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Peterhead Harbour:
Peterhead Harbours are formed by the South, Port Henry and
North Harbours, which are bounded by Keith Inch, Greenhill,
Port Henry Pier, Seagate, West Pier and also the recently completed
Albert Quay under construction.
The four harbours are surrounded by all the usual shore-side
activities associated with the fishing industry, including the
Fish Market, fuel supplies, ice and water plants, net makers
and repairers, box washers and suppliers, ship suppliers, ship
maintenance tradesmen, slipway and drydock.
 Albert Quay
Albert Quay has a total of 340 metres of deepwater berthage
30 metres wide with a minimum depth of 8.5 metres. A pelagic
processing factory, freezing facilities and cold store have
been constructed on reclaimed land at the Albert Quay. Pelagic
fish landings and most general cargo activities take place here
as well as fuel oil importing and bunkering.
South Harbour
Comprises 350 metres of working quay, the minimum depth alongside
being three metres at low water. Vessels can enter with a draught
of up to 6.5 metres on High Water Springs and 5.5 metres on
High Water Neaps. The maximum length which can be accommodated
is 92 metres overall.
South harbour.
The entrance is at right angles to the harbour length and is
well protected. The Control Tower and Harbour Offices are located
on the West Pier at the harbour entrance. The loading and unloading
of commercial cargoes such as grain, fertilisers, and animal
feed was traditionally carried out in this basin. Pelagic fish
were also unloaded here. These trades tend now to use Albert
Quay.
North Harbour/Alexandra Basin
This is entered from the South Harbour, through a cut (known
as the junction canal), which is spanned by a lifting bridge.
The old fish market is located on the north and east sides;
the quay is 400 metres long, and the floor area covers 4,800
square metres with 10,000-box holding capacity. Box replenishment
stowage is provided at West Boom Jetty. There is a drydock capable
of accommodating vessels of up to 57.9 metres LOA, with a beam
of up to 10.67 metres.
A new purpose built fish market was opened in 2004, which although
smaller than the old, is a climate controlled facility designed
for use 24 hours a day, with road haulage loading area adjacent
to the market loading bays.
Port Henry Harbour
The entry to this harbour is via North Harbour. The harbour
comprises over 740 metres of quayage and a slipway capable of
handling four fishing boats simultaneously of up to 27.4 metres
keel length/ 7.2 metres beam.
Fishing Fleet
Although the size of the Scottish fishing fleet has decreased
dramatically in the past few years due to compulsory decommissioning
schemes, there are always fishing boats in and around the harbour
which will be of interest to visitors. A working harbour is
a compelling sight to both locals and visitors alike. It is
usually possible to spot many of the different styles of fishing
boats, which despite most of them being under 25metres in length
have been designed and built to withstand the worst sea storms
imaginable. The images below show some examples of different
styles of fishing vessels:
Full shelter-deck wooden hull.
Part shelter-deck steel hull.
Beam-trawler.
Steel hulled stern trawler.
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