BALDIE
On the C19th Scottish origins and naming of the herring drifter known as the Baldie, including a photograph of two at Pittenweem
BRITISH FISHERY
An account of early underachievement, overdue triumph and eventual decline in both England and Scotland, featuring kings, economists and fishermen
BUSS
On the large vessels developed by the Dutch for voyages to the fishing grounds off Scotland and England and for on board gutting and salting
DRIFT OR GILL NETTING
On the nets used by drifters in a largely abandoned, but sustainable method of catching herring now developed unsustainably elsewhere
FIFIE
On the development, nature and adaptability of the sailing and steam drifters, the Fifie; its unsurprising origins on the Fife coast
LUGGER
A description of the boat which replaced the herring buss and increased the alternative income opportunities for fishermen
MUIR, JIM (HERRING INTERVIEW, ACHILTIBUIE)
An interview from 2005 with Jim Muir, who lived on the Coigach Penisula, near Achilitbuie and had been a herring fisherman
RING NETTING
On the rise and demise of ring net fishing for herring, which originated in the waters of Loch Fyne and played a role in the sad development of overfishing
ZULU
A compromise between the Fifie and the Scaffie, a boat with a popular design which didn't adapt well to the introduction of steam