Smoked fish the increased use of the idiomatic expression "red herring", references to the smoked fish product in this manner declined. A more common current name for it is kippers, or kippered herring. Kippered herring traditionally undergoes further processing (soaking and cooking) before consumption. Arbroath Smokies (haddock) and Traditional Grimsby smoked fish (haddock and cod) have both received Protected Geographical Indication status from the European Commission, which restricts use of the name to fish that is processed using specific methods within a defined geographical area. Other smoked fish products from the UK include Finnan Haddie and Bloater. Smoked fish Smoked fish is
Arbroath its own lifeboat since 1803 and is currently the last remaining slipway launched lifeboat in Scotland. Located at the harbour the lifeboat station houses two RNLI lifeboats, an inshore D-Class IB1 lifeboat the "Duncan Ferguson" and an all weather Mersey Class Lifeboat the "Inchcape" named after the infamous rock that the Bell Rock Lighthouse sits on. Photos and information on the Arbroath Lifeboats along with their history and callout statistics can be found at the stations website. www.arbroath-lifeboat.org.uk Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus