SCOTLAND. 2012. Colin Mowat, crab and lobster fisherman, Stromness Harbour, Stromness, Orkney Islands. Stromness is Orkney’s second-largest town. The port became important in the 17th century during the war with France, when ships needed to bypass the English Channel. The captain of Mowat’s boat (the Merlin) is Willock Sinclair, Mowat’s uncle.