Whilst researching the post on Manx traditional fishing boats I came across a wealth of information buried on the IoM government website. In particular there is a whole project around the history of sea fishing from the Island that was done for schools in the early 1990s. There is a very good teachers’ resource book, and in there is listed a whole load of other resources with more detailed information. The resources seem to have now disappeared from there, so I am presently hosting copies locally, although I recently found the resource book in an upload folder of the Manx Heritage site so someone is still using this excellent resource.
Information Cards:
- Early Manx Herring Boats
- Herring Boats c. 1830-1940
- Herring Fishing in Manx Waters
- Manx Fishermen in Irish and Scottish Waters
- Nets & Equipment for Herring and Mackerel Fishing
- Uses of the Herring Catch
- Longlines & Shorelines
- Some Further Types of Fishing
- Scallops & Queenies
- Customs & Traditions of the Manx Fisherman
- Some Fish Molluscs & Crustaceans of Manx Waters A-H
- Some Fish Molluscs & Crustaceans of Manx Waters I-Z
Documents:
- A. Seventeenth Century Manx Fishing Regulations
- B. The Lord of the Isle’s Herring Customs 1687
- C. Fishermen Fined for Not Attending the Herring Fishing
- D. The Complaint of the Whitehaven Fishermen 1754
- E. Richard Townley’s Journal 1791 Extracts on Fishing
- F. The Press Gang Seizes Fishermen Douglas 1811
- G. Great International Fisheries Exhibition 1883
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