. As yet there is no sign of squid returning […]
Read More82 arrivals for the period Whitefish totalled 18,600 boxes from fourteen Scottish trawl and eighteen Anglo longline landings. The Scottish effort is down to six vessels fishing Rockall and landing mixed catches of haddock, cod and monkfish every 8-10 days. Having fully recovered from spring spawning, the haddock are congregating in shallower water (< 200m) […]
Read More69 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 […]
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