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The establishment of The Scottish Fisheries Museum in 1969 was an important first step to representing the fishing history of Scotland. Fishing has served an important role in the economy of Scotland and UK, with exports to many European markets at a time when the fleets were primarily engaged in fishing for the ‘silver darling’ herring.

The museum’s enlightened approach took on the difficult task of creating a floating section and did not