Bøker av Mike Smylie

Mike Smylie looks at the effects of herring on the people who caught them, the unique ways of life, the superstition of the fisher folk, their boats and the communities who lived for the silver darlings.

Gives a general overview of commercial fisheries, including British landings.

The first history of a well-known and prolific Scottish boatbuilder

An important record of ancient fishing traditions along Britain's coastal fringes, now rapidly dying out

The first history of a well-known and prolific Scottish boatbuilder

The history of fishing boats

For centuries Britain's commercial fishermen have ventured out into the ravages of the surrounding seas to bring fish back both to supply a home market and for export around the world. Today, commercial fishing remains one of the most perilous occupations and still claims the lives of fishermen each year, leaving their families behind.

The history of fishing around the Bristol Channel

Fishing around Morecambe Bay

Tracing the history of Cornwall's fishing boats from the earliest days to the present

An account of the Lochfyne skiff

A fascinating history of the fishing industry and its craft on the European coastline