The Scottish Fisheries Museum are very proud to be announced the winners of the Midlands Business Today Tourist Attraction of the Year Award 2004 and are very grateful to all the staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to keep the high standard and friendly atmosphere in the museum.

This is what the Midlands Business Today had to say:-

“Midlands Business Today are delighted to announce the Tourist Attraction of the Year 2004, as the Scottish Fisheries Museum due to the excellent array of history and developments that it has available for visitors to view and research.
Spectacularly situated on the harbour front in Anstruther, in the heart of the Fife fishing community, the Scottish Fisheries Museum tells the story of fishing in Scotland and its people from earliest times to the present day.
Fish have been recognised as a major food source by people from around the world from the earliest times, Archaeologists have shown that fishing was important to the first people who settled in Scotland around 7,000BC, however at this time in history, fishing was a subsistence activity, undertaken only to feed the fisherman and his immediate community.
Fishing, today is an important factor to international trade, with imports and exports taking place all over the world, from Scotland to China.
Since it was opened in 1969 the Museum has grown in size and in the range of its galleries. In addition to the original harbour building and courtyard, there is a covered boatyard, which houses a 78ft “ZULU” fishing vessel dating back to the very early 1900’s.
The Museum also has a newly refurbished shop which stocks unusual gifts and keepsakes of a fishy theme. There is also a tearoom, serving home made hot and cold food.
Another feature of the museum is the Chapel, which commemorates all the Scots who have lost their lives at sea while fishing.
With a significant photographic archive and an extensive programme of events throughout the year, the Scottish Fisheries Museum is well worth a visit.”