Fishing in Scotland

series of confrontations between the United Kingdom and Iceland in 1958–1976 over cod fisheries

thumb|right|Fishermen in currach with outboard motor heading back to their harbour at the west coast of Ireland in 1986 thumb|right|Currach on the shore in Inishbofin, Galway thumb|A number of wooden boats in a tidal harbour near Carna, Galway A currach ( ) is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual. It is sometimes anglicised as "curragh".

sea in the United Kingdom

type of fishing boat

bathymetric feature northwest of Scotland and Ireland between European continental shelf and Rockall Bank

A yole is a clinker-built boat that was used for fishing particularly in the north of Scotland. The best known of these is the Orkney Yole. They were rigged for sail or used as rowing boats. The yole is a Nordic design and closely related in shape to the Shetland Yoal and Sgoth Niseach of the Outer Hebrides. Another related craft is the Stroma Yole.

thumb|250px|right|The Reaper under full sail. The Fifie is a design of sailing boat developed on the east coast of Scotland. It was a traditional fishing boat used by Scottish fishermen from the 1850s until well into the 20th century. These boats were mainly used to fish for herring using drift nets, and along with other designs of boat were known as herring drifters.