River Clyde Photography: Fishing Support Vessel

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Friday, 28 August 2026

Bakkanes

The Bakkanes (IMO 9366809) is a 73.4-meter farming service vessel owned by Bakkafrost.

She was photographed at Fairlie Pier on the Clyde.

Tuesday, 7 July 2026

Maira Christine ob49

Maira Christine OB49 pictured at the Isle of Seil.

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

MPV JURA

Marine protection fisheries vessel operated by the Scottish government,seen here at Greenock.

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Eloise Eslea and Havgul

Eloise Eslea and Havgul Scottish Sea Farm Boats at Oban.

Thursday, 29 January 2026

Eloise Eslea

Fish farm vessel Eloise Eslea at Oban

River Clyde Photography

Over half of Scotland’s population lives within a short distance of the River Clyde, from its humble beginnings in South Lanarkshire where it is created by two streams the Patrail Water and the Daer Water, the two streams meet at Watermeetings where the River Clyde starts.

It’s not long before it reaches picturesque Lanark and its famous waterfalls. It eventually finds its way to Glasgow who’s citizens in the 18^th century narrowed and deepened and ultimately industrialised the river making it one of the most famous shipbuilding rivers in the world, Glasgow did indeed make the Clyde and of course the Clyde made Glasgow, at its peak the Clyde shipyards built a fifth of the worlds ships.

During the 2^nd world war Winston Churchill said that “Liverpool and Glasgow were the lungs in which the country breathed through”. Ship building along with heavy industry is all but dead on the Clyde, the majority of our industrial heritage was swept away in the 70s and 80s leaving few traces of the rivers famous past.

Leaving Glasgow, the Clyde broadens as you pass the towns of Dumbarton, Port Glasgow and Greenock, who all played a part in making the Clyde famous through shipbuilding.

At the Tail of the Bank the river broadens once more and becomes the firth with its many sea lochs coastal towns and villages.

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