Court frees fishermen on murder charge
Five Danish fishermen charged with a variety of offences relating to the death of 41-year-old Alf Villum Jensen on board Hvide Sande fishing vessel Inger Katrine have been freed by…
Hvide Sande bids farewell to its last blue cutter
At the end of January the last of the old-style blue wooden fishing cutters from Hvide Sande left the port for the last time to head for the Smedegaarden scrapping…
Future-proofed trawler for Hvide Sande
Taking delivery of a new trawler capable of alternating shrimping and targeting flatfish, Hvide Sande fisherman Torben Johansen remains optimistic for the future of fishing – but he has few…
Egersund Group acquires Frydendahl Im- & Export
Hvide Sande fishing gear and chandlery supplier Frydendahl Im- & Export has been acquired by the Norwegian Egersund Group. The acquisition comes under Danish company OK Marine, which acquires 80%…
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Courageous heads home to Symbister
Ian Shearer has been fishing from Symbister on the western side of Whalsay in the Shetland Islands since leaving school. Now he and three others from Whalsay have come together…
Scottish crabber Amberlisa UL-30 has been fishing North Sea grounds and landing in Hvide Sande. Image: FiskerForum.dk
Scottish crabber lands in Denmark
Scottish crabber Amberlisa is back fishing after four months at a shipyard in Donegal, and made a start in the North Sea, landing into a truck for the catch to…
Amberlisa steaming in to Hvide Sande
New Scottish crabber looking for luck in Denmark
Skipper Jason Coyle brought the Ullapool-registered Amberlisa UL-30 to Denmark to look for some luck. The boat was delivered new in May this year by Arklow Marine Services, and Jason…