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11 April 2019 Issue: 5458 16 MAY 2019 ‘NO CFP EXIT DELAY’ CALL TURN TO PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL REPORT

… before being Fruitful Bough launched at Whitby suspended in mid-air by a heavy-lift crane.

‡ Fruitful Bough begins to be lifted off the building blocks and shores... Peterhead skipper Robert West’s Engineering for skipper Robert new 22.2m twin-rig trawler West, Denholms and partners. Fruitful Bough PD 109 was lifted Fitted with a Caterpillar C18 into the water at Whitby by a main engine and Cummins specialist heavy-lift crane last auxiliaries, Fruitful Bough is Wednesday (3 April), reports scheduled to run sea trials from David Linkie. Whitby next week. The fully-shelterdecked vessel, Three local netmakers, Caley which has a beam of 7.5m, was Nets, Faithlie Trawl and Jackson ‡ A proud moment – skipper Robert West with designed by SC McAllister & Co Trawls, supplied the trawler’s his wife Mariane and daughters Jenny, Maggie Ltd and built by Parkol Marine fishing gear. and Ellie May, awaiting the lift-in of their new family vessel Fruitful Bough. 2 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019 ‘We must leave CFP by end of 2020’ Federations’ message to minister at Westminster event Industry leaders and representatives told new fisheries minister Robert Goodwill, MPs and Lords last week that whatever else happens, they must not delay the UK’s exit from the CFP, and that we must be out by December 2020 at the latest, reports Tim Oliver

The NFFO and SFF stated that polling shows overwhelming support for a better deal for the UK fishing industry. They said that the public ‘across party and political divides, rural, urban and coastal communities, and all parts of the UK’ backed the benefits of the country becoming an independent coastal state. The national federations put their views at an event in Westminster last Tuesday (2 April) that they organised jointly to provide a platform for parliamentarians to express “Here we go sailing into a glorious EU-free sunset floating support for the fishing industry. on a tide of good will from Goodwill... Shadow fisheries minister Luke ... ha, bloody ha!” Pollard and Liberal Democrat fisheries spokesman and former secretary of state for ‡ NFFO team left-right: Tony Delahunty, Arnold Locker, Ned Clark Scotland Alistair Carmichael and new chairman-elect Andrew Locker send a clear message to the also addressed the event, politicians. as did NFFO and SFF chief executives Barrie Deas and and in their specific regions and industry. “We are delighted that Bertie Armstrong. ports. the future opportunities for the Around 70 parliamentarians Barrie Deas and Bertie UK fishing industry have become gathered at the event. Armstrong presented the outlook a core focus of Brexit, and the Representatives from all the for the UK fishing industry at government has made many major fishing regions and this critical juncture in the Brexit significant promises that we will sectors in the country attended process. be a truly independent coastal and briefed local MPs and In a joint statement, they state. members of the House of Lords reminded the government of “We are disappointed at the on fisheries issues generally, previous promises made to the current delay in exiting the CFP,

‘We must get best possible deal’ NFFO chief executive Barrie Deas said, after the event, that it had been held to ensure that the industry ‘maintains a high profile during these turbulent times, and to ensure we get the best possible deal for the industry’. ‡ North meets south: SFF chief Bertie Armstrong with East Cornwall He told Fishing News: “I think the event MP Sheryll Murray and Cornish FPO leader Paul Trebilcock. worked very well. It was broadly about Brexit, though groups of industry representatives were and at the prospect of an even “Our members will able to brief their local MPs both on their Brexit longer delay if the government produce world-class, concerns and on specific issues. and parliament fail to agree a sustainable seafood from “It was also important because the new way forward. our rich UK waters. This will fisheries bill is going through parliament, and “At long last, the sea of bring prosperity to coastal it’s important that MPs and the Lords are opportunity that is available to communities and secure a well-briefed on that. The government can UK fishermen outside of the long-term future for the industry control the process in the Commons through CFP is within our grasp, and in all parts of the UK.” whipping, but the Lords are independent and the public want to ensure we’re They highlighted that after have the capacity to shape the legislation, so able to secure this and become Brexit: it’s important they understand the issues fully a world leader in sustainable, ● We will stop giving as well.” innovative and prosperous away 60% of our natural fish He said the attendance at the event was a fisheries management. resources strong show of support for the fishing industry ‡ NFFO chief Barrie Deas and fisheries minister “However, it remains clear that ● UK fishermen will not be from the legislators. The support was from Robert Goodwill. the EU would like to continue to limited to catching 9% of cod both houses of parliament, and across the be able to plunder our waters. in the English Channel, while party spectrum. “The EU will, of course, do everything in European leaders will attempt to French fishermen have an 84% “There is a widespread recognition that its power to maintain the arrangements – persuade the UK government to share we have been tied into the CFP for 40 years, on access to UK waters and quota shares maintain the current unbalanced ● The UK’s herring quota and that that set of arrangements has – that have worked to its advantage and our and unfair arrangements, and is 15%, yet 88% of all herring worked systematically, from the outset, to our disadvantage for 40 years. That is why it is so this must be rejected at every stock in the EEZ is within disadvantage. important for the fishing industry to have strong point.” these waters, meaning that UK Different routes to leave the EU are under support in parliament, and across the country, They said that the public know fishermen can only take a small discussion, but whichever one is finally as we move into the next stages of Brexit.” that the industry was betrayed 40 percentage of a local fish stock. taken, leaving the EU means that the UK’s He said the federations had already held years ago when the UK signed The federations said that a legal status changes and we will become an two events to lobby MPs, as well as two press up to the CFP, and would not rebalancing of quotas will help independent coastal state, with regulatory briefings with editors of the mainstream press, accept this happening again. to revive coastal communities, autonomy and the freedom to negotiate as an to maintain the industry’s profile during the “Outside the CFP, the British and provide the conditions to independent party. Brexit process. fishing industry will be a global sustainably grow the industry leader,” said the federations. for future generations. 11 April 2019 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 3 Minister: ‘Automatic access will end’ The UK’s new fisheries minister management more responsive “In coastal regions throughout presented an upbeat vision of and flexible, to develop new, the UK, fishing is part of the the future for the fishing industry lucrative markets, and to focus fabric of the community; it after Brexit at the Westminster on marketing local and premium is central to the culture and meeting. products. There will also be atmosphere of coastal towns. But In his formal introduction to an opportunity to build on our over the past 40 years, some of the industry, and his first public relations with Norway, Faroes these towns have seen a decline,” speech on fisheries after taking and Iceland as other independent he said. over from George Eustice, Robert coastal states.” “Our exit from the EU will Goodwill said that fishermen are The minister stressed that give us an opportunity to ‘absolutely right’ to look forward as well as getting a fairer share rebalance that – and benefit to life after the CFP, and to the of the fish in our waters, it was our fishing industry and coastal sea of opportunity ahead. critical to be able to sell the fish communities.” He told the meeting: “Leaving for a good price and get it to Mr Goodwill said that the the EU will mean taking control market quickly. government is committed to of our waters for the first time “A priority, therefore, is going securing the best trade deals in 40 years, and giving the to be ensuring that trade can for the UK. Concerted efforts ‡ New fisheries minister Robert Goodwill made his introductory UK the chance to decide who continue as smoothly as possible are being made with partner speech to the industry at the event. can access our waters and on and with minimal disruption – countries to transition existing what terms. Let me be clear especially if we leave the EU EU-third country free trade “In looking at developing our and to meet our obligations as a – automatic rights for foreign without a deal later this month. agreements. future fisheries policies, we’re responsible, independent coastal vessels to access our waters will The live shellfish sector is And in the event of a no-deal keen to take our time to consult state.” end. uppermost in our minds here.” Brexit, he said that legislation properly, pilot where appropriate, Mr Goodwill said that the MMO “Leaving the EU gives The minister, who is the MP for is in place to ensure that the and be mindful of unintended is recruiting and training more us a golden opportunity to the Yorkshire coast constituency same rules will apply from day consequences – but also to learn enforcement officers and support secure a fairer share of fish of Scarborough and Whitby, one as apply today, and that a the lessons from the rigid and staff, and that ‘significantly for our fishermen, and set out said that fishing, processing and ‘functioning legislative framework’ cumbersome CFP by being able increased levels of surface aerial a sustainable future for our aquaculture contribute £1.57bn will be in place. to move faster. surveillance’ are being brought in. fisheries. to the UK economy and employ Looking ahead, the minister “It is vital that we are able to He, and shadow fisheries “There will be other around 33,000 people – but it said that the fisheries bill will protect our waters to ensure that spokesman Luke Pollard, thanked opportunities too – to look at how was not just the people directly enable policies to be amended fishing vessels continue to fish former minister George Eustice, we share out the additional quota employed in these industries who over time, and that it ‘embeds our legally and sustainably, to enable who attended the event, for his we negotiate, to make fisheries depend on them. commitments to sustainability’. trade in fish to be maintained, work for the industry. Withdrawal deal ‘worse FISHING NEWS AWARDS 2019 than staying in EU’ PRESENTATION EVENING A long-time campaigner for the that means is that during the UK to leave the CFP and control transition period – which was its own waters says that the expected to be from 30 March, withdrawal agreement will be a 2019 until 31 December, 2020 – TICKETS NOW ON SALE terrible deal for UK fisheries, and the UK continues as at present, worse than staying in the EU, controlled by the CFP, but unlike Book your seat for our celebration of the reports Tim Oliver. now, where we have input and best of British and Irish commercial fishing John Ashworth of Save some influence, there would be Britain’s Fish (SBF) said he none. We are only to be consulted, had read the entire withdrawal which is more akin to being told. deal and noted the paragraphs “We would be subject to relevant to fishing. 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He said the Commission The legally binding deal says has made it very clear that any that the relative stability keys that extension of the transition period decide our share of TACs ‘shall beyond the 21 months already be maintained’ throughout the agreed – which could be up to transition period – which could two more years – would only last up to four years. be granted on the same access As regards fishing terms as in the existing transition opportunities during the transition arrangements. period, the withdrawal agreement He pointed out that all the Enjoy a great night out, with: ★ A drinks reception ★ A superb 3-course says that the UK must only be provisions would be included ‘consulted’ – and this includes in a treaty that would be meal with wine ★ A seat at the awards ceremony and after-dinner the preparation of relevant unchangeable. entertainment, presented by acclaimed Scottish comedian Des Clarke international consultations and He said, “So when Downing negotiations. 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Editor News correspondent the issues and dangers surrounding it, deal, but it will be up to the EU whether We don’t know what might have to be Dave Linkie Tim Oliver could not have come at a more crucial it wants to consider it, or agree to an conceded on fisheries if some new plan email: [email protected] email: [email protected] moment. extension of Article 50 and a further is tabled. 01434 607375 Fishing has not had a particularly delay to our current 12 April departure MPs had also rammed through a high profile during the Brexit process, date, to allow any new proposal to be law that will force the government not and even less so in recent weeks, as negotiated. to leave without a deal, and to seek a Theresa May has battled with MPs to As Fishing News went to press, further extension, giving the EU even try to get her withdrawal deal through the government was in talks with the more leverage over us. parliament. Labour Party to try to agree a new This is where the industry faces This is a moment of supreme danger withdrawal plan, and Theresa May had great danger. The EU does not want for the fishing industry. While fishing written to the EU to ask for a Brexit us to leave, and is demanding a longer Cornwall correspondent Phil Lockley does not loom large in the bigger delay until 30 June. But it was reported extension in the hope that opinion in email: picture at this stage of the proceedings, that EU president Donald Tusk had the UK will swing against leaving, and Assistant editor [email protected] it is likely to do so if and when MPs said that any extension should be for at that a second referendum will overturn Rachel Graham 01326 340372 agree on some sort of withdrawal deal least a year, with the option of an earlier Brexit. email: [email protected] to put to the EU. departure if a deal was agreed earlier. Meanwhile, the industry soldiers The federations are right to Any deal with Labour is likely to on in a sea of uncertainty rather than demand that whatever deal is agreed, involve staying in a customs union with opportunity, with the hoped- and whatever transitional period is the EU, and it was also on the cards for fundamental changes to implemented, we must be out of the that Labour would insist on MPs being our fisheries management CFP by the end of 2020 at the latest. allowed to vote on a second referendum regime, and the dawn of a new But while our politicians turn as part of any deal. era, stalled for the foreseeable themselves inside out trying to agree a While the existing withdrawal plan future. 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6 LETTERS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019 ‘Voisinage’ letters to Irish president and EU fisheries commissioner On the day that the Irish parliament voted in legislation to restore voisinage or access for Northern Irish vessels to waters inside the Republic of Ireland’s six-mile limit, lawyers for four Irish mussel fishermen wrote to the Irish president Michael D Higgins outlining their concerns. They wrote a similar letter to EU maritime affairs and fisheries commissioner Karmenu Vella the day before the legislation was finally passed on 28 March, 2019. Lorna Siggins reports The four fishermen – Paul Barlow know whether they are liable for an be made that the Bill breaches the extreme urgency with regard to This is neither the strict of Woodstown Bay Shellfish Ltd, offence. There is a complete lack regulation… because: Minister (for fisheries) Michael legal position nor the factual Michael Crowley of Riverbank of clarity in the term ‘owned and a. The Bill is an attempt to Creed’s proposed amendment position, and an examination of Mussels Ltd, Gerard Kelly of operated’. implement the voisinage to section 10 of the Sea Fisheries the Supreme Court judgement Frescoe Seafoods Ltd and Tardrum 2. The Bill is incompatible with arrangement and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, and our legal submissions will Fisheries Ltd, and Alex McCarthy the principle of legal certainty in b. The voisinage arrangement 2006. The relevant legislation is the evidence the position. The fishing of Halcome Merchants (Ireland) European Union law... involves the State favouring Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Bill, by Northern Irish vessels in Irish Ltd – won a Supreme Court case 3. The Bill is incompatible Northern Irish-owned and operated 2017, which passed through the waters was always illegal and in 2016 over the legality of the with Article 6 of the European vessels over vessels of other Seanad [senate] on 26 March and the only underlying agreement informal voisinage agreement to Convention on Human Rights. The member states which will be ‘debated’ in the Dáil or arrangement that was in place reciprocal north-south fishing principle of legal certainty is also c. The voisinage arrangement falls [parliament] in the coming days. was not to prosecute them. This rights between Ireland’s baseline a fundamental principle of EU law. within the scope of Article 5 (2) of Our clients believe that sufficient arrangement was agreed in Ireland and 6nm limit. The Bill will fall within the scope the regulation and thereby is only time will not be given for the issues in the 1960s when we claimed A summary of both letters from of EU law and will therefore be tolerated by EU law pursuant to an surrounding the Bill to be debated ownership to all of the waters O’Shea, White and Co Solicitors of regarded as being regulated by exception to Article 5 (1) in any meaningful or proper way, surrounding our island and when Killarney, Co Kerry, dated 27 and this principle. The argument can d. The voisinage arrangement and it is our clients’ genuine fear we did not want to prosecute 28 March and marked ‘extremely be made that the Bill violates the must therefore be interpreted that the Bill will be passed into law Northern Irish (six-county) urgent’, is as follows. principle of legal certainty in EU narrowly and restrictively with no understanding of what it fishermen who had habitually law. e. A narrow interpretation requires will mean in real terms for the Irish fished in border areas. LETTER 1: Under EU law, member states incorporating all of the terms on the fishing industry. Our clients’ question how it is Dear President Higgins, must ensure that they have equal face of the voisinage arrangement We confirm that we acted possible to equate that prevailing We understand that the Sea conditions of access to, and use into the Bill, not only the owned for the plaintiffs in High Court situation with Ireland in 2019 with Fisheries Bill, 2017, has been of, the fishing grounds situated in and operated requirement, but proceedings and in Supreme Court a pending Brexit and to try and passed by both Houses of the those waters for all fishing vessels also the reciprocity requirement, proceedings in 2016. A seven- ‘restore’ something that is no longer Oireachtas. We understand that flying the flag of a member state the 75ft restriction and the habitual judge Supreme Court unanimously either applicable or appropriate. the Bill will be presented to you for and recognised in community fishing requirement. made a declaration that fishing by This had nothing to do with the signing into law. Our clients have territory. Under the Doctrine of In the absence of the Northern Ireland vessels for mussel creation of a ‘hard border’ at grave reservations and… request Supremacy of EU law, EU law takes incorporation of these additional seed in Ireland’s territorial waters sea and to suggest that it has is that you refer the said Bill to the precedence over the principles terms into the Bill, it could be was not permitted by law and that simply fudging the issue. Fisheries Supreme Court… of the London Convention where argued that the Bill breaches the so-called ‘voisinage agreement’ legislation is very detailed and 1. In summary, our clients’ position those principles conflict. the regulation by allowing ‘whatever it was’ (sic) was not law complex with regard to exclusion is: There is a general rule that all discrimination in favour of for the purpose of Article 10 of the limits and borders and these are The Bill is unconstitutional for member states must grant equal Northern Irish vessels over other Irish constitution. commonplace in all international breach of the principle of legal access to waters and resources member states in circumstances Minister Creed has stated that it treaties. certainty... and contains a reverse- in all Union waters. Article 5 other than that permitted by the is imperative ‘to proceed as quickly (The letter to Commissioner Vella onus defence based on an unclear (2) establishes an exception to existing neighbourhood relations as possible with this Bill’ on the goes on to itemise similar points to standard. Once all of the elements that general rule in the 0-12- arrangement: ie, the voisinage basis that he wants to put into law those in the correspondence with of the offence are present, the mile zone. In this zone, Article arrangement. an arrangement he says existed President Higgins, and argues that defendant is guilty of an offence 5 (2) allows member states to 4. The Bill breaches Article 5 of the informally between the UK and the bill is in breach of the London unless they can reach a specific discriminate between fellow regulation (EU number 1380/2013) Ireland in the 1960s but which there Fisheries Convention and EU law, standard that is, showing that member states (under existing relating to general rules on equal is ‘insufficient provision’ for under and requires ‘urgent and immediate ‘the sea fishing boat concerned neighbourhood relations). It is access to waters and resources for Irish law, and that this is according attention’. It calls on Commissioner is not a sea fishing boat owned arguable that such discrimination member states. to a Supreme Court ruling in 2016. Vella to ‘bring it to the attention of and operated in Northern Ireland’. can only be permitted in so far as This legislation is purported to the remaining member states at the However, ‘owned and operated’ is it is proportionate and justified. LETTER 2: be legislation that will allow for earliest opportunity’.) not defined anywhere in the Bill, Member states should not be To EU commissioner for the ‘restoration’ of a ‘voisinage Commissioner Vella’s office had such that it is arguably uncertain entitled to unilaterally modify the environment, maritime affairs agreement’ between Ireland and not responded to a request from whether any individual fisherman nature and scope of the activities and fisheries Karmenu Vella the UK which he says was made Fishing News to comment on the setting out on a vessel with a of fishermen from other member Our clients have instructed us prior to the London Fisheries fishermen’s letter as this issue went connection to Northern Ireland can states… A legitimate argument can to write to you as a matter of Convention 1964. to press. Irish president turns down appeal to test constitutionality of new voisinage legislation Irish president Michael D Higgins are still awaiting a response from stocks such as razorfish and clams.” reduce mortality, until 2003/2004. of access to Irish waters from six has turned down an appeal, made EU commissioner for maritime Vessel length will be restricted These ‘good practices’ could no miles into the baseline, even after to him by lawyers for four mussel affairs and fisheries Karmenu Vella to 18m and under, when a new ban longer exist, the expert noted, after Britain leaves. fishermen, to refer controversial new regarding their concerns that the on trawlers over 18m inside the 6nm Northern Irish vessels had entered A British government spokesman legislation on access to Irish inshore legislation was passed without an zone comes into force in 2020. the fishery. said that ‘we have always been waters to the judiciary, reports understanding of the real impact on The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) The legislation to restore clear that the voisinage arrangement Lorna Siggins. the Irish fishing industry. Bill, which was voted through by voisinage had been in abeyance until exists separately from the LFC’, and The legislation restoring access “We have no problem with 72 votes to eight, reinstates the the recent detention of two Northern that Britain’s withdrawal from it has by Northern Irish vessels to Irish Northern Irish fishermen in Northern voisinage (informal neighbourhood) Irish fishing vessels in Dundalk Bay ‘no legal effect on voisinage’. waters within the six nautical mile Ireland making their living, if this arrangement that was in by the Irish naval service. Although “For this reason, there will be no limit was voted through the Dáil (Irish was what this was all about,” one place between Northern Ireland and the two vessels had pleaded requirement for Britain to alert other parliament) in late March. of the four fishermen, Gerard Kelly the Republic from 1965 to 2016. guilty and were released without member states in the LFC to any It was signed into law by Mr of Greencastle, Co Donegal, told Access by Northern Irish- conviction, Irish prime minister Leo change in Irish legislation.” Higgins last Thursday (4 April). Fishing News. registered vessels to Ireland’s Varadkar had described it as a ‘really British government fisheries In a letter to lawyers for four Mr Kelly had gone on hunger baseline to the six-mile limit regrettable incident’. spokesman Lord Gardiner of mussel fishermen who won a strike outside the Irish parliament was suspended in 2016 after Mr Mr Varadkar did state that Kimble stated in the House of Supreme Court case challenging the buildings to try to highlight the Kelly and three colleagues won their it would be helpful if the British Lords on 11 March that a number of legality of the ‘voisinage’ (reciprocal issues to politicians, and halted his Supreme Court case. The court government gave assurances that representations had been made by access) to waters, the president’s action after the legislation was finally ruled that Northern Irish-registered it would not itself withdraw from the the British government since 2016 to secretary general Art O’Leary passed. vessels had been unlawfully allowed 1964 London Fisheries Convention restore voisinage. explained that Mr Higgins may only “Our problem is that this new to harvest mussel seed in Irish (LFC), which incorporated the He said that Mr Varadkar had refer a bill to the Supreme Court law gives a sufficient loophole to territorial waters. voisinage arrangement as Article 2. committed on 1 March to ‘changing ‘in circumstances where there is a international companies which The fishermen contended that Britain declared two years the law to restore the status quo to question’ that it, or part of it ‘may be might register in Northern Ireland, available mussel seed had dropped ago that it intended to leave the what it was before 2016, and has repugnant to the constitution’. and could then gain access to our from 30,000t to 2,400t in 2012, and convention, which preceded the EU indicated that he is confident the The letter did point out that inshore waters, at a time when the the court heard from a shellfish Common Fisheries Policy, this July. legislation can be passed quickly’. individuals or groups could still take stocks cannot take this amount of expert who noted that the mussel The Irish Fish Producers’ “The minister for agriculture, food a case to the courts to challenge the effort,” Mr Kelly said. seed fishery was ‘sustainable’ with Organisation has argued that and the marine, Minister Creed, has constitutionality of legislation. “We are not just talking about the some good practices, including the new legislation may give all made similar commitments,” the The fishermen’s legal advisers mussel fishery, but about inshore fishing seed later in the season to European parties to the LFC the right House of Lords was told. 11 April 2019 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews NEWS 7 New Parkol builds alongside at Whitby New fisheries minister visits Peterhead Within 24 hours of Fruitful Bough PD 109 being lifted into the river Esk The new UK fisheries minister Buchan MP David Duguid and David Duguid said: “I was at Whitby, the Peterhead twin-rig trawler was joined by the Orkney Robert Goodwill undertook SFF CE Bertie Armstrong, he met pleased to welcome the minister vivier-crabber Carvela K 751, reports David Linkie. his first official engagement in local fishermen, processors and on his visit to Peterhead – Built in Parkol’s Teesside fabrication hall, Carvela sailed from Scotland last week, when he industry representatives. hopefully the first of many. He the river Tees last Thursday morning for engine and fishing trials in visited Peterhead fishmarket on Robert Goodwill said: “I was very impressed by how freshening weather, before arriving at Whitby on the afternoon tide, Friday morning, reports David was delighted to accept David modern, efficient and large-scale when a southeasterly wind reached gusts of 35-40 knots. Linkie. Duguid’s invitation to make my the fishmarket is. Carvela and Fruitful Bough are expected to depart Whitby this Accompanied by Banff and first ministerial visit to the key “We talked to skippers and month for Stromness and Peterhead respectively. fishing port of Peterhead. industry representatives about “There is clearly a huge the opportunities presented by opportunity for Scottish the UK leaving the Common fishermen in leaving the CFP Fisheries Policy and sitting at the and becoming an independent table as an independent coastal coastal state. I enjoyed talking to state.” both the catching and processing Bertie Armstrong said: “What industries here in Peterhead – the minister found was a vibrant and I was particularly impressed industry, hungry to grasp the with the enthusiasm shown for opportunity on the other side encouraging more young people of Brexit. Government policy is ‡ UK fisheries minister Robert Goodwill (second right) with Bertie into the sector. clear – to be out of the CFP by Armstrong, David Duguid MP “I am now looking forward to December 2020 at the latest. and Jimmy Buchan, during his working closely with the industry The industry will not forgive early-morning visit to Peterhead to ensure we make the most of politicians if that does not come fishmarket last Friday. the ‘sea of opportunity’ ahead.” to pass.” ‡ Fruitful Bough and Carvela together at Whitby. Brighton fisherman rescued after falling overboard Brighton fisherman Mick Brown was to be nearby, saw the fisherman trouble. A lot of the time we see the Seafish study indicates ‘business as safely recovered from the sea after was in trouble and came to his tragic, raw end of working with the he fell over the side of his inshore aid. A witness from the boat that fishing community, especially when fishing vessel Donna Dee three rescued the casualty said that one fishermen don’t wear lifejackets. usual’ for the UK fishing fleet in 2018 miles south of Brighton Marina, on of its crew jumped onto Donna He had a lucky escape, not having Based on preliminary landings was largely static across the two the afternoon of Monday, 2 April, Dee to knock it out of gear, before a lifejacket, to have stayed above data, the Seafish Fleet Economic years (26% in 2018 compared to reports John Periam. he managed to pull Mick Brown water for even this short period of Performance shows a solid year 27% in 2017). Donna Dee was reported to be onboard. time. for the UK fleet, despite the The number of active fishing trawling when its nets snagged on The Brighton RNLI lifeboat was “When he fell overboard, he did challenge of increasing fuel vessels in the UK fleet decreased whelk pots. In attempting to free the launched to go to his assistance, not sustain any injuries – had he hit costs. from 4,709 in 2017 to 4,512 in pots, Mick Brown went overboard and they brought the rescued his head, the outcome might not While there are differences 2018, with around 1,600 of when he was dragged behind fisherman to the marina, where he have been the same. Thankfully, within segments of the fleet, these being ‘low-activity vessels’ Donna Dee by a restraining rope. was met by a waiting ambulance. in this instance, he had tied a rope the fleet collectively saw a slight with fishing income of less than HM Coastguard received an A spokesperson from HM around his waist to his vessel while increase in fishing revenues to £10,000. urgent VHF radio broadcast just Coastguard said: “This fisherman trying to unsnag the pots – it’s this £978m in 2018, from £975m in Commenting on the results, before 1pm from a trawler reporting is incredibly lucky. It was a fine day, action that ultimately helped him 2017 (nominal figures). Steve Lawrence, economics the man overboard. Another and he had another vessel following to stay nearby his vessel when he A 5% decrease in the volume project manager at Seafish, said: fishing vessel, which happened close behind him that saw he was in went overboard.” of fish landed (down from “While the increase in the 720,000t in 2017 to 690,000t price of fuel has been substantial, Summit in Aberdeen by Arina Motova, interim chief in 2018) was mitigated by a 5% it has been mitigated to some Seafish Trade and Tariff Tool economist at Seafish. She said: “Until now, businesses increase in the average price per extent by the increase in average Seafishhas developed and launched an online system have had to get in touch with us or HMRC to ask us tonne landed. At £1,422, the price per tonne landed, meaning that allows businesses to easily access seafood to provide this information, which can take time, and average price per tonne landed that the UK fleet saw a slight trade and tariff data, to assist seafood importers and businesses had to create their own visuals to analyse is – in nominal terms – at its increase in fishing revenues in exporters in the UK through Brexit and beyond. that data. highest average price in the last 2018. Designed to be user-friendly and interactive, the “Having the data just a few clicks away within a 10 years. “In spite of the challenges and Seafish Trade and Tariff Tool allows users to access self-service tool means that businesses can access Fuel cost was a major factor the undoubted uncertainties on historical trade data from 2010-2018 and current whatever information they want in their own time in the 2018 figures, with the the horizon, it does appear that UK tariff data, giving them an overview of seafood and their own way – from enquiries as specific as average annual fuel price 20% the catching sector is largely markets. The tool will allow users to drill down into trade the volume and value of import and tariff on frozen higher than 2017, and reaching continuing with business as by product and country, giving businesses a better warm-water shrimp imported to the UK from India, over 50p per litre for the first usual.” understanding of the UK seafood market, as the UK for example, to obtaining a more general background time since 2014. Fuel costs as a The full Seafish fleet prepares to leave the EU. picture on export and markets they might be proportion of total income rose economic performance dataset The tool contains seafood trade data for human considering entering. from 11% in 2017 to 13% in for 2008-2018, giving more consumption only, and is based on HMRC data. The “We’ve consulted with industry during the 2018. detail on the overall picture data includes weight, value and country by year, and development of the Seafish Trade and Tariff Tool to Total fleet operating profit and on different segments of can be displayed year by year, making comparisons ensure it’s informative without being too complicated to fell slightly on 2017, decreasing the fleet, can be downloaded at: easy and allowing businesses to identify trends use. Seafish will, of course, continue to provide analysis 4% from £280m profit to bit.ly/2uJJQR6 and opportunities. It has been built using business on complex data to the industry when requested.” £268m, but operating profit as The data will be updated in intelligence and analytics software Tableau. The Seafish Trade and Tariff Tool is available on the a percentage of total income October. It was launched at the recent Scottish Seafood Seafish website: seafish.org/t4

Support sought for Irish islands at European parliament to ensure they aren’t allowed to “I am making the same call deteriorate further. to Fine Gael and their European All the Irish parties in the EU parties not just to support this this amendment was accepted “Fianna Fáil must speak up group, the EPP, as well as to parliament are being asked to amendment, which will give vital when I first raised it at committee against their group’s decision, Labour and their group, the support an amendment from support to our struggling island level, Fianna Fáil’s European and demand that they drop S&Ds, to support this amendment Ireland South MEP Liadh Ní Riada communities, but to lobby their group, ALDE, have now requested their opposition to this vital protecting rural, coastal and island which is calling for EU funding for own political groups within the that it be voted on separately amendment. It is long past time communities in Ireland. the Irish islands, reports Pauric European parliament to support it tomorrow, as they intend to that Fianna Fáil started putting “Tomorrow, we will see if Gallagher. as well. oppose it. their country ahead of their party. these parties intend to use The call for support comes “My amendment would allow the “Post-Brexit, Ireland and the “For ALDE or any other political their influence in the European ahead of the plenary vote on the EU to finance 85% of operations Irish islands will be one of the group to vote against support for parliament to represent Ireland’s European Maritime and Fisheries to the Irish islands, with the Irish most geographically isolated some of the most isolated islands interests in Europe – or are they Fund later this week. exchequer footing just 15% of the parts of the EU. Our islands will and regions in the EU would be a merely Europe’s representatives in Liadh Ní Riada said: “I am bill.” require all the support they can slap in the face to the people of Ireland?” asked Ms Ní Riada. calling for all Irish political She added, “Worryingly, while get, and this amendment can help Ireland. 8 NEWS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019 Scallop conference shows way ahead for UK fisheries The organisers of a major need for change. with government, and build international conference on “The conference significantly momentum and alignment among scallop fisheries and management advanced the discussion stakeholders through the Scallop held in February say they are on potential management Industry Consultation Group ‘thrilled’ with how the event turned approaches, including inshore (SICG) and its newly formed out and the positive feedback and offshore management, working groups,” said Juliette received, reports Tim Oliver. freezing latent capacity, and the Hatchman. They said the conference exploration of TAC and rights- “The new SICG fishery achieved clear consensus from based systems,” said consultant management working group delegates and experts from a Juliette Hatchman, on behalf of has already met twice since wide range of stakeholders on the joint organisers Macduff Shellfish the conference, in fact, to and Fishmongers’ Hall in London, start planning for the future where the conference was held. management of this valuable UK It was supported by Seafish resource.” (Fishing News, 21 February, The report ‘Scallop ‘Search for sustainable future for Management Conference 2019: scallop sector’). informing the future of sustainable She said there is a lot of work fisheries management’ says that ahead for the UK scallop industry, king scallops are one of the top but that the organisers were three species in terms of value ‡ Delegates at the conference expressed their views on a range of topics encouraged by a real desire for to the UK economy, and are the via electronic polling. co-management of the scallop highest-value catch for English ‡ Professor Kevin Stokesbury of fisheries, and for collaborative ports, yet the scallop fishery There are no scallop catch Live polling was carried out the University of Massachusetts evidence-gathering initiatives. remains under-developed in terms limits, and only very specific, electronically throughout the presented one of several case studies “It is clearly important that of sustainable management and localised limits on fishing effort conference. It showed there at the conference describing how progress is made now, and solid science, compared with applying to parts of the fleet. was near-unanimity in wanting other countries manage their scallop the industry is already looking finfish fisheries of similar scale The sector would be ‘extremely urgent reform of both inshore fisheries. to advance these discussions and value. vulnerable’ to a reduction in and offshore scallop fisheries scallop prices, an increase in fuel management, which strengthened Key issues highlighted prices, or a loss of markets. across the two-day conference. The report points to the But participants did not feel Issues highlighted by generate increased buy-in in options for sustainable steps the scallop sector is they had enough information on polling, after the case study management measures, drive management. More, and taking to improve science and management options to make presentations, were as follows. better compliance, and lead to better, science will be central data collection, including ‘a decisions about the future of the industry-funded research and to transforming the UK scallop highly collaborative project fishery. Sector profile industry-supported evidence- fishery. with government officials and A range of concerns were The industry has suffered from gathering. scientists, developing a robust highlighted through the polling a negative public image, largely These benefits underpinned Tailored management stock assessment in English data. Delegates’ concerns due to the use of dredge gear, scallop fisheries in the There was a desire to see waters’. The industry has funded were closely spread between which is seen to damage the presented case studies, which spatially differentiated dredge surveys since 2018. access to markets, access to seabed. Improving efficiency were able to manage stocks management for the inshore Policy developments are also fishing grounds, profitability, will reduce impacts on the above MSY and with highly and offshore fleets. There was taking place through involvement and displacement of effort due environment, which is important profitable, efficient fishing significant discussion and in the Project UK Fisheries to other marine users, but the for building consumer trust. activity. The vision for the future consensus around the idea Improvements (PUKFI) steering overriding concern was the Scallop fishing overall was of UK scallop management of tailoring management to group, and through the SICG. sustainability of the stock. seen as not receiving sufficient should come from industry, suit specific environmental, political attention, despite its bottom-up, and be shaped by a economic or social objectives. high value to the economy. wide range of stakeholders in a For example, rights-based Inshore/offshore views Raising the profile of the sector co-management process. management systems were Electronic polling indicated and partnership working with decision-makers was seen An appropriate body widely discussed during the some differences between models. as highly important, particularly through which industry can conference, but they were only views on the best management in the current political context. advise government on the considered to be a viable option tools for inshore and offshore Offshore Delegates considered that development of management if they were carefully tailored to scallop fisheries. TAC-based management a key component to garnering will be required. ensure that over-consolidation was the clear preference for political attention is for the of rights was not a risk. The UK Inshore an overarching management sector to speak with one voice, Science has a number of very different There was no clear regime – 50% of respondents and share a common vision for There was consensus in the scallop fishing areas, and preference for an overarching considered this the best fit for the future of scallop fishing. room that the UK is far behind potentially many different stock management system. offshore scalloping. international counterparts in units, and this will need to be Participants wanted more Beneath this, rotational Industry participation fully understanding its scallop taken into account in developing information to inform their harvesting and mandatory Co-management was seen to stocks, and the resulting management measures. opinion. There was a close split closed areas were seen as between effort-based and TAC effective tools to deliver management. improved sustainability. Rotational harvesting and Again, partnership working New entrants take up offer of funded mandatory courses capping of the fleet were between industry and The North East Fishermen’s Training Association highlighted as desirable. regulators was seen as a (NEFTA) has just completed five days of new-entrant The need for strong science highlight of the case studies training at Anstruther, reports David Linkie. was underlined, coupled with presented, and desirable in a Eleven potential new entrants to the fishing a preference for co-operative UK context. industry completed the mandatory Seafish Elementary Fire Fighting and Health and Safety courses, together with STCW Elementary First Aid and PST (Sea Survival) courses, over the period of Stock assessment projects a week. Seafishhas invited owners of North Sea and Celtic Sea. Additionally, the New Entrant Stability course, commercial scallop vessels The vessel’s own standard which gives a basic introduction to stability issues ‡ NEFTA co-ordinator James Buchan with the new to tender for a project to commercial gear will be onboard small vessels, was also completed. entrants. assess scallop stocks used alongside up to eight The training courses were held to try to attract (Fishing News, 4 April). modified dredges, provided new crewmen into the local industry, and provide training have now secured berths on local prawn The vessel, skipper and by the project, at selected continuity of crew members for local skippers. In trawlers. crew will be required to take sites, where the crew will recent years, local skippers in Fife have experienced James Buchan, NEFTA co-ordinator, said: two CEFAS scientists to be supporting the scientists problems securing crewmen for the inshore fishing “We are grateful to the Forth FLAG administrators sea for a total of 19 days’ in sorting, processing and fleet, which predominantly works inside the 12-mile who provided the funding, and also to the Waid fishing (13 in May,six in recording the distribution limit. Academy guidance team for their efforts to make September) at scallop beds and abundance of scallops Some of the young fishermen who attended the this project possible.” in the English Channel, in these areas. 11 April2019 Name: Jannetje Cornelis H 144 LOA: 28.60m Built: Nodosa Shipyard Pontevedra Spain Type: Fly-shooter/twin-rig trawler Home port: Urk Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews BOAT OFTHEWEEK 9 10 TAITS FR 229 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ON NEW FRASERBURGH MIDWATER TRAWLER TAITS FR 229 ENHANCES FAMILY TRADITIONS Skippers Peter and Willie Tait and the crew of the new Fraserburgh midwater trawler Taits FR 229 quickly started to prove the fishing capabilities of their new vessel last month by fishing blue whiting 190 miles west of Ireland, reportsDavid Linkie

Taits approaching Fraserburgh for the first time.

lthough trawling in 280 blue whiting into Killybegs, Taits of everyone who contributed fathoms in the North headed back out for a second towards the end result of a AAtlantic, shortly after go that resulted in 1,500t being design and build project that fishing had been curtailed discharged at Peterhead to the Klondyke Fishing Company by three storms in quick complete its quota. initiated three and a half succession, is potentially a The skippers and crew years ago by contacting the challenging start in a fishery expressed their full satisfaction Norwegian companies Rolls- well-known for giving problems, with the efficiency of the Royce Marine AS, Ålesund as Taits is reported to have vessel’s engineroom and deck designers, and Westcon Yards performed well, before landing a machinery, fish pumping and AS, Ølensvåg, who built the new quick-fire shakedown shot into storage systems, and electronics vessel. Killybegs, just seven days after equipment, together with the Taits’ arrival at Fraserburgh the vessel berthed in its home well-matched fishing gear. last month, when the vessel port of Fraserburgh for the first This smooth start highlights berthed within 50m of Klondyke time. After landing 1,300t of the forward thinking and vision Fishing Company’s offices, was

‡ General view of arrangements on the trawl deck from atop the ‡ Overall view of the engineroom. gantry. 11 April 2019 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews TAITS FR 229 11 the latest example of the family’s commitment to the pelagic sector that now spans three generations of skippers. The new vessel is expected to land almost exclusively to Denholm Seafoods of Peterhead, thereby continuing to support the fish processing infrastructure in NE Scotland. Taits replaces its 71m predecessor of the same name, which was sold to Norway 18 months ago, and renamed Steinsund, when its replacement was in the early stages of construction. Having skippered Chris Andra FR 228 since 2007 – when the 71.1m midwater trawler was delivered by Westcon Yards AS to a Rolls-Royce Marine AS design – during which time the vessel has fished successfully, the owners unsurprisingly used this vessel as a starting point for the new build in terms of general ‡ Good to go – the skippers and crew of Taits give the new midwater principle and layout. trawler the thumbs-up, while rigging out for the blue whiting fishery at The continual rapid Fraserburgh. Left to right: George Maitland, Jimmy Buchan, Bob Tait, advancement in new technology JC Tait, George Cruden, Peter Tait, Willie Tait, Stephen Rennie, Steven is clearly illustrated on Taits, Beagrie, Ewan Scott, Terry Cardno and Lewis Duthie. which includes a number of forward-thinking ideas designed to enhance fuel efficiency and operational safety. These include a heat recovery system, in which hot water from the main and auxiliary engines is used to heat all internal areas throughout the vessel; a fuel- saving Rolls-Royce Promas propulsion and manoeuvring system; two stern thrusters; and a Furuno big bridge system, in which five 55in tilting displays can be arranged in multiple configurations through an ‡ The C-Flow fish dewatering system is positioned in the middle of the embedded video wall controller. forecastle deck amidships. Another key feature is the high level of duplication, and in systems, that are served by depth (shelterdeck) 9.5m, some cases triplication, that the ‡ The Furuno big bridge system is driven by an advanced video wall three independent power and a draft of 7.7m, Taits was owners specified, in order to controller integrated into touch-screen command units. supplies. specifically designed to operate ensure that their vessel will be from Fraserburgh harbour, able to complete full trips when triple integrated low-pressure over the stern and amidships, General arrangement thereby continuing the owners’ fishing several hundred miles hydraulic system for the deck and a high level of redundancy With main dimensions of longstanding family tradition that from harbour. machinery, the capability to in the vessel’s Type Approved LOA 74.8m, registered length goes back to the days of sailing Examples of this include the pump pelagic fish aboard both and touch-screen navigation 66.64m, beam 15.5m, moulded drifters.

Inset: Starboard quarter view of Taits leaving Killybegs to return to the blue whiting grounds… Main image … before going alongside for the first time at Peterhead to land 1,500t of blue whiting. 12 TAITS FR 229 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019

Taits berthed in Eco-friendly heat recovery system Fraserburgh harbour, opposite the company’s Taits has the distinction of the main and auxiliary engines offices and net store. being the first vessel in the is circulated throughout Scottish fleet to feature a fully the vessel using small-bore integrated central heating copper piping originating from system that utilises hot water strategically placed heating recycled from the main and manifolds. auxiliary engines. In addition to supplying The owners took the underfloor heating throughout decision to incorporate the all the internal accommodation system after hearing good areas, recycled hot water reports from the owners of is also piped to compact the first Norwegian pelagic fan heaters fitted in every vessels to use heat recouped machinery compartment and from engineroom machinery store throughout the vessel, to warm all internal areas. including the forward thruster The additional upfront and sonar room. costs associated with the By eliminating the risk of environmentally friendly condensation, the constant system will generate long- flow of warm air throughout term savings in terms of the vessel will bring additional reduced fuel costs, as well as long-term savings in the form reducing the vessel’s carbon of reduced maintenance footprint. costs across a wide range of Taits effectively features net hauler to be fitted on the Hot water recovered from ancillary equipment. three continuous decks, main, starboard sidedeck. shelter and forecastle, on which With a capacity of 2,200m³, two 52t anti-roll tanks are the 11 RSW tanks on Taits are located forward, together with arranged from forward in four a streamlined compartment tiers of three, two, two and housing the anchor windlass and four. The forward middle tier mooring winches. of tanks is positioned adjacent Although initially rigged to the hull sides, to create a solely for midwater trawling, large central area in which the provision has been made to vessel’s vacuum landing plant enable the vessel to be rigged and RSW pump/manifold rooms ‡ Two 560kW stern thrusters are for purse-seining at a later date, are arranged directly above fitted to give greater efficiency should this option be required. each other over three decks than one bigger unit. Strengthened deck plates are amidships. incorporated into the hull in Below the main (third) deck, RSW tanks, RSW manifold areas where purse winches the hull is subdivided into room, two aft tiers of RSW would be fitted. At forecastle forepeak, bow thruster/sonar tanks, engineroom/electrical level, the deck house is offset to room, high-pressure hydraulic switchboard room (starboard), port to enable a Tristar purse- plant room, forward insulated and aft peak with lube/hydraulic ‡ One of the central heating manifolds positioned at strategic oil and fuel tanks. locations… At main deck level, the arrangements from forward are forepeak, switchboard room, refrigeration plant room, forward RSW trunking, vacuum pump room, 2 x RSW trunking, low- pressure hydraulic room (port), three single-berth engineer’s cabins (starboard), engineer’s workshop, and high-pressure hydraulic plant room. A large store lines the starboard side aft, which if required in the future, could be used as a purse-net bin. Layout on the shelter (second) deck consists of forepeak store, harbour genset room, tank tops with delivery pipes ‡ Bergen Diesel B32-40 LSP main engine… for RSW tanks, deck house for fish sampling, and pumping and vacuum landing control screens. Six double-berth cabins, ‡ … that distribute recycled hot water to fan units installed in accessed from a full-width every compartment on Taits. passageway, are positioned across the fore end of the deck house, which also includes onboard Taits are finished to to which the owners have been a fitness room. The crew’s high levels of specification and satisfied with similar installations deck change wardrobe lies to workmanship. on the previous Taits (2000), starboard. Challenge (2004) and Chris At forecastle deck level, an Engineroom Andra (2007). expansive day lounge is located Taits features an integrated The main difference is that to starboard of the adjoining Rolls-Royce Marine propulsion the new Taits is fitted with a messdeck, and cook Lewis package. This is centred on a Rolls-Royce Promas propulsion Duthie’s stainless steel galley Bergen Diesel B32-40 LSP main and maneuvering system, in on the portside. Three single- engine of 6,000kW @ 750rpm which the propeller and rudder berth skipper’s/mate’s cabins, coupled to a matching Kamewa are integrated into a single together with an instrument Ulstein 5.35:1 reduction gearbox unit to optimise hydrodynamic room, are arranged on the next and a 4,200mm-diameter CP efficiency. A special hubcap level up (boatdeck), directly propeller. is fitted to the propeller which ‡ … and the two Caterpillar C3512C auxiliary engines that drive below the wheelhouse. The choice of centreline streamlines the flow onto 1,644kWe Stamford 440V three-phase generators. All the accommodation areas machinery highlights the degree a bulb that is added to the 11 April 2019 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews TAITS FR 229 13

SCANMAR SCANBAS 365 CATCH CONTROL AND NET MONITORING Taits uses a ScanBas 365 catch-/net-monitoring system, supplied and installed by Scanmar UK Ltd of Peterhead. A combination of wide digital receivers (WDRs) and the latest 365 software allows the sensors to be configured from the multi-display units in the wheelhouse, from the charging station in the trawl deck. A Trawl Eye sensor, mounted on the tunnel, provides continually updated information

‡ Scanmar sensors and chargers in the deck house off the trawl ‡ Engine control room. deck.

on the location and movement four H4B30X50 single-beam of fish towards the brailler, on hydrophones mounted on which five SS4 super-catch both port and starboard blister and angle sensors are mounted housings. along the full length for fast Four QBC-X1 charging update when the fish move units are mounted in a readily down. The angle function also accessible store forward of the lets the skippers continuously trawl deck, along with the new monitor the pitch and twist of 365 Sensor Configurator Unit the bag. (SCU), which allows the sensors Sensor signal reception to be configured from the 365 while trawling is collected from software in the wheelhouse.

rudder, effectively reducing flow an average top speed of 19.5 Caterpillar 3512C auxiliary separation immediately after the knots. This is 1.5 knots more engines (1,500kW @ 1,800rpm) propeller. than Chris Andra, which features running 1,644kWe Stamford The result is an increase in virtually the same propulsion generators. A Caterpillar C9.3 propeller thrust, as previously machinery, with the exception of harbour genset of 250kW is ‡ The vessel’s main electrical room. wasted energy is recovered the Promas hub. located in the forepeak. from the flow. The addition of Further propulsion efficiency When Taits is hauling and the bulb on the rudder also on Taits is delivered by the shooting the midwater trawls, streamlines the flow aft of the floating frequency (50-60Hz) the gearbox PTO will be rudder, further reducing drag. A of the vessel’s three-phase clutched in, enabling the shaft twisted rudder provides further 400/440V electrical system. alternator to supply electrical improvements in efficiency and Driven by a PTO on the gearbox, power for the electro-hydraulic maneuverability. In general, the the Rolls-Royce shaft generator motors driving the winches and efficiency gain is reported to be delivers 2,700kW @ 1,200rpm, net drums. This arrangement 3-8% for single-screw vessels. with the floating frequency reflects the fact that when full While steaming at full enabling the main engine to run power is required for the deck speed for four hours during within the range of 620-750rpm. machinery, there will normally Class endurance trials in the Additional electrical power not be the same demand for Norwegian fjords, Taits returned on Taits is provided by two power on the main engine,

‡ The aft high-pressure hydraulic room…

Congratulations and good fishing to owners Klondyke ‡ … from which pipes run to the forward system, and vice versa, to give full duplication at all times. The insulated recycled hot water Fishing Company and the crew of Taits FR 229. pipes are on the starboard side of the passageway. 14 TAITS FR 229 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019

Advanced control of Furuno big bridge system Taits is the first vessel in NE mounted out of sight to keep the bridge. During searching, the Scotland to feature a Furuno bridge clean and uncluttered. 55in displays can be put to big bridge system, in which Three NE Scotland their full advantage, displaying five 55in 4K Hatteland floor- companies, Furuno UK, full-screen high-resolution (4K) mounted tilting screens and 15 Woodsons and Scanmar UK, sonar images. This layout can 26in Hatteland fixed screens supplied a comprehensive be changed with one touch to display all the bridge equipment, package of electronic navigation show split-screen CCTV with including sonars, radars and and fishing equipment, which radar chart overlay and conning echosounders, in different is installed in a separate information, for steaming or configurations depending on the instrument room directly below entering harbour. job the vessel is undertaking. the wheelhouse. Two racks The 85km of electrical It is driven by an advanced contain 10 separate computers, cabling that is installed on video wall controller Taits highlights the high integrated into a touch- level of technology now screen command and the skipper can use a commonplace on this class control system. The of vessel. skipper can select single trackball or touch Located three levels steaming, searching, above the forecastle fishing and harbour screen to control all the deck, the virtually circular modes, and the bridge wheelhouse provides a will automatically navigation and fishing commanding 360° view reconfigure to the through the full-height required layout. equipment on the vessel windows. Three 24in touch- The Furuno big bridge screen command centres while eight bespoke radar, system is located in front of two are located on the port and sounder and ECDIS processors NorSap 2000S skipper’s chairs, starboard console, and aft at the are networked into both the positioned between wing and winch controls. From here, the Furuno control system and the island consoles, which together skipper can use a single trackball Furuno video wall display system. form the main navigation or touch screen to control all the Backed by three independent position. navigation and fishing equipment redundancy power supplies, the Freestanding wing consoles, on the vessel. The touch screen video wall controller takes in all for use when Taits is being has soft-touch controllers that the images from the equipment, manoeuvred in confined areas, copy the radar, ECDIS and sonar and allows everything to be are located at the forward keyboards, allowing them to be displayed anywhere on the corners of the wheelhouse. The

‡ The starboard wing console and customised overhead displays.

overhead screen display above arranged to port, forward of a the wing consoles can also be glass-screened office area. configured to skipper Willie or For long-range fish detection, Peter’s individual preferences. Taits is equipped with the latest- This includes the images from model low-frequency omni-sonar CCTV cameras mounted on from Furuno. The FSV-25 has a pivoting arms either side of the narrow vertical beam, allowing wheelhouse that enable the echo detection at very long skipper to accurately view Taits’ range, and also using a unique position relative to quays and dual-range function where one other vessels when berthing. sonar can effectively become The central fishing console two with independent control aft provides a commanding view of range, tilt and gain on each of midwater trawling activities screen. across the stern, while radar, For medium- and close-range sonar, trawl monitoring and chart echo detection, skippers Peter information can be viewed and and Willie Tait use Kaijo KCH- controlled on the upper four 26in 5885Z 360° medium-frequency Hatteland displays. 94kHz sonar and Furuno FSV-75 A relaxing day area is high-frequency (164kHz) sonars, ‡ Bruce Hardy of Furuno UK demonstrates how to programme course plotting on the MaxSea TimeZeros, while sitting on the lower-level seat.

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‡ The main fishing and navigation consoles. ‡ The 70t lifeline winch is ‡ Four 303kW electric power packs drive the vessel’s low-pressure mounted on the forecastle deck providing excellent clarity on radars – FAR 32310-BB X-Band deck machinery – the nearest one is fitted with sliding frequency. above the 95t split trawl winch. smaller marks coming off the and FAR 3210-BB S-band. bottom. Navigation equipment Vertical echo detection is includes two MaxSea TimeZero allowing it to meet requirements be maintained. and the comprehensive alarm performed by two Simrad ES-80 chart plotting systems with for both the propulsion and The length the owners and systems from a separate sounders (38kHz and 200kHz) integrated sounder, radar and hydraulic systems. designers went to, in order soundproofed control room and and a Furuno FSS-1BB fish- camera packages, and an Olex Four electric-drive hydraulic to ensure optimum levels of office, when sharing 24-hour species discrimination sounder. 3D seabed mapping plotter. pumps power the vessel’s low- operational efficiency into the watch duties, during which all Sweeping through a broad range Course plotting on the MaxSea pressure deck machinery. Each future, is further shown by the functions onboard Taits are of frequencies, this unit calculates TimeZeros can be programmed 440V 60Hz pump is rated at presence of three Kamewa constantly monitored through the breakdown of species types by the skipper sitting on a 303kW. One pump has floating Ulstein side thrusters, rather the all-embracing Rolls-Royce in any given shoal, and provides lower-level seat in front of the frequency, enabling it to still than the customary two. Acon vessel management graphical information to the central 55in touch-screen produce full power while running The need to provide system. skipper to help ensure that only display. as low as 50Hz. This yields maximum transverse thrust the target species actually ends GPS and heading data further power efficiencies when when manoeuvring Taits in Midwater trawling up in the net. is provided by two Furuno the main winches are operating confined areas was achieved arrangements Taits is also equipped with GP170 type-approved GPS in auto-trawl mode as Taits is by the installation of two stern The full package of Rauma a SeapiX 3D multibeam sonar. receivers, Furuno SC-70 and towing. thrusters of 560kW. This brought Brattvag deck machinery SeapiX gives both the key Vector satellite compasses, a A fully integrated high- the advantage of two smaller- installed on Taits was supplied advantages of omnidirectional Simrad GC80 expanded gyro pressure hydraulic system is diameter tunnels being easier to by Rolls-Royce AS. sonar and those of sounders, system, and a Simrad Pro AP80 used to operate the four Karm fit into the hull aft than a single The two 95t core-pull split while at the same time providing autopilot system. deck cranes fitted on Taits. larger tunnel, together with trawl winches are mounted on completely new functionalities to AIS information is handled by One plant, primarily servicing higher levels of efficiency. A the shelterdeck close to the skippers, including enabling them the latest-model Furuno FA-170, the deck cranes amidships, 900kW thruster is fitted forward. sides of the hull, positioned to see the actual shape of a mark. and a Furuno CI-68 BB current is located in a dedicated The combination of double either side of the centreline abaft Net-monitoring technology indicator provides tidal data at compartment forward below bottom and deep fuel tanks the accommodation casing on is provided by Furuno, with an five different depths, passing main deck level. A further two allows 535,000 litres of fuel to be the boat deck. Each winch is onmidirectional TS337A trawl this information to the long- are housed in a second room carried. The vessel’s domestic spooled with 2,000m lengths of sonar and 4 x Furuno catch range sonars. aft on the main deck, in close freshwater capacity is 50,000 38mm-diameter Bridon Starfish sensors. A Furuno BR-500 watch proximity to the cranes mounted litres. wire, supplied by Jackson Trawls The high level of electronic alarm system gives peace of on the trawl gantry. Stainless Engineers Stephen and taken to Ølensvåg aboard equipment fitted is further mind to the skipper and crew steel hydraulic pumps connect Rennie, George Maitland and Chris Andra towards the end of highlighted by the presence of when Taits is steaming to and the forward system with the two Steven Beagrie monitor the 2018. a Furuno FMD-3200 electronic from the fishing grounds. aft, thereby ensuring that should performance of all the vessel’s Controlled through a new chart display and information The vessel’s extensive one fail for any reason during a propulsion and generating Rolls-Royce Synchro X7 system (ECDIS), supplied by communications system trip, full operational capacity can machinery, the catch storage, autotrawl system, the trawl wires Furuno UK of Fraserburgh. includes a full Sailor GMDSS Providing fast, intuitive course- package. Jotron EPIRBs and planning and navigation SARTs are also fitted. monitoring, the ECDIS unit, for Man-to-man communication which Thomas Gunn of Poseidon when Taits is fishing is handled Navigation Services, Buckie, will by Icom UHF units built into provide updated electronic charts the Geko protective helmets every month, is supported by worn by the crew during fishing two type-approved Furuno chart operations. Denholm Seafoods based in Peterhead produce a wide range of Pelagic Fish for the Domestic and World wide markets

1: Three 24in touch-screen controllers enable the operator to quickly select preferred 5 displays in relation to Taits’ prevailing mode of operation. 2: One of the CCTV cameras mounted on hinged brackets on either side of Taits… 3: … provide high levels of clarity when viewed on one of the 55in screens. 4: Aft-facing trawl console. 5: Ten separate computers are positioned on two racks in the instrument WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TAIT room, directly under the FAMILY AND WISH THE SKIPPERS AND CREW SUCCESSFUL FISHING WITH THEIR NEW VESSEL wheelhouse. East Quay, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire AB42 1JF, UK Tel: 01779 477 380 Email: [email protected] www.denholm-seafoods.com 16 TAITS FR 229 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019

Starboard view of Taits.

‡ Two net drums are arranged in waterfall style on the centreline. have straight leads to inboard hanging blocks suspended on the underside of the stern gantry, to which companionways give ready access. This arrangement ensures that the crew have clear and immediate access to the midwater gear from two levels when clipping on/off helper pennants and backstrops. Integrated into the stern construction of Taits, the two-level trawl gantry also accommodates lifeline and tail- end blocks, together with two knuckle-boom deck cranes and

the net-sounder winch. Midwater trawls are worked from two 110t net drums positioned centrally at shelter and forecastle deck level in waterfall style above a single set of toe-end weight tracks, the bottoms of which are clad with hardwood for optimum skid factor. A large-diameter roller, positioned above the lower drum, comes into play when shooting and hauling the trawl off the slightly higher forward net drum at the head of the trawl deck. A 70t lifeline winch for ‡ Anchor and mooring winches are housed in a dedicated handling the bag is located compartment on the foredeck. on the starboard side of the forecastle deck, aft of a 50t a similar location to port, in deck casing, comes into play midline winch. A 50t tail-end line with a dedicated sheave when fish are being pumped winch, used for pulling the bag mounted within the mid-height amidships. to the stern before the sock is trawl gantry. Two outhaul winches are taken up and attached to the A second 50t tail-end winch, mounted aft on the wrap- aft fish pump, is positioned in positioned at the foreside of the round forecastle deck under

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Jackson Trawls fishing gear Peterhead netmaker Jackson Trawls continued its long association with the Klondyke Fishing Company Ltd by supplying a complete package of midwater fishing gear to Taits. This extensive order included four new blue whiting, herring and mackerel nets, together with associated braillers, illustrating the consistently high level of performance the skippers achieved with similar midwater trawls onboard Chris Andra. The first of the new nets to be used by Taits was a 2,050m blue whiting trawl, made by Jacksons to a new in-house design with a eight-panel tunnel. This is 650m in length ‡ A 50t tail-end winch is positioned forward of the hydraulic pipe reel and incorporates 32m mesh in and 20in Karm fish pump… the mouth that is constructed from Jacinto twine. Consisting ‡ Jackson Trawls supplied a complete package of midwater gear to the stern gantry, for use when owners as part of their policy to of polyethylene-covered nylon, Taits. shooting away the bag and maintain maximum duplication Jacinto twine has become other duties on the trawl deck. of key systems throughout the popular with pelagic skippers whiting gear was reported to meshes in the top sections and When fishing in poor, heavy vessel, in order to enhance and crews since it was first have performed well from the 6.4m in the bottom. weather, the central opening fishing efficiency and crew used by Jacksons a few years first shot when Taits was fishing A larger 1,300m midwater through which midwater trawls safety. ago, shooting cleanly and in heavy weather last month, trawl, primarily designed as a are worked can be sealed off by When pumping aft – which is quickly off the net drums with some 100 miles west of Ireland. dual-purpose mackerel/scad raising a hydraulically operated a first for the skippers and crew no sticking from the large When the North Sea herring net, also has the potential to gate, positioned aft of the four of Taits – as is customary, the meshes. season starts in July, Taits be used for fishing herring. customary guiding-on pins. net drum will be used to dry up Jacksons also made two will use a new 1,050m herring With 25.6m meshes in the the brailler before the 57t tail- heavy-duty blue whiting trawl. This was a repeat order upper sections and 12.8m in Fish pumping end winch, mounted to port on braillers featuring 48mm- by the skippers, as they are the bottom, the mouth of this At the end of a successful the forecastle deck, is used to diameter choker straps. A 67m comfortable and familiar with net is constructed with Jacinto midwater tow, hauls of pelagic haul the bag back to the quarter, bag can take over 600t, and the the design. Made with braided twine. Small-mesh sections are fish can be pumped aboard Taits before the sock is attached to 77m brailler over 900t. The blue nylon, the net has 12.8m incorporated right down the either over the stern, or on the the pump, located just forward ropes and in the bottom of the starboard side amidships. The of the trawl gantry. belly. decision to have two pumping The reel on which the The biggest net that stations was taken by the hydraulic pipes are stored is Jacksons made for Taits is a 1,400m mackerel trawl with 25.6m meshes in the mouth and smaller mesh inserts round the frame ropes. Boat mackerel nets have eight-panel tunnels. Jackson Trawls also supplied two 80m mackerel braillers to Taits, one of which has T90 mesh in the top, and the other diamond mesh along the complete length. Incorporating JJACKSONACKSON TTRAWLSRAWLS eight panels along their full Suppliers of the following fishing gear: length for better flow, the Congratulations heavily constructed bags are ● Whitefish Pair, Seine net & Single trawls made to a new and slightly to the skipper wider design, giving greater ● Prawn single & double bag trawls internal volume geared to ● Bridon trawl warp & wire bridlesand crew of pumping pelagic fish at the stern. ● PelagicJA trawlsCKS O● NNets T RtrawlAWVision doorsLS III. Taits is using a set of Jackson Trawls NET Systems multipurpose Congratulations Deepwater Lites midwater Ltd are proud to trawl doors with a surface area to the skipper of 14m² to spread the blue have supplied whiting, herring and mackerel and crew of midwater trawls. Having fished themVision fishing III. gear. successfully with similar doors, the skippers opted for the same Jackson Trawls again. Blackhouse circle, Blackhouse LtdIndustrial are Estateproud to Jackson Trawls also supplied Peterhead, Aberdeenshire AB42 1BN Scotland two 2,000m lengths of 38mm- CongratulationsTel: 01779 to skippers 478383 Peter Fax: and 01779 Williehave 474394Tait and supplied the crew diameter Bridon Starfish trawl on their new vessel. Jackson Trawls Ltd are proud to wire to Taits. Email:have [email protected] supplied them fishingthem gear. fishing gear. A full package of 100m Lankoforce-covered 36mm- diameter Dyneema sweeps for www.jacksontrawls.co.ukBlackhouse circle, Blackhouse Industrial Estate the four midwater trawls also Peterhead, Aberdeenshire AB42 1BN Scotland came from Jackson Trawls, Tel: 01779 478383 Fax: 01779 474394 together with a 500m 10in- Email: [email protected] diameter polysteel lifeline. ‡ Two of Jacksons’ midwater nets wound on the drums. www.jacksontrawls.co.ukwww.jacksontrawls.co.uk 18 TAITS FR 229 Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019

‡ … on the forecastle deck aft… positioned forward of the fish connected, fish are pumped pump on the port side of the some 35m forward, through forecastle deck, directly above a large-diameter stainless the larger-diameter reel on the steel delivery pipe, inboard shelterdeck from which the fish towards the C-Flow fish/ hose is worked. seawater separator The fish hose, permanently system. connected to the pump, lies in A short clear a deep vertical slot in the port Perspex section ‡ Stainless steel pipes deliver pelagic fish from side of the transom, allowing the (the looking the C-Flow separator unit directly into the RSW hose to run clear of the stern glass) is tanks… as the pump is lowered into the incorporated water by the dedicated overhead into the first † … with the flow of fish controlled from the crane. section of deck house. When the rubber hose is the main pipe. This upwards, before sliding either enables the forward or aft into transverse crewman troughs, from which they are controlling directed to the allocated RSW pumping tank by remotely operated operations to vertical gate valves. constantly monitor The 11 RSW tanks on Taits the flow of fish, aided by the have an internal volume of presence of an LED light 2,200m³. This ensures that mounted on the inside of optimum levels of catch quality the clear section to enhance will be delivered on each trip, visibility in all operational with the vessel’s skippers and conditions. engineers having maximum When pumping, the flow of flexibility in selecting the ratio of pelagic fish from the separator fish to seawater at all times. into the 11 RSW tanks is With buyers worldwide remotely controlled from the requiring ever-higher standards pump room located in the of catch quality, the owners ‡ … directly above the fish hose and first section of stainless steel deckhouse. have put a strong emphasis on delivery pipe… Circled: … in which a clear Perspex viewing section is On entering the water landing a top-quality product illuminated by an interior high-intensity LED light. separator, fish are directed by being able to reduce the temperature of pelagic fish entering the RSW tanks down to an optimum storage temperature of between 0°C and 1°C as quickly as possible. Two ammonia-based refrigeration plants, supplied by FrioNordica Holamyra 24, 6445 Malmefjorden, Norway AS, deliver 2.2Mkcal/h of cooling ‡ Two shower systems and an Phone +47 71 20 68 00 Fax: +47 71 20 68 01 capacity, enabling pelagic eyewash station are arranged catches to be brought down to immediately outside the Email: [email protected] the desired level in often less refrigeration plant room for than two hours, depending on maximum safety. Congratulations to owners Klondyke Fishing Company. FrioNordica is proud to have supplied the 2 x RSW systems for the new vessel. We thank you for selecting FrioNordica and wish you good luck.

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THIRD TAITS MAINTAINS FAMILY TRADITIONS Taits is the latest in a long line of pelagic vessels to be built The first Taits, for the Tait family and their heading in Fraserburgh-based Klondyke to land at Fishing Company Ltd. Peterhead. The new boat is also the third Taits. The first was the 136ft purse-seiner/trawler Taits FR 229, built in Norway in 1978. This fully shelterdecked vessel fished blue whiting, herring and mackerel from Fraserburgh for 23 years, during which time it was lengthened by 26ft and fitted with three additional RSW tanks. Taits was one of three ‡ A second 20in Karm fish pump and associated equipment are second-generation pelagic positioned on the starboard side of the forecastle deck amidships. vessels to be built for the Tait the family initially replaced Karmøy by Karmsund Maritime family in the mid-1970s, Andra the Forbes-built drifter/seiner Services AS. the quantity of fish pumped Tait FR 226 and Chris Andra Fertile FR 305. Powered by a Bergen Diesel aboard and the number of RSW FR 221 being the other two. The second Taits FR 227, a BVM-12 main engine, Taits was tanks brought into use. These vessels replaced the 61m vessel primarily rigged for lengthened to 71m at the Nauta Fish quality is further first-generation purse-seiners midwater trawling, although Shipyard, Poland in 2009. This enhanced by circulating purified Conquest FR 1, Challenge also featuring a purse-net vessel was renamed Taits II seawater, supplied from a FR 77 and Comrade FR 122 bin, arrived in 2001, after two years ago, before being Normex ozone plant, through the that were built over a period being designed by Rolls- sold to Norway and renamed 11 RSW tanks when the vessel is of five years from 1968, when Royce Marine AS and built at Steinsund. steaming, before the next shot of pelagic fish is pumped aboard. Pelagic catches from Taits are discharged to processing ‡ C-Flow vacuum landing tank factories ashore by a twin sand pumps. C-Flow 4,200-litre vacuum pumping system. Using 4 x Acon vessel management 64kW vacuum power packs, system. The comprehensive the system has a discharging touch-screen control panels capacity of up to 2 x 150t per positioned at key locations on hour. Taits monitor all aspects of The distribution of pelagic onboard management, including fish into the RSW tanks, through the performance of the main tank sounding, pump and and auxiliary engines, electrical valve control when pumping, supply and distribution, alarms, ‡ The second Taits, arriving in wintry conditions ‡ … was subsequently lengthened by 10m. is just one of the functions fuel/oil capacities and transfer, at Fraserburgh… performed by the Rolls-Royce trim and electrical loading. ■

TAITS FR 229 DETAILS @ 1,200rpm 440V three-phase with capacity for 2,950m 12.4mm- 200kHz sounder; Furuno FSS1- and 10 x Geko headsets; Sailor Owners: Klondyke Fishing generator with sliding (50/60Hz) diameter Dyneema cable; 2 x 20in BB fish-species discrimination 6391 Navtex receiver; Iridium Pilot Company, Fraserburgh frequency Karm fish pumps; 2 x fish hose sounder; Furuno CI-68 current system; eSEA 600Ka satellite Designer: Rolls-Royce Marine Auxiliary engines: 2 x Caterpillar reels; 2 x hydraulic hose reels; indicator (160kHz); Furuno communications system; KMS AS, Ålesund, Norway 3512C of 1,500kW @ 1,800rpm Karmøy AS knuckle-arm cranes omnidirectional TS337A trawl satellite TV system; Jotron TRON Boatyard: Westcon Yards AS, driving 1,644kWe 440V three- – 1 x 4t/14.5m; 1 x 4t/12.5m sonar and 4 x Furuno catch 60 GPS EPIRB; Jotron TRON Ølensvåg, Norway phase Stamford PM734F-2 (foredeck); 1 x 5t 12m c/w roller sensors; Scanmar ScanBas 365 SART20; Axis M2025 CCTV Class: DNV-GL +1A1 Fishing generators; 1 x Caterpillar C9.3 2.5t; 1 x 4t 10.5m (trawl gantry) and WDR catch-/net-monitoring system c/w 16 cameras Vessel TMon; hull: Ice-C 250kW harbour genset c/w 4t winches system c/w 1 x Wide-Beam Agent: Ocean Fish Selling Ltd, Sidethrusters: Kamewa Ulstein Trawleye and 5 x SS4 Super- FISHING GEAR Fraserburgh 1 x 900kW bow and 2 x 560kW FISH PUMPING/ Catch and Pitch and Roll sensors Full package suppliers: Jackson stern thrusters STORAGE Trawls, Peterhead DIMENSIONS and Fuel/lube oil separators: Alfa Fish pumping system: 2 x 20in Navigation Trawl wires: 2 x 2,000m of CAPACITIES Laval P605/P615; Main engine Karm fish pumps; RSW cooling Furuno FMD-3200 BB ECDIS; 38mm-diameter Bridon Starfish Length overall: 74.8m; Length and hydraulic cooling, bilge/ plant: FrioNordica 2 x 1,300kW Furuno FAR 3210 BB X-Band and trawl wire; Nets: 1 x 1,050m reg: 66.64m; Beam: 15.5m; deckwash/fire ballast and (1,100,000kCal/hr); Vacuum FAR 3230 SSD-BB solid-state herring midwater trawl; 1 x Depth moulded: main deck engine fuel transfer pumps: landing system: C-Flow 2 x S-Band type-approved radars; 2 1,300m dual-purpose mackerel/ 6.80m; shelterdeck deck: 9.5m; Allweiler; Bilge ejectors: 4,200-litre tanks served by 4 x Furuno GP170 type-approved scad/herring midwater trawl; 1 x Draft: 7.7m; Tonnage: 2,852t Allweiler; Starting compressors: x 64kW compressors; Vessel GPS receivers; 2 x MaxSea 1,400m mackerel trawl; 2 x 80m gross; Fuel: 530,000 litres; 2 x Sperre HL2/90A monitoring system: Rolls-Royce TimeZero chart plotting systems eight-panel bags; 1 x 2,050m blue Technical water: 90,000 litres; Acon AS c/w integrated sounder, radar whiting trawl c/w 67m and 77m Freshwater: 50,000 litres; Lube DECK MACHINERY and camera package; Olex 3D blue whiting bags; Doors: NET oil: 36,000 litres; Hydraulic oil: Supplier: Rolls-Royce Marine ELECTRONICS mapping plotter; Simrad GC80 Systems Deepwater Lites 14m² 17,500 litres; RSW: 11 tanks – – Rauma Brattvag low-pressure Suppliers: Furuno UK, expanded gyro system; Furuno 2,200m³; Anti-roll tanks: 2 x (64-bar) system – Fraserburgh; Scanmar UK, SC-70 satellite compass; Vector ACCOMMODATION 52,000 litres 2 x split trawl winches 95t Peterhead; Woodsons, Aberdeen satellite compass; Furuno FA-170 6 x single and 6 x double cabins first-layer pull with capacity for AIS; Furuno BR-500 bridge watch ENGINEROOM 2,000m 38mm-diameter trawl Fish detection alarm; Ultrasonic wind speed and GENERAL Main engine: Bergen Diesel wire; Rolls-Royce Synchro X7 Furuno FSV-25S BB low- direction sensor Engine controls: Rolls-Royce B32:40V12P of 6,000kW @ autotrawl system; 2 x net drums frequency (18/20/22kHz) Helicon X; Insurance: Tyser & 750rpm driving through a 35m³/110t; 1 x lifeline winch 70t; omnisonar; Kaijo KCH-5885Z Communications Co/British Marine; Lifesaving Kamewa Ulstein 950 GHC P600 1 x midline winch 50t/10m³; 2 x 360° medium-frequency 94kHz Sailor 6310 MF/HF 150W radio appliances: Blue Anchor Fire 5.35:1 reduction gearbox to a tail-end winches 50t; 4 x auxiliary sonar; Furuno FSV-75 high- telephone; 2 x Sailor 6222 DSC and Safety Ltd, Fraserburgh; 4,200mm-diameter four-bladed gear handling winches 5t; 11 x frequency (164kHz) sonar; VHF; 3 x Icom F6022 UHFs; Sailor Steering: Rolls-Royce Marine AS; CP propeller. Speed: 19.5 knots mooring winches 6.6t; 2 x anchor SeapiX 150kHz 3D sonar system; 6110 Mini C GMDSS system; Wheelhouse seats: 3 x NorSap Shaft generator: Rolls-Royce windlasses 14.7t; 1 x netsounder Simrad ES-80 WBT 38kHz Entel HT649 handheld GMDSS 2000S; Wipers: Wynn straight- Marine MJRM7133A 2,700kW cable winch 3.6t first-layer pull sounder; Simrad ES-80 WBT VHF; 10 x Icom F2000 PMR UHFs line 20 QUIZ Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019 Can you master BREAK TIME these brain teasers? THE 2-SPEED CROSSWORD SUDOKU You can choose to do either quick or cryptic clues, the answers are the same. 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Well-known Norwegian Portland man sold £44,000-worth of illegal clams Richard Carlyle (74), from Portland in clams were delivered overnight to his Judge Crabtree said that Carlyle Dorset, was sentenced to 11 months van by persons unknown. had circumvented the food safety visitor at Peterhead in jail, suspended for two years, and IFCA officers also found that on regulations for his own benefit, despite The Norwegian midwater banned from taking part in any shellfish 34 occasions, Mr Carlyle had used the risks to public health and to his vessel Endri Dyrøy business, reports John Periam. an approval mark claiming that some customers, and that he had hindered H-21-F cut a familiar While officers from the Southern of the clams had been processed by the investigation by failing to disclose sight at Peterhead last Inshore Fisheries and Conservation an approved processor. Without this the true source of the clams. month when landing two Authority (IFCA) were carrying out a mark, other food businesses would not Richard Herringshaw, principal shots of blue whiting to shellfish inspection in October 2017, accept the clams. trading standards officer for Dorset Pelagia (UK) Ltd, reports they found undersized Manila clams Robert Clark, Southern IFCA’s County Council, said: “The risks to David Linkie. that were accompanied by an approval chief fisheries officer, said: “We food safety from contaminants by The 69.3m Endri mark that looked suspicious. sometimes come across cases that are live shellfish are well-known to food Dyrøy is the former ‡ Endri Dyrøy landing blue Due to the fact that Mr Carlyle was a bit different, but this one had all the businesses operating in the live whiting at Peterhead last Peterhead-owned selling these, Southern IFCA contacted hallmarks of a person who was trying shellfish industry. Richard Carlyle put pelagic vessel Lunar month, less than six months after being sold to Norway. the Weymouth and Portland Borough to overcome the system, that resulted consumers at risk, undermined the Bow PD 265, which Council and Dorset County Council in over £44,000 of untraceable clams legitimate industry, and inhibited our was sold to Norway Trading Standards Service, so that a entering the food chain, that we were ability to trace and investigate risks to towards the end of last from Peterhead for nine joint investigation could be carried out. unable to find.” health.” year, when Karstensens years before returning to A Trading Standards spokesperson Mr Carlyle was sentenced at Robert Clark added, “It is at times Shipyard started to Norway. said: “Despite extensive advice Bournemouth Crown Court after like this that we are able to work fabricate the hull of a Lunar Bow passed in March 2016, by April 2016 the admitting two offences under the together with other local government new 80m purse-seiner/ through Tower Bridge defendant had started completing Fraud Act 2006 and one under the departments to stop these types of midwater trawler of the in 2011 before mooring shellfish registration documents with Food Safety and Hygiene (England) incident arising. A large number of same name, scheduled alongside HMS Belfast for false information, and continued to do Regulations 2013. The court heard items were produced to make these for delivery in early 2020. five days to promote the this until October 2017.” how the processor had never supplied clams appear legal to authorities and Endri Dyrøy was built work of the Fishermen’s Mr Carlyle claimed that he was Mr Carlyle with clams in the period prospective purchasers. We were able for Lunar Fishing Ltd by Mission and the Scottish a gatherer of the Manila clams, and concerned, and again, their origin was to prove that these were not valid, and Simek AS at Flekkefjord Pelagic Fishermen’s that they came from Devon. When unknown. without such documents, these clams in 2009, and fished Association. interviewed, he also claimed that the In sentencing, His Honour were worthless.” 11 April 2019 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 21 PORTS & PRICES PETERHEAD SEES CONSISTENT WHITEFISH SUPPLIES Three markets in excess of 5k boxes lemon sole £2.55-£10, megrim £1.90-£5.50, morning on Peterhead market came from nine contributed to a bigger weekly total of hake £1-£5.40, ling £1.20-£1.80, coley 95p- boats, Ocean Harvest, Harvester, Havvon (ex nearly 25,000 boxes of whitefish being sold £1.70 and squid £3.25-£7.85 per kg. Kjelsvik), Boy John, Rosebloom, Opportunus on Peterhead market last week, when all The following morning, seven boats, IV, Favonius, Endurance and Amity II, together selections attracted firm demand from buyers, Victory Rose, Our Lass III, Karen Ann II, Attain with three consignments. This sale, the largest reports David Linkie. II, Castlewood, Jolanna M and Faithlie, plus of the week, included 2,491 boxes of coley, Six boats, Tranquility, Guiding Star, Guiding four consignments from Reliance, Audacious, 860 boxes of gutted haddock, 727 boxes of Light, Valhalla, Victoria May and Celestial Sparkling Star and Caledonia III, landed 5,058 whiting (614 rounders), 549 boxes of hake, Dawn, plus five consignments from Serenity, boxes. Tuesday’s tally included 1,377 boxes of 213 boxes of monkfish, 186 boxes of ling, 120 Falcon, Shalimar II, Avrella and Fisher Boys, gutted and 360 boxes of round haddock, 1,194 boxes of megrim, 68 boxes of flatfish and 13 contributed 5,653 boxes to the first market of boxes of whiting (872 rounders), 766 boxes of boxes of squid. last week at Peterhead. cod, 383 boxes of coley, 187 boxes of flatfish, Twenty-four hours later, eight boats, Monday’s sale included 1,346 boxes of 184 boxes of monkfish, 166 boxes of hake, Helenus, Phoenix, Havfjord (ex Starlight Rays), whiting (1,032 rounders), 797 boxes of gutted 102 boxes of ling, 88 boxes of megrim and 16 Ocean Dawn, Courageous III, Shalanna, and 448 boxes of round haddock, 1,073 boxes boxes of squid. Achieve and Opportune, plus one consignment of coley, 982 boxes of cod, 249 boxes of ling, Eight boats, Good Hope, Steadfast Hope, from Revival, landed 3,678 boxes to Friday’s 120 boxes of monkfish, 117 boxes of hake, 108 Fruitful Vine, Tranquility, Ocean Bounty, market. This sale, the smallest of the week, boxes of megrim, 76 boxes of flatfish and 24 Forever Faithful, Westro and Golden Sceptre, included 812 boxes of gutted and 113 boxes of ‡ The Fraserburgh whitefish vessel Faithlie landing into Peterhead boxes of squid. along with three consignments, contributed round haddock, 875 boxes of cod, 678 boxes fishmarket. At the start of last week at Peterhead, 4,632 boxes to Peterhead market last of coley, 396 boxes of whiting (249 rounders), large cod sold at £3.40-£4.10 per kg, medium Wednesday morning. This tally included 2, 068 190 boxes of monkfish, 157 boxes of hake, at £3.10-£4.80 per kg, medium £2.55-£3.65, contributed to last week’s total of 24,951 £2.65-£4.10, selected £2.80-£3.25 and small boxes of gutted haddock, 546 boxes of cod, 105 boxes of flatfish, 79 boxes of megrim, 56 selected £2.20-£3.55 and small £2.70-£3.30. boxes on Peterhead market. This tally included £2.50-£4. Large/medium gutted haddock 453 boxes of monkfish, 402 boxes of whiting boxes of ling and seven boxes of squid. Monkfish sold at £2-£4.20, gutted whiting 6,835 boxes of haddock (921 rounders), 4,856 made £2.25-£3, selected £2-£2.70, small (173 rounders), 231 boxes of coley, 220 boxes Last Friday morning at Peterhead, large/ 95p-£2.75, round whiting £1.55-£2.15, lemon boxes of coley, 4,065 boxes of whiting (2,940 £1.40-£3.15, chippers £1-£3.25, metros 65p- of flatfish, 170 boxes of ling, 135 boxes of medium gutted haddock made £2.40-£2.75 sole £2.75-£7, megrim 90p-£4.55, plaice 95p- ungutted), 3,566 boxes of cod, 1,160 boxes £1.90 and round haddock 65p-£1.35. Gutted hake, 44 boxes of megrim and 14 boxes of per kg, selected £2.40-£3, small £1.50-£3.25, £2.80, coley £1.10-£2 and ling £1.10-£1.60 of monkfish, 1,124 boxes of hake, 763 boxes whiting were at £1.65-£2.80 and round whiting squid. chippers £1.80-£3.15, metros 80p-£2.50 and per kg. of ling, 656 boxes of flatfish, 439 boxes of £1-£1.80 per kg. Monkfish sold at £3.05-£5, The 5,930 boxes sold last Thursday round haddock £1.20-£1.75. Large cod sold Thirty-eight boats and 16 consignments megrim and 74 boxes of squid. FIVE SUCCESSIVE FOUR-FIGURE GOOD START TO WEEK AT BRIXHAM With good weather over the weekend and 1s were £2.20, and 2s £1.60. Conger Grey mullet 1s were £2.60, 2s £2.50 and 3s into the start of last week, there was plenty averaged £1.10 for 1, 2s £1 and 3s were 50p. £2/kg. Red mullet averaged £11/kg for 1s, WHITEFISH AUCTIONS IN SHETLAND of fishing. Things dropped off over the course Cuttlefish size ones averaged £3.39/kg and 2s £9.50 and 3s were £5. Octopus averaged A week of fairly consistent market activity which 36,567kg were rounders), monkfish of the week as unsettled weather moved £2.42 for 2s. Size 1 dabs averaged £1.20/kg £1.90/kg. resulted in 37 arrivals landing 6,998 boxes. For (34,428kg), haddock (32,455kg, including in, with Friday seeing the day boats tied and 2s were £1. John Dory 1s were £11.20/ Plaice 1s averaged £3/kg, 2s £2.70, 3s Monday morning’s electronic auction, 1,655 1,930kg ungutted), saithe (22,179kg), ling up. Demand was limited as supplies both kg, 2s £10.90, 3s £8.50 and 4s £6.30. £2.60, 4s £2.40 and 5s £2. Pollack 1s were boxes were landed by nine boats. Tuesday’s (13,341kg), megrim (10,585kg), plaice nationally and on the continent were good. Flounders were 72p/kg. Red gurnard 1s £3.20/kg, 2s £3.20, 3s £3 and 4s £2.60. total of 1,260 boxes came from six shots, (6,201kg), lemon sole (4,549kg) and hake The first bass after the ban was lifted proved were £2.30. Haddock 1s averaged £2.80/ Sand sole 1s were £6.80/kg and 2s before another six vessels put ashore 1,154 (2,032kg). slow to excite buyers, but this is expected to kg, 2s £1.30 and 3s £1.10. Hake size 1s £3.70. Large scallops averaged £7 and 2s boxes on Wednesday morning. Five boats Top prices last week in Shetland included change once landings are back to regular. averaged £3.20/kg, 2s £3.20, 3s were £4. Dover sole 1s averaged £11.20/kg, 2s landed 1,093 boxes to Thursday’s market, cod at £3.94 per kg, gutted haddock £3.34 The total sales for the week were £737k. £3.20, 4s £3.10, 5s £2.30, 6s £1.80 and £13.50, 3s £13.80, 4s £10.50, 5s £9.40 and while 1,836 boxes came from 11 boats to the and round haddock £1.87, hake £4.74, halibut The first bass after the lifting of the ban 7s £1.30. Herring was 50p. Lemon sole 6s £6.40. Spotted wings averaged £2 for 3s last and largest market of the week. £13.74, lemon sole £10.12, ling £1.38, megrim averaged £13 for 1s, 2s were £13, 3s £14, averaged £6.80/kg for 1s, £6.70 for 2s, 3s and £1 for 4s. Large squid were £10.20/kg Cod (79,453kg) was the main species £7.25, monkfish £4.91, plaice £3.04, saithe 4s £12.50 and 5s £12.40. Blondie wing 1s were £6.60, 4s £3.70 and 5s £2.70. Ling for 1s and 2s were £11.30. sold by Shetland Seafood Auctions last £2.23, squid £6.99, turbot £15.05 and whiting averaged £2.90/kg, 2s £1.70, 3s £1.60 and averaged £1.20/kg for 1s, 2s were £1.30 and Thorny wings averaged £2.60/kg for week, followed by whiting (49,635kg, of £3.04 per kg (rounders £2.06). 4s £1. Sizes two and three black bream 3s were 70p. Lobsters were £20. 1s, 2s and 3s were £1.80, and 4s were £1. averaged £6.50/kg and 4s £3. Size 1 brill Mackerel 2s averaged £3.20/kg and Large tubs were £2.80/kg and 2s £2.20. averaged £10.20/kg, 2s £8.70, 3s £7.30, 4s 3s 50p. Megrim was £2.80/kg for 1s, 2s Turbot averaged £18/kg for 1s, 2s £16, 3s £6.70 and 5s £5.80. £2.80, 3s were £2.50, 4s £1.70 and 5s £1. £13.50, 4s £11.20, 5s £11 and 6s £7.90. Size 1 cod averaged £3.70/kg, 2s £4.20, Monkfish 1s averaged £9.90, 2s £10.90, 3s Large whiting averaged £2.20/kg, 2s £1.90, 3s £3.80, 4s £3.20 and 5s £2.50. Coley £10.50, 4s £10.20, 5s £8.80 and 6s £3.20. 3s 90p and 4s 50p. SOLE TIME FOR NEWLYN Monday’s sale saw two beamers, two achieved, with most notable prices being N3 ling, 5.6t megrim and 2.9t of monkfish. netters and inshore boats land 41.3t. Dover sole £13.31/kg, N1 John Dory £12.17/ There were also good landings again of Volumes to note were 1.8t of Dover sole, kg and N4 turbot £12.60/kg. 3t of Dover sole from three local beamers. 0.7t haddock, 16.8t MSC hake, 0.1t John Wednesday’s market was supplied with Prices standing out from the sale were Dory, 0.8t lemon sole, 0.5t ling, 2t mackerel, 15.7t from three netters and one beam N1 turbot £16/kg, LM mackerel £5.55/kg 1.3t megrim, 1.5t monkfish, 5.3t pollack, trawler. Top volumes were 6.3t of MSC and N2 haddock £4.35/kg. 0.3t turbot and 0.9t of cuttlefish. hake, 0.4t lemon sole, 0.6t pollack, 2.2t To end the week, on Friday two beamers, Prices and demand were good for all mackerel and 0.7t of monkfish. one netter and inshore boats landed 13.7t. species throughout the duration of the sale. Also part of the daily volume was 1.2t of Contributing to the day’s volume were 0.4t For Tuesday’s auction, three netters in-season Dover sole from a local beam- of brill, 2t Dover sole, 2.3t MSC hake, 1.3t and inshore boats landed 30.6t. Partly trawler. lemon sole, 0.3t ling, 0.3t mackerel, 0.7t contributing to this volume was 0.5t of cod, On Thursday, two beamers, two netters, megrim, 1.8t monkfish, 0.3t plaice and 0.2t 1t haddock, 21.6t MSC hake, 2.2t John inshores and a visiting twin-rigger landed of turbot. Dory, 1.2t mackerel, 1.2t megrim and 0.6t 28.3t. Prices and demand were good of pollack. Most prominent volumes were 0.4t of throughout the sale for all species. Due to high volumes of fish landed brill, 0.6t cuttlefish, 0.4t haddock, 5.4t MSC The total volume auctioned for the week throughout Europe average prices were hake, 0.5t John Dory, 1.4t lemon sole, 0.4t was 129.6t. LOWESTOFT NETS MAINLY SKATE AND SOLE While the volumes were lower at 4.4t, it seemed busier last week at Lowestoft with 15 boats supplying the market. All of the supplies came from the local East Coast fishing grounds, with no consignments from North Shields or the West Side. With no herring, and with bass being landed in modest volumes from the first auction of the week, the value of fish sold over the week was a lot higher. Very little demand for herring led to a shift of fishing effort to trawling for sole, and a high price of £12.50 per kg was seen here. Skate was the main species over the week and prices were lower, down 40p with a high of £2/kg. The cod price was back up 50p to see a high The local whitefish trawler Mizpah landing in to Lerwick fishmarket. of £4.50, lobster maintained a high price near the previous week’s record, with £20, and bass came in with a high of £15 per kg. This (Photo: Sydney Sinclair) week the fishing is expected to be impacted by easterly winds, but an increasing supply of bass was hoped for. 22 PORTS AND PRICES Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019

PETERHEAD, WEEK Avg Max Max, Max, mth ICELAND (RSF), WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 4 TO 5 APRIL price/kg price/kg wk ago wk ago THURS 4 APRIL landed price/kg wk ago wks ago Five-day rolling-average price and volume trends for main species

week wk ago yr ago week wk ago 4wks ago £6.00 48,000 £6.00 60,000 Boxes whitefish 28,254 23,259 22,120 Kgs sold 2,445,340 1,133,152 2,545,740 Peterhead cod Peterhead haddock Catfish £2.12 £2.57 £2.85 £2.95 Average price £1.61 £1.70 £1.73 Cod (A1) £3.98 £4.83 £5.34 £5.02 Value of sales (£) £3.88m £1.89m £4.33m £5.00 40,000 £5.00 (kgs, small) (kgs, large/medium) 50,000 Cod (A2) £3.82 £4.83 £5.47 £5.05 Blue ling (gutted) 54 £1.38 £0.76 £1.24 Price per kg (small) Size 3 high price per kg Cod (A3) £3.50 £3.79 £4.12 £4.00 Catfish (gutted) 273,626 £0.99 £1.24 £1.38 Cod (A4) £3.20 £3.42 £3.19 £3.54 £4.00 32,000 £4.00 40,000 Cod (A5) £3.14 £3.49 £3.17 £3.24 Catfish (ungutted) 27,086 £0.67 £0.98 £1.08 Haddock (A1) £2.71 £3.02 £2.78 £2.81 Cod (large, gutted) 351,104 £2.19 £2.21 £2.18 £3.00 30,000 Haddock (A2) £2.67 £3.01 £3.46 £3.24 Cod (large, ungutted) 604,085 £1.88 £1.99 £1.82 £3.00 24,000 Haddock (A3) £2.64 £3.24 £3.55 £3.04 Cod (small, gutted) 6,205 £1.36 £1.08 £1.16 Haddock chippers (A4) £2.56 £3.17 £3.34 £2.79 Cod (small, ungutted) 4,613 £1.22 £1.23 £1.17 £2.00 16,000 £2.00 20,000 Haddock metros (A4) £1.45 £1.82 £2.38 £2.06 Cod cheeks 86 £6.18 £7.82 £6.97 Hake (A1) £2.97 £3.58 £6.05 £4.24 Dab (gutted) 574 £0.41 - £0.18 Hake (A2) £2.40 £2.94 £5.62 £4.20 Greenland halibut (gutted) 6 £1.20 £1.64 £1.62 £1.00 Daily sales (kgs) 8,000 £1.00 10,000 Hake (A3) £1.72 £2.60 £4.13 £3.44 Haddock (large, gutted) 300,795 £1.57 £1.88 £1.75 Size 3 high price per kg Hake (A4) £1.72 £2.28 £3.41 £3.07 Size 2 high price per kg Haddock (large, ungutted) 273,265 £1.67 £1.94 £1.67 £0.00 0 Hake (A5) £1.00 £1.65 £2.81 £2.26 £0.00 0 Haddock (small, gutted) 3,867 £0.65 £0.77 £0.92 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Halibut £9.39 £10.65 £13.60 £11.42 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Lemon sole (A1) £9.04 £9.04 £10.96 £8.81 Haddock (small, ungutted) 2,516 £0.59 £0.61 £0.84 Lemon sole (A2) £7.02 £7.45 £9.43 £7.86 Halibut (gutted) 3,171 £3.82 £3.85 £3.79 £5.60 35,000 £5.00 20,000 Lemon sole (A3) £3.68 £4.85 £7.66 £5.15 Lemon sole (gutted) 10,530 £3.90 £4.35 £4.78 Shetland cod Shetland haddock Ling (A1) £1.23 £1.31 £1.85 £1.71 Ling (gutted) 55,842 £1.30 £1.36 £1.32 £4.80 30,000 Ling (A2) £1.25 £1.47 £2.46 £1.94 Ling (ungutted) 40,140 £1.18 £1.33 £1.18 sales, size 3 (kgs) sales, size 2 (kgs) £4.00 sales, size 3 (kgs) sales, size 2 (kgs) 16,000 Ling (A3) £1.21 £1.31 £2.70 £2.13 Megrim (gutted) 2,556 £1.61 £0.88 £1.75 £4.00 Avg price, size 3 Avg price, size 2 25,000 Avg price, size 3 Avg price, size 2 Megrim (A1) £4.46 £4.89 £6.74 £5.18 Monkfish (gutted) 15,761 £3.30 £3.58 £3.56 Megrim (A2) £2.88 £4.12 £6.03 £3.62 Plaice (gutted) 46,898 £2.28 £2.27 £1.98 £3.00 12,000 Megrim (A3) £2.19 £3.63 £4.57 £2.84 Redfish (ungutted) 72,816 £1.57 £1.45 £1.45 £3.20 20,000 Megrim (A4) £1.29 £1.50 £2.86 £1.62 Saithe (gutted) 115,051 £0.87 £0.98 £0.87 Megrim (A4) £1.79 £2.41 £3.71 £2.50 Monkfish (A1) £3.87 £4.21 £4.66 £3.65 Saithe (ungutted) 95,547 £0.60 £0.64 £0.62 £2.40 15,000 £2.00 8,000 Monkfish (A2) £3.99 £4.29 £5.05 £3.96 Skate (gutted) 3,125 £0.36 £0.46 £0.41 Monkfish (A3) £3.99 £4.27 £4.98 £3.91 Spotted catfish (gutted) 22,474 £1.14 £1.58 £1.67 £1.60 10,000 Monkfish (A4) £3.97 £4.19 £5.10 £3.74 Spotted catfish (ungutted) 141 £0.91 £1.02 £1.01 £1.00 4,000 Monkfish (A5) £2.99 £3.32 £4.68 £3.33 Turbot (gutted) 5 £7.82 - £7.44 £0.80 5,000 Plaice (A2) £2.99 £2.78 £2.58 £1.92 Tusk (gutted) 12,817 £0.58 £0.62 £0.80 Plaice (A3) £2.07 £2.38 £2.46 £1.71 Tusk (gutted) 12,817 £0.58 £0.62 £0.80 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Plaice (A4) £1.74 £1.86 £2.12 £1.94 Tusk (ungutted) 7,562 £0.31 £0.28 £0.40 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Pollack (A1) £2.88 £3.25 £4.60 £3.02 Whiting (gutted) 3,249 £0.41 £0.53 £0.64 Pollack (A2) £2.98 £3.25 £4.73 £3.89 £3.00 150,000 Whiting (ungutted) 1,986 £0.32 £0.40 £0.42 £4.00 200,000 Pollack (A3) £2.43 £2.95 £4.03 £3.21 Icelandic cod Icelandic haddock Pollack (A4) £2.40 £3.00 - - Witch (gutted) 1,059 £1.52 £1.21 £1.64 Round Haddock £0.97 £1.37 £1.68 £1.54 Witch (ungutted) 3,888 £1.66 £1.41 £1.26 Ungutted sales (kgs) Gutted sales (kgs) £2.50 125,000 Saithe (A1) £1.47 £1.67 £1.55 £1.62 Ungutted price Gutted price HANTSHOLM, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, 6m £3.00 150,000 Saithe (A2) £1.39 £1.57 £1.61 £1.60 TO 5 APRIL landed price/kg wk ago ago £2.00 100,000 Saithe (A3) £1.30 £1.42 £1.56 £1.57 Saithe (A4) £1.20 £1.37 £1.39 £1.53 week wk ago yr ago Squid trawled £4.97 £7.99 £7.10 £7.40 Kgs sold 829,486 661,115 309,386 £2.00 100,000 £1.50 75,000 Turbot £13.13 £13.23 £15.73 £13.53 Average price £2.29 £2.18 £2.27 Whiting (A1) £2.44 £2.56 - £2.26 Value of sales (£) £1.90m £1.44m £0.63m £1.00 50,000 Whiting (A2) £2.61 £2.80 £3.18 £2.25 Catfish (1) 2,622 £4.10 £3.93 £2.42 Whiting (A3) £2.37 £2.71 £2.70 £1.81 Cod (0) 1,524 £3.27 £3.47 £2.05 £1.00 50,000 Whiting (A4) £1.85 £2.14 £1.87 £1.65 Cod (1) 9,375 £3.67 £3.36 £3.93 £0.50 25,000 Whiting (round) £1.80 £2.02 £1.98 £1.47 Cod (2) 18,729 £4.34 £3.82 £3.91 Ungutted sales (kgs) Gutted sales (kgs) Cod (3) 11,874 £4.60 £3.96 £3.56 Ungutted price Gutted price SHETLAND, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr £0.00 0 £0.00 0 TO 5 APRIL landed price/kg wk ago ago Cod (4) 14,079 £4.18 £3.58 £2.81 Cod (5) 6,189 £3.73 £2.94 £1.60 Sun 17 Sun 24 Sun 31 Sun 17 Sun 24 Sun 31 Haddock (1) 6,609 £2.58 £2.70 £2.42 week wk ago yr ago £8.00 32,000 £5.00 15,000 Boxes landed 6,998 6,345 9,179 Haddock (2) 2,284 £2.35 £2.55 £1.56 Catfish 3,594 £2.00 £2.65 £2.00 Haddock (3) 2,444 £1.70 £1.76 £0.82 Hantsholm cod Hantsholm hake £7.00 28,000 Cod (2) 26,279 £3.53 £3.42 £3.53 Haddock (4) 125 £0.62 £0.34 £0.00 Cod (3) 18,566 £3.34 £3.30 £3.34 Hake (0) 8,623 £5.53 £5.82 £1.34 £4.00 12,000 Cod (4) 15,281 £2.89 £3.06 £2.89 Hake (1) 20,160 £3.63 £4.47 £1.76 £6.00 Size 3 (kgs) Size 2 (kgs) 24,000 Cod (5) 10,113 £2.73 £2.83 £2.73 Hake (2) 39,922 £2.56 £3.62 £1.37 Avg price per kg Avg price per kg Cod (6) 5,057 £3.00 £2.62 £3.00 Hake (3) 18,385 £1.74 £2.73 £1.00 £5.00 20,000 Lemon sole (1) 364 £7.51 £8.57 £6.01 £3.00 9,000 Haddock (1) 3,586 £2.39 £2.31 £2.39 Size 2 (kgs) Size 1 (kgs) Lemon sole (2) 949 £7.66 £7.71 £5.31 Haddock (2) 7,242 £2.95 £2.93 £2.95 £4.00 16,000 Avg price per kg Avg price per kg Lemon sole (3) 1,243 £3.94 £4.03 £3.65 Haddock (3) 7,278 £2.66 £3.11 £2.66 Ling (1) 14,455 £1.79 £1.94 £2.29 £2.00 6,000 Haddock (4) 7,844 £2.75 £3.08 £2.75 Ling (2) 13,983 £1.84 £2.17 £2.27 £3.00 12,000 Haddock (5) 4,575 £1.98 £2.06 £1.98 Ling (3) 12,620 £1.58 £2.06 £1.66 Haddock (round) 1,930 £1.28 £1.93 £1.28 Megrim 2,265 £2.19 £2.38 £2.56 £2.00 8,000 Hake (2) 127 £4.06 £5.45 £4.06 Monkfish (1) 5,972 £4.96 £5.18 £4.51 £1.00 3,000 Hake (3) 483 £2.77 £4.98 £2.77 Monkfish (2) 18,338 £4.67 £4.72 £4.16 £1.00 4,000 Hake (4) 1,422 £1.35 £2.94 £1.35 Monkfish (3) 22,099 £4.37 £4.59 £4.10 Halibut (3) 244 £12.58 £13.15 £12.58 Monkfish (4) 4,913 £4.25 £4.52 £4.05 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Halibut (4) 292 £9.78 £10.06 £9.78 Monkfish (5) 478 £3.33 £3.39 £2.83 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Lemon sole (2) 196 £8.98 - £8.98 Plaice (1) 5,318 £2.82 £3.77 £3.10 Lemon sole (4) 2,395 £4.02 £3.86 £4.02 Plaice (2) 15,796 £2.78 £3.45 £2.37 £6.00 80,000 £9.00 6,000 Ling 13,341 £1.04 £1.79 £1.04 Plaice (3) 12,612 £2.67 £3.36 £2.10 Brixham cuttlefish Brixham scallops Lythe 2,672 £2.88 £3.23 £2.88 Plaice (4) 19,819 £2.30 £2.49 £1.86 Megrim (2) 4,727 £3.90 £6.49 £3.90 Pollack (2) 1,826 £3.70 £4.63 £4.08 Pollack (3) 9,257 £3.14 £4.28 £3.44 Megrim (3) 3,399 £3.01 £5.01 £3.01 £4.50 60,000 Megrim (4) 2,459 £2.43 £3.33 £2.43 Pollack (4) 692 £2.77 £3.81 £2.87 £6.00 4,000 Monkfish (1) 1,081 £3.55 £3.96 £3.55 Saithe (1) 17,165 £1.78 £1.68 £1.07 Monkfish (2) 8,727 £4.12 £4.68 £4.12 Saithe (2) 28,323 £1.71 £1.48 £1.23 Monkfish (3) 16,693 £4.10 £4.74 £4.10 Saithe (3) 158,537 £1.56 £1.24 £0.95 Monkfish (4) 5,985 £3.96 £4.58 £3.96 Saithe (4) 249,759 £1.33 £1.08 £0.65 £3.00 40,000 Monkfish (5) 1,105 £3.17 £3.57 £3.17 Squid 3,968 £1.90 £1.88 £4.75 Sales (kgs, size 1&2) Turbot (0) 58 £17.64 £16.73 £9.26 Monkfish (6) 837 £2.46 £2.55 £2.46 Turbot (1) 182 £16.29 £17.64 £10.51 Avg price, size 1 £3.00 2,000 Plaice (2) 735 £2.58 £2.44 £2.58 Turbot (2) 148 £15.30 £16.71 £9.09 £1.50 20,000 Plaice (3) 1,955 £2.15 £2.30 £2.15 Turbot (3) 120 £14.58 £12.79 £8.02 Plaice (4) 3,511 £1.42 £1.35 £1.42 Turbot (4) 381 £7.47 £7.17 £6.26 Daily sales (kgs) Saithe (2) 4,740 £1.25 £1.48 £1.25 Whiting (1) 122 £1.53 £1.76 £0.00 Avg price per kg Saithe (3) 4,781 £1.22 £1.36 £1.22 Whiting (2) 1,195 £1.62 £1.80 £1.49 £0.00 0 Saithe (4) 12,658 £1.08 £1.00 £1.08 Whiting (3) 929 £1.58 £1.23 £1.21 £0.00 0 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Skate 1,284 £0.82 £1.29 £0.82 Witch (1) 1,480 £4.62 £4.22 £4.95 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Skate, roker 64 £1.07 £1.23 £1.07 Witch (2) 6,673 £2.90 £2.73 £3.12 £5.00 5,000 Squid 2,525 £4.73 £5.31 £4.73 Witch (3) 4,588 £1.59 £1.61 £1.31 £8.00 7,000 Turbot 328 £13.55 £12.60 £13.55 Newlyn megrim Newlyn hake Whiting (2) 3,167 £2.60 £2.58 £2.60 GRIMSBY, THURSDAY Min Max Max, Max, yr £7.00 6,000 Whiting (3) 7,881 £2.23 £2.21 £2.23 4 APRIL price/kg price/kg wk ago ago £4.00 4,000 £6.00 Whiting (4) 2,020 £1.16 £1.75 £1.16 Cod (1) £3.20 £3.20 £3.50 £2.75 5,000 Whiting, round 36,567 £1.45 £1.54 £1.45 Cod (2) £2.80 £3.20 £3.50 £2.80 Witches, (2/3) 621 £3.00 £3.12 £3.00 £3.00 3,000 £5.00 Cod (3) £3.00 £3.00 - £2.60 4,000 Witches, (4) 1,136 £0.73 £0.97 £0.73 Codlings (best) £3.10 £3.10 - £2.63 £4.00 Codlings (small) £2.00 £2.00 - £2.50 Sales (kgs, size 4) LOWESTOFT, WEEK Min Max Max, Max, yr Haddock (best) £1.90 £3.00 £3.50 £3.25 3,000 TO 5 APRIL price/kg price/kg mnth ago ago £2.00 Sales (kgs, size 5) 2,000 £3.00 Sales (kgs, size 2&3) Haddock (jumbo) £2.20 £2.40 £3.00 £2.54 Avg price, size 5 Avg price, size 2 week mnth ago yr ago Haddock (large) £2.20 £2.40 £3.50 £2.36 2,000 £2.00 Avg price, size 3 Kgs sold 4,400 6,700 8,300 Haddock (medium) £1.90 £2.50 £3.50 £3.10 Avg price, size 4 £1.00 1,000 Skate £0.80 £2.00 £2.40 £3.58 Haddock (small) £0.80 £2.00 £3.00 £2.30 1,000 Cod £2.50 £4.50 £4.00 £3.73 Monkfish (best selected) £3.50 £3.50 - - £1.00 Dover sole £5.00 £12.50 £12.00 £16.33 Monkfish (medium) £3.50 £3.50 - - Bass £12.00 £15.00 - £16.50 Pollock £2.50 £2.50 £2.50 - £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Lobster £12.00 £20.00 - - Saithe (large / medium) £1.10 £1.10 - £0.75 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 11 April 2019 Join Fishing News on Facebook http://on.fb.me/fishingnews PORTS AND PRICES 23

BRIXHAM, WEEK TO Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr NEWLYN, WEEK Kg Avg Avg, Avg, yr Five-day rolling-average price and volume trends for main species 5 APRIL landed price/kg wk ago ago TO 5 APRIL landed price/kg wk ago ago

£3.20 40,000 week wk ago yr ago £6.00 12,000 Peterhead saithe week wk ago yr ago Peterhead monkfish Kg landed 184,479 198,946 191,252 Kg landed 129,804 100,394 80,198 £2.80 35,000 Average price £3.45 £3.64 £3.77 Average price £3.04 £3.87 £3.85 £5.00 10,000 Value of sales (£) 637,353 723,465 724,311 Value of sales (£) 395,142 388,793 301,713 £2.40 30,000 Bass (1) 10 £13.00 - £15.00 Bass (2) 16 £12.96 - £15.46 Bass (5) 3 £5.00 - - £4.00 8,000 Bass (3) 32 £13.71 - £15.61 Blonde Ray (L) 3,637 £1.40 £2.19 £2.91 £2.00 25,000 Bass (4) 77 £12.28 - £11.52 Blonde Ray (M) 2,409 £1.32 £2.27 £2.72 Bass (5) 15 £12.36 - £12.43 Blonde Ray (S) 10 £1.23 £1.94 £1.46 £1.60 20,000 £3.00 6,000 Brill (1) 1,089 £10.08 £11.93 £11.34 Brill (1) 127 £10.25 £11.02 £11.07 Brill (2) 719 £8.52 £10.25 £8.32 Brill (2) 356 £10.31 £11.36 £11.59 £1.20 15,000 Brill (3) 879 £7.15 £9.94 £7.99 £2.00 4,000 Brill (4) 717 £6.54 £9.01 £6.92 Brill (3) 409 £7.83 £8.97 £7.93 Brill (4) 130 £6.41 £6.94 £7.00 £0.80 10,000 Brill (5) 47 £5.58 £8.56 £4.98 Brill (5) 80 £5.83 £6.57 - Daily sales (kgs) Cock crabs 261 £6.18 £5.93 £5.54 £1.00 2,000 Daily sales (kgs) Cod (1) 54 £3.64 £5.07 £4.14 Claws (9) 64 £6.65 £0.87 £3.27 Price per kg (3) £0.40 5,000 Price per kg Cod (2) 87 £4.03 £5.73 £4.13 Cod (3) 619 £3.77 £5.57 £4.73 Price per kg (2) Price per kg Cod (3) 34 £3.79 £5.03 £4.23 Cod (4) 232 £2.37 £3.37 £1.35 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Conger (1) 357 £0.93 £1.13 £1.24 Cod (5) 286 £1.87 £2.66 £3.14 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Conger (2) 161 £0.88 £0.98 £1.26 Conger (3) 154 £0.36 £0.30 £0.32 Cuckoo ray (L) 1,852 £0.78 £2.10 £1.67 £5.00 10,000 £3.00 12,000 Cuttlefish (1) 22,056 £3.39 £3.33 £4.12 Cuckoo ray (M) 932 £0.89 £1.55 £1.61 Shetland saithe Cuttlefish (2) 8,629 £2.42 £2.30 £3.18 Cuckoo ray (S) 90 £0.21 £0.25 £0.53 Dogfish 10,729 £0.25 £0.25 £0.22 Cuttlefish (L) 362 £3.63 £3.32 £4.12 £2.50 Daily sales (kgs, size 3&4) 10,000 Gurnard (2) 140 £2.23 £2.17 £1.32 £4.00 8,000 Cuttlefish (S) 1,191 £2.24 £2.24 £3.14 Shetland monkfish Avg price, size 3 Gurnard (4) 10,307 £0.60 £0.61 £0.59 Dover sole (1) 582 £11.30 £10.79 £11.11 Avg price, size 4 Haddock (1) 444 £2.73 £2.51 £2.99 Dover sole (2) 1,157 £13.53 £12.31 £11.68 £2.00 8,000 Haddock (2) 52 £1.08 £1.72 £2.42 sales (kgs, size 3&4) Dover sole (3) 2,460 £13.68 £13.10 £11.94 £3.00 Avg price, size 3 6,000 Haddock (3) 8 £1.08 £0.50 £1.05 Dover sole (4) 2,176 £9.94 £10.94 £9.11 Avg price, size 4 Hake (1) 23 £3.20 £5.50 £3.93 £1.50 6,000 Hake (2) 195 £3.15 £5.48 £4.03 Dover sole (5) 1,062 £8.23 £9.54 £7.60 Hake (3) 628 £3.13 £5.35 £4.14 Grey mullet (1) 27 £4.00 £4.01 - £2.00 4,000 Hake (4) 1,770 £3.06 £5.42 £4.07 Gurnard and latchet (L) 258 £4.34 £3.94 £3.27 £1.00 4,000 Hake (5) 5,736 £2.21 £4.18 £3.75 Gurnard and latchet (M) 642 £1.32 £1.37 £1.35 Hake (6) 8,736 £1.76 £3.34 £3.01 Gurnard and latchet (S) 1,319 £0.76 £0.76 £0.50 £1.00 2,000 Hake (7) 1,158 £1.29 £2.65 £2.40 Haddock (1) 577 £2.34 £2.31 £3.01 £0.50 2,000 Hen crabs 181 £2.85 £3.01 £3.37 John Dory (1) 126 £11.02 £12.41 £13.20 Haddock (2) 1,107 £2.62 £2.28 £3.10 John Dory (2) 50 £10.83 £12.74 £13.17 Haddock (3) 285 £3.01 £2.17 £3.37 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 John Dory (3) 141 £8.45 £10.61 £9.89 Haddock (4) 178 £2.29 £0.61 £1.55 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Lemon sole (1) 537 £6.68 £7.50 £7.99 Haddock (5) 124 £1.15 £0.94 £1.14 Lemon sole (2) 792 £6.65 £7.55 £7.87 £3.00 24,000 £1.50 75,000 Hake (0) 450 £0.35 £0.93 £1.46 Icelandic plaice Icelandic saithe Lemon sole (3) 1,437 £6.56 £7.15 £7.27 Hake (1) 368 £2.46 £4.43 £3.68 Lemon sole (4) 5,510 £3.62 £3.73 £4.97 Hake (2) 1,242 £2.69 £5.02 £3.92 Lemon sole (5) 2,762 £2.62 £2.61 £2.97 £2.50 20,000 Hake (3) 3,845 £2.70 £5.20 £3.86 Ungutted sales (kgs) Ungutted sales (kgs) Line mackerel (2) 252 £3.08 £2.15 £2.55 Ungutted price Gutted price Line mackerel (3) 42 £0.43 £2.18 £1.85 Hake (4) 13,452 £2.19 £4.59 £3.64 £2.00 16,000 £1.00 50,000 Lobster 231 £19.98 £19.91 £24.06 Hake (5) 23,555 £1.68 £3.50 £3.05 Monkfish tails (1) 99 £9.86 £10.80 £11.11 Hake (6) 6,366 £1.49 £2.62 £2.34 Monkfish tails (2) 995 £10.87 £11.58 £11.74 John Dory (1) 69 £11.98 £12.19 £10.33 £1.50 12,000 Monkfish tails (3) 1,853 £10.47 £11.19 £11.76 John Dory (2) 590 £10.36 £11.90 £8.96 Monkfish tails (4) 1,242 £10.12 £10.43 £11.06 John Dory (3) 1,181 £6.52 £8.86 £7.09 Monkfish tails (5) 870 £8.66 £9.18 £9.29 £1.00 8,000 £0.50 25,000 John Dory (4) 924 £4.35 £4.93 £5.39 Monkfish tails (6) 756 £3.13 £3.68 £5.07 Octopus 3,804 £1.87 £1.86 £1.89 John Dory (5) 128 £2.55 £4.11 £2.99 £0.50 Ungutted sales (kgs) 4,000 Plaice (1) 1,453 £2.97 £3.84 £3.37 Lemon sole (1) 193 £7.01 £6.96 £6.99 Gutted price Plaice (2) 2,437 £2.65 £2.76 £2.41 Lemon sole (2) 199 £6.37 £6.88 £6.50 Plaice (3) 2,811 £2.57 £2.80 £2.30 Lemon sole (3) 463 £6.08 £6.82 £5.89 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Plaice (4) 3,295 £2.32 £2.45 £1.78 Sun 17 Sun 24 Sun 31 Lemon sole (4) 1,715 £3.36 £3.47 £4.74 Sun 17 Sun 24 Sun 31 Plaice (5) 6,045 £1.98 £1.87 £1.60 Lemon sole (5) 1,405 £2.35 £2.34 £2.26 £8.00 16,000 £3.50 140,000 Pollock (1) 260 £3.14 £4.05 £3.41 Ling (L) 1,469 £1.05 £1.78 £1.76 Pollock (2) 2,218 £3.15 £3.82 £3.56 Hantsholm monkfish Hantsholm saithe Pollock (3) 296 £2.92 £3.46 £3.17 Ling (M) 208 £1.42 £1.88 £1.80 £7.00 14,000 Ling (S) 99 £0.99 - £1.31 Size 3 (kgs) Size 2 (kgs) £3.00 120,000 Ray wings (blonde, 1) 933 £2.83 £5.34 £6.34 Ray wings (blonde, 2) 2,202 £1.68 £4.27 £5.68 Mackerel (LM) 208 £5.13 £4.36 £4.54 £6.00 Avg price per kg Avg price per kg 12,000 Size 4 (kgs) Size 3 (kgs) Ray wings (blonde, 3) 1,051 £1.51 £4.27 £5.52 Mackerel (M) 2,972 £1.65 £1.44 £2.15 £2.50 Avg price per kg Avg price per kg 100,000 Ray wings (small eye, 2) 39 £1.97 £4.00 - Mackerel (S) 2,698 £0.44 £0.47 £0.40 £5.00 10,000 Ray wings (small eye, 3) 77 £0.95 £3.41 - Megrim (1) 316 £4.42 £6.46 £3.92 £2.00 80,000 Ray wings (thornback, 2) 445 £1.74 £3.54 £4.00 Megrim (2) 1,069 £3.40 £5.68 £3.45 Ray wings (thornback, 3) 947 £1.82 £4.26 £3.96 £4.00 8,000 Megrim (3) 1,042 £2.81 £4.82 £3.11 Ray wings (thornback, 4) 612 £0.93 £2.33 £2.34 £1.50 60,000 Red mullet (1) 1 £2.60 - - Megrim (4) 1,177 £2.50 £3.58 £2.73 £3.00 6,000 Red mullet (2) 11 £2.50 £3.70 - Megrim (5) 2,564 £1.77 £3.00 £1.98 Monkfish - Cheeks (9) 7 £8.11 - £8.26 £1.00 40,000 Red mullet (3) 44 £9.83 £10.34 £9.57 £2.00 4,000 Round pouting 8,373 £0.39 £0.40 £0.35 Monkfish (1) 190 £10.19 £10.69 £9.64 Scallop (2) 16,068 £3.50 £3.23 £5.25 Monkfish (2) 1,018 £10.87 £11.06 £11.25 £1.00 2,000 £0.50 20,000 Scallop meat 664 £13.00 £13.00 £15.50 Monkfish (3) 2,296 £9.45 £10.87 £11.30 Sole (1) 1,023 £11.08 £11.48 £11.22 Monkfish (4) 1,831 £7.78 £9.94 £10.80 Sole (2) 1,689 £13.36 £12.79 £12.37 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Sole (3) 3,486 £13.58 £13.53 £12.51 Monkfish (5) 2,215 £7.10 £7.51 £9.57 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Sole (4) 2,810 £10.49 £10.74 £9.96 Octopus (L) 55 £1.50 £1.83 £1.62 £16.00 1,400 £24.00 2,000 Sole (5) 2,370 £9.35 £10.45 £8.68 Octopus (M) 349 £1.66 £1.90 £1.61 Brixham monkfish tails Brixham sole Sole (6) 393 £6.24 £8.31 £7.02 Octopus (S) 58 £1.67 £1.85 £1.90 Squid (1) 137 £10.17 £9.64 £7.88 £14.00 1,200 Pilchard/Sardines (3) 210 £0.30 - - Squid (2) 270 £11.24 £10.13 £8.97 Plaice (1) 43 £3.46 £3.24 £2.84 £12.00 £18.00 1,500 Squid (mix) 92 £8.26 £7.74 £7.18 Plaice (2) 74 £2.61 £2.71 £2.29 Turbot (1) 444 £17.65 £21.54 £19.85 1,000 Plaice (3) 173 £2.24 £2.73 £2.06 Turbot (2) 567 £15.82 £20.05 £16.83 £10.00 Turbot (3) 531 £13.39 £17.93 £16.83 Plaice (4) 410 £1.95 £1.73 £1.68 800 Turbot (4) 771 £11.08 £16.05 £14.06 Pollack, lythe (1) 2,567 £2.66 £2.93 £3.20 £8.00 £12.00 1,000 Turbot (5) 1,212 £10.94 £13.72 £12.85 Pollack, lythe (2) 1,657 £2.88 £3.28 £3.18 600 Turbot (6) 593 £7.90 £9.78 £8.32 Pollack, lythe (3) 1,954 £2.61 £2.98 £3.09 £6.00 Whelks 7 £1.70 £2.00 £1.61 Pollack, lythe (4) 237 £1.49 £2.01 £2.77 Whiting (1) 305 £2.01 £2.65 £2.11 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (m) 178 £0.22 £0.20 £0.29 400 Whiting (2) 335 £1.86 £1.70 £1.70 £6.00 500 Pout whiting, pouting, bib (S) 197 £0.45 £0.36 £0.26 £4.00 Sales (kgs, size 3,4&5) Sales (kgs, size 3&4) Whiting (3) 362 £0.90 £0.97 £1.09 Red mullet (1) 78 £9.66 £10.79 £9.30 Avg price, size 3 Avg price, size 3 £2.00 Avg price, size 4 200 Red mullet (2) 136 £8.05 £7.75 £6.97 Avg price, size 4 SCRABSTER, WEEK TO Min Max Max, Max, yr Avg price, size 5 5 APRIL price/kg price/kg mth ago ago Red mullet (3) 89 £9.46 £7.12 £6.17

£0.00 0 £0.00 0 Red mullet (4) 137 £4.85 £5.48 £5.52 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Chippers £3.70 £3.70 £2.41 £2.76 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Cod £3.44 £4.17 £2.67 Saithe (2) 23 £1.44 £1.92 £1.95 Hake £1.33 £3.73 £3.31 £3.08 Saithe (3) 13 £1.15 £1.65 £0.99 £20.00 1,000 £16.00 3,500 Large haddock £2.40 £3.30 £3.08 Saithe (4) 18 £1.31 £1.59 - Sales (kgs, size 3,4&5) Avg price, size 3 Newlyn sole Lemon sole £2.86 £7.00 £6.69 Scallops 236 £0.76 £1.40 £1.76 £14.00 Avg price, size 4 Avg price, size 5 3,000 Ling £0.84 £1.00 £1.91 £1.60 Sea Breams (2) 1 £12.00 - £7.32 £16.00 800 Medium haddock £2.90 £3.30 £2.80 Small-eyed ray (L) 307 £1.33 £2.76 £2.23 £12.00 2,500 Megrims £1.00 £3.73 £4.57 £3.75 Smoothhound (L) 4,519 £0.86 £1.12 £1.27 Metros £2.21 £2.50 £2.20 Smoothhound (M) 500 £0.53 £1.23 £1.06 £10.00 £12.00 600 Monkfish £2.27 £4.45 £3.71 £3.70 2,000 Plaice £0.75 £1.75 £1.93 Smoothhound (S) 515 £0.44 £0.90 £0.74 £8.00 Roker £0.91 £1.33 £1.15 - Squid (M) 8 £10.06 £9.30 £10.05 Newlyn monkfish tails 1,500 Round haddock £0.56 £0.77 £1.29 Turbot (1) 13 £17.82 - £19.68 £6.00 £8.00 400 Round whiting £1.23 £1.23 £1.50 Turbot (2) 17 £14.90 £18.70 £17.40 Saithe £1.02 £1.30 £1.31 £1.10 Turbot (3) 161 £17.15 £20.20 £17.49 1,000 £4.00 Daily sales (kgs) Selected cod £2.62 £3.30 £3.30 £2.26 Turbot (4) 158 £15.29 £17.42 £17.03 Selected haddock £2.27 £2.98 £2.79 £4.00 Avg price, size 3 200 Turbot (5) 198 £12.99 £13.87 £15.17 Small cod £2.00 £3.30 £2.70 £2.53 £2.00 500 Avg price, size 4 Sprag £3.36 £3.78 £3.75 £2.61 Turbot (6) 278 £11.02 £13.04 £12.97 Squid £0.50 £7.65 £4.98 £6.51 Whiting (1) 76 £1.68 £2.20 £2.42 £0.00 0 £0.00 0 Turbot £12.17 £17.33 - Whiting (2) 43 £0.55 £1.11 £1.53 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Mon Mar 18 Mon Mar 25 Mon Apr 01 Whiting £1.40 £2.20 £2.19 Whiting (3) 81 £0.50 £0.59 £0.78 24 CLASSIFIEDS Visit us at fishingnews.co.uk and on Twitter @YourFishingNews 11 April 2019 CLASSIFIEDS LIFERAFTS NOZZLES & PROPELLERS

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TO PAGES REGIONAL NEWS TURN TO New Western2, 3 & 7 Chieftain for Killybegs PAGE 2 FOR THE FULL Western Chieftain Co Cork boats land E-CATCHIrish RECORDING FOR U10S REPORT completed sea trials CHOKES DOMINATE COUNCILStormy last trip of the year at Skagen prior to the Sea herring at ArdglassEarly records and winter weather in Shetland naming ceremony… REGIONAL NEWS The Burra trawler Venture SAVE £££s OFF THE Happy New Year passes Hamnavoe lighthouse to Whitby fishing apprentice awards resume fishing west of Shetland in moderating seas, following a force 10 southerly gale.

ir-seiners The skippers and crews of the Peterhead pa Guiding Light H 90 and Guiding Star H 360 endured heavy weather on their last trip of 2018, reports . David Linkie s After dodging for 24 hours north of Whalsay a sterly Storm Deirdre generated a force 10 south-eaast of gale, the boats fished for another 36 hours e nds when Shetland, before encountering 50-knot wi making in to land at Peterhead. The 26m pair-seiners Guiding Light H 90 and Guiding Star H 360 head Ciaran Gilmore is presented with the Apprentice of the back out to fish east Year Award by Craig McBurnie of sponsors Sunderland of Shetland as seas ‡ Ocean Venture II Marine. (Photo: Whitby Gazette) begin to moderate, after arriving at Ardglass sheltering from 70-knot Whitby and District Fishing Industry Training School COVER PRICE held its AGM recently, when the achievements of the The new Co Donegalwinds north midwater of Whalsay… trawler Western Chieftain Designed in-house by Karstensens for pumping to land herring. (Photo: Ivan Reid) (Photos: Ross Mulhall) apprentices were recognised by the presentation of a number of awards, reports SO 237 arrived at Killybegs last week after being named pelagic fish at the stern, Western Chieftain has main David Linkie. f the Peterhead trawler Opportune The Apprentice of the Year Award – Sea Fishing The skippers and crew o wish † … before at Skagen, where the vessel was built by Karstensens dimensions of LOA 51.9m, beam 11.20m, and a depth † Buddy M and A succession of early winter gales in Shetland were a take time out from looking over their twin-rig gear to Pathway – was presented to Ciaran Gilmore by coming for Frank Doherty of Premier Fish Products, Killybegs, to shelterdeck of 7.55m. The hull was built at the Nauta Cisemair landing timely reminder that 2018 is rapidly drawing to a close, Craig McBurnie from sponsors Sunderland Marine all fishermen all the best and safe fishing in 2019. through the reports David Linkie reports David Linkie. shipyard in Poland, and towed to Skagen for completion herring at Ardglass. . Insurance. breakwaters at With a record number of boxes of whitefish landed, ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICES: UK & IRELAND £122 industry to maintain the momentum The Arries-Ide Award (in memory of the two young Brussels, reports David Linkie . Peterhead 48 by Karstensens. new vessels preceding the arrival of further fleet additions, gathered in recent years, cannot be fishermen from Amble who tragically lost their lives in As Opportune’s crew took time There is little doubt that 2019 hours later in Western Chieftain features a MAK main engine, Renk large-scale investment in new shore-based infrastructure, to wish everyone in the fishing understated. Whitby harbour in 2014) was handed over to Kieran will be a momentous year for UK another south- and high uptake in fishing training courses, 2018 has been industry a happy new year, what Fishing News wishes all readers gearbox, Caterpillar auxiliary engines and Rapp deck Several visiting Co Cork midwater pair-trawlers landed herring Bush of Stevenage, Hertfordshire by Duncan Atkins of fishermen. The importance of easterly gale, another successful year in Shetland. were subsequently described as a happy, prosperous and safe new machinery. sponsors Whitby Gazette resolving key fishing and political gusting up to into Ardglass harbour, Co Down earlier this month, afterConcerns fishing about the discards ban, higher than usual . ‘challenging’ discussions had just year. The George Traves Excellence Award (in memory issues, in a manner that enables the 50 knots. 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New fisheries minister visits Trawler towed in by Tynemouth lifeboat Peterhead See page 7 The 23m trawler Moremma PD 135 was Coastguard lost contact with the vessel quay, where they arrived at 7.30pm, towed into North Shields by Tynemouth without obtaining its exact position, being met by members of the Tynemouth RNLI lifeboat on Saturday, 30 March, it made a Pan-Pan broadcast over the Volunteer Life Brigade, who assisted with after the vessel became stranded 10 marine VHF radio network, alerting any the berthing from shore. nautical miles southeast of the Tyne piers. vessels in the area to a vessel in distress. Adrian Don, from Tynemouth RNLI The skipper of the Peterhead-based The Coastguard requested the launch lifeboat station, said: “Moremma’s Moremma radioed the UK Coastguard’s of Tynemouth RNLI’s all-weather skipper radioed for assistance, but then Humber Operations Centre at around lifeboat, and as the lifeboat launched, his vessel lost all power before being able 5pm requesting assistance, but after the a few minutes after the crew were to pass its position to UK Coastguard. paged, the crew of offshore support “The crew of the offshore vessel vessel Ocean Osprey responded to the Ocean Osprey quickly responded to the Pan-Pan broadcast, reporting that they Coastguard Pan-Pan broadcast, having had Moremma in sight two miles away, located the stranded vessel not far away and would send a daughter vessel over to from them, and gave assistance by New entrants take up offer of check on it and the crew. sending a small craft across to make sure funded mandatory courses The lifeboat arrived on the scene at the fishermen weren’t in any immediate See page 8 5.50pm, and the volunteer crew quickly danger. assessed the situation, discovering “When the lifeboat arrived, our crew that the vessel had suffered a major members quickly attached the tow rope, machinery failure leading to the loss of and one crew member went onboard propulsion, before attaching a tow rope. the trawler for the tow back to harbour, ‡ The Tynemouth lifeboat approaching Moremma and its crew were then which went smoothly and without any Moremma, before towing the 23m trawler towed to safety at North Shields fish further incident.” back to North Shields fish quay. Sailor visiting every harbour master during

BOTW Jannetje Cornelis H 144 UK circumnavigation for charity See page 9 Retired businessman and slipway masters. maritime industry. Mark Ashley-Miller, 56, left To record the challenge, Mark is expected to be Dartmouth on 29 March to Mark plans to ask every joined by friends and family circumnavigate the UK, and harbour master that he meets for most of the trip, although visit every harbour master, on a couple of questions about Good Dog can be sailed an epic two-year voyage. their work: single-handed. Volunteer Mark is sailing his 34ft ● What is the unique crews are welcome! motor-ketch Good Dog fact or feature about your The results will be recorded from harbour to harbour in a harbour? on Instagram, and published clockwise direction around the ● What is the most after completion. UK, with the aim of meeting unusual thing you have done When not sailing, Mark is as many harbour masters as or experienced as a harbour churchwarden of a tiny church Advanced technology on new ‡ Mark Ashley-Miller. possible. It is estimated that master? in Lillington, Dorset, and 10% Fraserburgh midwater trawler there are 459 official harbour He is doing the of the money he raises is Instagram at: bit.ly/2TSBRLV Taits enhances family traditions masters in the UK, plus part- circumnavigation in support of going to its restoration fund. Mark can be contacted by See pages 10 - 19 time, seasonal, private and Seafarers UK, raising money Donations can be made at: email at: markashleymiller@ volunteer harbour masters. for the charity and awareness bit.ly/2HWtopu gmail.com or on: 07817 SEE INSIDE! There are also pier masters of men’s mental health in the Follow Mark’s progress on 845775.