Ullapool’s Fishing History

Looking out at Ullapool Harbour today, you’ll see many different boats coming in and out to land: traditional and modern day boats that fish for lobsters, langoustines and crabs; boats that go out and hand dive for scallops; trawling boats that come in with tonnes of fresh white fish and shellfish; creel boats that go out for months at a time and line-caught white fish boats from Spain. But it wasn’t always like this. Years ago, it was all about the “silver darlings”, herring.