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Prawn Wars: Landward Special

Landward 2015/2016

Scotland's west coast is one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world - but it's also a place of work.

Dougie Vipond follows the creelers, trawlermen and scallop dredgers who battle to make a living from these stunning waters.

59 minutes

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Tue 12 Jul 2016 19:00
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Langoustine

Langoustine

Also known as Dublin Bay Prawns or Norway Lobster, Langoustine are one of Scotland’s most profitable exports and one of the few sources of income for West Coast communities.Β Langoustine are caught by two different methods of fishing – Creeling and trawling.Β Creels caught prawns are kept alive and sold to the premium restaurant markets at home and abroad.Β Trawled prawns are caught in bulk and mainly sold for the frozen prawn tail or scampi market.

Alistair β€œBally” Philp

Alistair β€œBally” Philp

Bally operates the Creel boat β€œNemesis” out of Kyleakin on the South eastern tip of Skye with his crewman, Dochus.Β 

Robert Summers

Robert Summers

Robert is the skipper of the prawn trawler β€œRebecca Jeneen”. This one million pound vessel is the newest boat in the Mallaig fishing fleet.


Bill Simmonds

Bill Simmonds

Bill is the skipper of the scallop Dredger β€œVikingborg”. He fishes out of Mallaig in the same areas as prawn trawlers and creel boats.

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Presenter Dougie Vipond
Series Producer Simon Cousins
Executive Producer Rachel Bell
Executive Producer David Harron

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