Catamaran Fishing Boat Off The Coast On Visit To The East Neuk Of Fife Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K early Winter travel video of Catamaran fishing boat Teal from Pittenweem off the coast of the most northerly part of the Firth of Forth, near Cellardyke, on visit to the East Neuk of Fife. With nearly 30 boats fishing from Pittenweem on a daily basis, the East Neuk of Fife harbour is home to the biggest inshore fleet in Scotland. Added significance is given to this achievement by the fact that nearly all the catches landed at Pittenweem are caught within 20 to 30 miles of the harbour. Although prawn trawlers account for more than half of the local fleet, Pittenweem is also home to an equally industrious fleet of creel boats. A catamaran is a multi hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. Creel fishing takes place around the Scottish coast. Creeling, and the many shore based services that rely on it, are often the main source of employment in small coastal towns and villages. The boats that make up the inshore creel fishery are small, usually under 30 feet long- which means that engine size and weather dictate how far from shore, and how often they can fish. One or two people normally crew a creel boat, one of whom is usually the owner. All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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