Harbour News 1-22 January 2023
45 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 MoreHarbour News 23 November – 20 December
38 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 More20 December 2022
Shore Street Project Update The works have progressed well in the past few weeks. Piling is now complete, long reach digger dredging and rock armour revetment placement continue daily, the sea wall is taking shape and the pile cap shuttering is well developed. The contractor will finish work on Friday 23rd for two weeks, returning […]
Read More25 November 2022
The construction project progresses apace. The final pile was driven last week and the piling rig and crawler crane were stripped down and removed from site. Our thoughts are with Chris the piling supervisor who unfortunately fell seriously ill during his time here and as a result has retired and returned home to be with […]
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