Scotland's West Coast Fishing Industry

Although Scotland's east coast is more associated with the fishing industry in people's minds than the west coast, the latter's coastline with its numerous inlets and islands is longer and the west has a rich fishing history of its own. West coast fishing mainly was for herring, but this was seasonal so cod, ling, haddock, halibut, crabs, lobsters, salmon and sea trout were also caught using a variety of techniques at sea and at its edge.