FIFIE
On the development, nature and adaptability of the sailing and steam drifters, the Fifie; its unsurprising origins on the Fife coast
HERRING INDUSTRY BOARD
A child of Ramsay MacDonald’s National Government, the Herring Industry Board was shaped by his Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries the Scottish Unionist Walter Elliot, MP for Glasgow Kelvingrove. The... Read More
KLONDYKING
On the development of klondyking, its changed meaning over time and thoughts on associations between herring fisheries and gold
RECIPES FROM THE HERRING BOARD
A curious case of a three version booklet by two different cooks, promoting the herring with some very 1930s recipes
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